abstract

• In this work films of horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes were thermally and electrically characterized in order to determine their bolometric performance. Studies were conducted on semiconducting carbon nanotubes, metallic carbon nanotubes, and a mixture. Results show that composite morphology along with carbon nanotube chirality play significant roles in bolometer performance, with cracked composite films having higher responsivity and TCR values but increased variability. © 2013 SPIE.

authors

• González Contreras Francisco Javier
• González Contreras Gabriel
• Navarro Contreras Hugo Ricardo
• Simmons T.J.
• Vera-Reveles G.

publication date

• 2013-01-01

published in

• Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering  Proceedings

keywords

• Bolometers; Carbon nanotubes; Infrared detectors Aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes; Composite morphology; High-sensitivity; Metallic carbon nanotubes; Nanotube-based composites; Responsivity; Semiconducting carbon nanotubes; Bolometers; Carbon nanotubes; Composite films; Nanostructures; Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCN); Infrared detectors

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1117/12.2006258

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volume

• 8632