Exploiting Intersubband Plasmons in Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Near-Infrared Electrochromic Windows

Abelson, Alex; Jean-Remy, Philip M.; Nakotte, Tom; Munger, Paul E.; Buchsbaum, Steven F.; Park, Sei Jin; Hiszpanski, Anna M.

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c00059

Exploiting Intersubband Plasmons in Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Near-Infrared Electrochromic Windows

Journal Article · Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c00059· OSTI ID:2587131

Abelson, Alex ^[1]; Jean-Remy, Philip M. ^[1]; Nakotte, Tom ^[1]; Munger, Paul E. ^[1]; Buchsbaum, Steven F. ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

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.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 2587131

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--2001751

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 31 Vol. 25; ISSN 1530-6992; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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