Photoacoustic characteristics of carbon-based infrared absorbers

  • Jussi Rossi*
  • , Juho Uotila
  • , Sucheta Sharma
  • , Toni Laurila
  • , Roland Teissier
  • , Alexei Baranov
  • , Erkki Ikonen
  • , Markku Vainio*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    We present an experimental comparison of photoacoustic responsivities of common highly absorbing carbon-based materials. The comparison was carried out with parameters relevant for photoacoustic power detectors and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy: we covered a broad wavelength range from the visible red to far infrared (633 nm to 25 μm) and the regime of low acoustic frequencies (< 1 kHz). The investigated materials include a candle soot-based coating, a black paint coating and two different carbon nanotube coatings. Of these, the low-cost soot absorber produced clearly the highest photoacoustic response over the entire measurement range.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number100265
    Pages (from-to)100265
    JournalPhotoacoustics
    Volume23
    Early online date19 May 2021
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Funding

    The work was funded by the Academy of Finland (Project numbers 326444 and 314364) and by the Academy of Finland Flagship Programme, Photonics Research and Innovation (PREIN), decision number: 320167 . This work made use of Tampere Microscopy Center facilities at Tampere University.

    Keywords

    • Candle soot
    • Carbon nanotubes
    • Photoacoustic response

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