Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1547119 | Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Optical trapping is a new tool for the manipulation and deposition of single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) bundles. We present a study on optical trapping and manipulation of SWNT bundles in different environments, aimed at understanding the trapping mechanism. SWNTs are dispersed in water or organic solvents, and a wide range of both ionic and non-ionic surfactants, with different chain lengths, is used. We demonstrate that the surfactant plays a key role in optical trapping, strongly affecting the trapping force. Finally we discuss the calculation of radiation force for quasi-one-dimensional (1D) nanoparticles by means of field expansion in the framework of the T-matrix approach.
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Authors
O.M. Maragò, P.G. Gucciardi, F. Bonaccorso, G. Calogero, V. Scardaci, A.G. Rozhin, A.C. Ferrari, P.H. Jones, R. Saija, F. Borghese, P. Denti, M.A. Iatì,