Optical properties of chiral single-walled carbon nanotubes thin films

Abstract This work contains experimental results of optical properties for thin films containing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Thin films concerning 0.5, 1 and 2 mg of low dimension chiral (10,6) Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes dispersed in low concentration aqueous sodium dodecyl sulfate solution (2 mL) were successfully fabricated by spin-coating technique on transparent substrates at ambient atmosphere. Optical properties of these thin films were examined using Transmission, Raman and Photoluminescence Spectroscopies. We find that investigated chiral Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes show transmission and emission bands not only in infrared range but also ultraviolet and visible range.