Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 4, 20200246(2021)

Complex refractive index and extinction performance of graphene in infrared bands

Kai Li1, Xuanyu Wang1、*, Yanqing Gao2, and Wenjie Dong1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of NBC Defense, Beijing 102205, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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    As a new type of two-dimensional nano-carbon material, graphene has great potential application value in infrared interference, and its infrared extinction characteristics are worthy of in-depth study. In this paper, the ellipsometric parameters of graphene pellet in the infrared bands were measured by infrared ellipsometry, and the complex refractive index was calculated. Subsequent, the relationships between efficiency factors, extinction coefficient and the incident wavelength, diameter, thickness in 2-14 μm wavebands of graphene particles were calculated with discrete dipole approximation (DDA) method. Results show that graphene has excellent infrared extinction performances in 2-14 μm wavebands, and the extinction performance of the particles to near-infrared and mid-infrared radiation is better than that of far-infrared band. The extinction performances mainly depend on the absorption properties of the particles, and the absorption is better than the scattering effect. The extinction efficiency factor and extinction coefficient gradually decrease with the increase of wavelength. The extinction efficiency factor increases with the increase of the particle's diameter. The extinction coefficient in near-infrared and middle-infrared bands is better than that in far-infrared bands, of which the particles with diameter of 0.25-1 μm have the largest extinction coefficient. The extinction coefficient of the particles with diameter of 1-4 μm decreases slowly with the increase of diameter, while the extinction ability of particles with diameter larger than 4 μm is little affected by the change of particle size. The extinction efficiency factor gradually increases with the increase of the thickness of graphene sheet, the extinction coefficient in near-infrared and middle-infrared bands decreases with the increase of the thickness, while the extinction coefficient in far-infrared bands is less affected by the change of particle thickness.

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    Kai Li, Xuanyu Wang, Yanqing Gao, Wenjie Dong. Complex refractive index and extinction performance of graphene in infrared bands[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(4): 20200246

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    Paper Information

    Category: Infrared technology and application

    Received: Jun. 22, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 30, 2021

    The Author Email: Wang Xuanyu (wxycrs@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20200246

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