Influence of carbon nanofibers electric conductivity on infrared extinction capability

Abstract

Using method of moment, the calculating model of electric current distributing and scattered electric field for carbon nanofibers is established in this paper. Based on it, the expression of absorption cross section, scattering cross section and extinction cross section are got. The relationship between infrared extinction cross section of carbon nanofiber and electrical conductivity is analyzed and calculated by using Matlab. The results show that the infrared extinction cross section increases with electrical conductivity increase and peak value appeares when wavelength is longer than the length of carbon nanofiber. The electrical conductivity on peak value is related to wavelength.

Keywords

• carbon nanofibers
• infrared extinction
• absorption
• scattering
• extinction coefficient