CARBON NANOTUBE CONTAINING MATERIALS AND ARTICLES CONTAINING SUCH MATERIALS FOR ALTERING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

摘要

Disclosed herein is a material for altering electromagnetic radiation incident on the material. The material disclosed herein comprises carbon nanotubes having a length (L) that meets the following formula (1): L≧½ λ  (1) where λ is the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation incident on the material. Also disclosed herein are methods of altering electromagnetic radiation, including mitigating, intensifying, or absorbing and re-transmitting electromagnetic radiation using the disclosed material.