Title :
Excimer laser treatment of carbon nanotubes
Author :
Gilbert, Katherine E H ; Keenan, Darryl A. ; Dillon, Anne C. ; Gennett, Tom ; Rice, Paul ; Lehman, John H.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
Abstract :
In this work we examine laser treatment of unaligned bulk nanotube samples as a potentially simple and fast purification method. The effects of laser treatment by a 248 nm excimer laser at various pulse lengths and time of exposure are evaluated to gain control and selectivity for the removal of carbon impurities from nanotube samples.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; excimer lasers; purification; C; carbon impurity removal; carbon nanotubes; excimer laser treatment; purification method; unaligned bulk nanotube samples; wavelength 248 nm; Atomic force microscopy; Carbon nanotubes; Impurities; Laser beams; Morphology; NIST; Purification; Raman scattering; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectroscopy; (140.2180) Excimer Lasers; (140.3390) Laser Material Processing; (310.6860) Optical properties;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627851
