Polarization properties of iodine-polyvinyl modified polarizers

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Лихоманова С.В., Каманина Н.В. Поляризационные свойства модифицированных йоднополивиниловых поляризаторов // Оптический журнал. 2025. Т. 92. № 10. С. 82–88. http://doi.org/10.17586/10235086202592108288

Likhomanova S.V., Kamanina N.V. Polarization properties of iodinepolyvinyl modified polarizers [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2025. V. 92. № 10. P. 82–88. http://doi.org/10.17586/10235086202592108288

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

Abstract:

Subject of study. Polarization properties of iodinepolyvinyl alcohol polarizers modified with singlewall or/and double wall carbon nanotubes and also with fullerenes C₇₀ were investigated in present article. Carbon nanoparticles concentrations were 0.1 wt.%. Article purpose. A development of the film polarizers for the visible spectral range (450–700 nm) with a high polarizing power (95–99%) and a variable transmittance of parallel light component from 50 to 80%. Method. A transmittance change in the film polarizers are achieved with different sensitizers and their variable concentration. The polarization power storage at a high level is the main task for a technology. The sensibilization method of the polyvinyl alcohol volume with different carbon nanoparticles have been proposed in the work. Various dominant mechanisms of the polyvinyl alcoholnanoparticles interactions lead to the polarizer development with variable spectral properties. Main results. The iodine polyvinyl alcohol polarizers sensitized with fullerenes C₇₀ demonstrated a significant increase of a parallel light component by 10–20% in the visible spectral range. An orthogonal light component raise in the spectral range 400–500 nm have been demonstrated also. The increase led to a polarization power decrease. The carbon nanotube sensibilization reduced the parallel light transmittance but keeping the high polarization power level. The practical significance of the study is the iodine polyvinyl alcohol polarizers development with variable light component transmittance due to sensibilization with carbon nanoparticles keeping the present technology process.

Keywords:

iodinepolyvinyl alcohol polarizers, polarization power, fullerene, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanoparticles, polarizers modification

Acknowledgements:

the authors would like to thank colleagues from Department of Nanostructured Materials and Devices for discussing the results. The work was carried out with financial support of the Russian Science Foundation № 242300021 (https://rscf.ru/prjcard_int?242300021).

OCIS codes: 160.1190; 230.5440; 160.4236

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