Electromechanically Tunable Carbon Nanofiber Photonic Crystal

• We demonstrate an electrically tunable 2D photonic crystal array constructed from vertically alignedcarbon nanofibers. The nanofibers are actuated by applying a voltage between adjacent carbon nanofiberpairs grown directly on metal electrodes, thus dynamically changing the form factor of the photoniccrystal lattice. The change in optical properties is characterised using optical diffraction andellipsometry. The experimental results are shown to be in agreement with theoretical predictions andprovide a proof-of-principle for rapidly switchable photonic crystals operating in the visible that can befabricated using standard nanolithography techniques combined with plasma CVD growth of thenanofibers.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Nanoteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Nano-technology (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

carbon nanofiber

nanoelectromechanics

diffraction

ellipsometry

form factor

tunable photonic crystal

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