Continuous diffraction patterns from circular arrays of carbon nanotubes

Haider Butt*, Tim Butler, Yunuen Montelongo, Ranjith Rajesekharan, Timothy D. Wilkinson, Gehan A J Amaratunga, Haider Butt

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Abstract

We report the remarkable diffraction effects produced from circular patterned arrays of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Highly ordered circular arrays of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (with inter-nanotube spacings of 633 nm) display optical dispersion effects similar to compact discs. These arrays display remarkable diffraction patterns in the far field which are spatially continuous. High quality diffraction patterns were obtained experimentally which are in excellent agreement with the theoretical calculations. The achieved continuous diffraction patterns pave the way towards the utilization of engineered carbon nanotube arrays in applications like three dimensional holograms. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number251102
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume101
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Dec 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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