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Laser-induced light emission from carbon nanoparticles
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Laser-induced light emission from carbon nanoparticles

S Osswald, K Behler and Y Gogotsi
Journal of applied physics, v 104(7), pp 074308-074308-7
02 Oct 2008

Abstract

Strong absorption of light in a broad wavelength range and poor thermal conductance between particles of carbon nanomaterials, such as nanotubes, onions, nanodiamond, and carbon black, lead to strong thermal emission (blackbody radiation) upon laser excitation, even at a very low (milliwatts) power. The lasers commonly used during Raman spectroscopy characterization of carbon can cause sample heating to very high temperatures. While conventional thermometry is difficult in the case of nanomaterials, Raman spectral features, such as the G band of graphitic carbon and thermal emission spectra were used to estimate the temperature during light emission that led to extensive graphitization and evaporation of carbon nanomaterials, indicating local temperatures exceeding 3500 ° C .

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