Freestanding specular reflective carbon nanotube thin film for solar sailing (Conference Presentation)

Ho-Ting Tung; Artur Davoyan

doi:10.1117/12.2632974

4 October 2022 Freestanding specular reflective carbon nanotube thin film for solar sailing (Conference Presentation)

Ho-Ting Tung, Artur Davoyan

Proceedings Volume PC12202, Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, Thin Films, and Devices XIX; PC1220202 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2632974
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2022, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this proposal, we discuss a thin film fabrication process designed for solar sailing. Solar sailing is an emerging in-space propulsion method that enables space exploration to be time efficient and low cost. However, to realize fast-transit in solar sailing, lightweight and solar reflective thin film materials are needed. Here we present a fabrication process that enables specular reflective metal coating on top of a freestanding, ultrathin carbon nanotube thin film. The process is scalable, enabling large area fabrication. We demonstrate a centimeter scale freestanding sample. The optical and thermal characteristics of the sample are measured.

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Ho-Ting Tung and Artur Davoyan "Freestanding specular reflective carbon nanotube thin film for solar sailing (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE PC12202, Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, Thin Films, and Devices XIX, PC1220202 (4 October 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2632974

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Reflectivity

Thin films

Carbon nanotubes

Solar sails

Aluminum

Coating

Silicon films

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