Complex optical index of single wall carbon nanotube films from the near-infrared to the terahertz spectral range

  • Sylvain Maine
  • , Charlie Koechlin
  • , Stéphanie Rennesson
  • , Julien Jaeck
  • , Simon Salort
  • , Bruno Chassagne
  • , Fabrice Pardo
  • , Jean Luc Pelouard
  • , Riad Haïdar

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Abstract

We retrieve the complex optical index of single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) films in the 0.6-800 μm spectral range. Results are obtained from a complete set of optical measurements, reflection and transmission, of free-standing CNT films using time domain spectroscopy in the terahertz (THz) and Fourier transform infrared (IR) spectroscopy in the visible-IR. Based on a Drude-Lorentz model, our results reveal a global metallic behavior of the films in the IR, and confirm their high optical index in the THz range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3031-3035
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Optics
Volume51
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 May 2012

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