Exploiting Intersubband Plasmons in Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Near-Infrared Electrochromic Windows.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Optically transparent materials with switchable near-infrared (NIR) transmissivity are of significant interest for energy-saving smart window technologies. To this end, we demonstrate that semitransparent films of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) incorporated into electrochemically gated devices exhibit NIR transmittance changes up to 47% and bistable optical states that are appealing for low-power, large-area operation. The tunable NIR electrochromic response is driven by a doping-induced intersubband plasmon (ISBP) absorption, an optical feature in CNTs that is selective to light polarized perpendicular to the CNT axis. Vertically aligned CNT films (as opposed to more conventional planar CNT mats) thus allow us to isolate and study the ISBP resonance changes with applied voltage, electrode material, and film thickness.