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From: Optical visualization and polarized light absorption of the single-wall carbon nanotube to verify intrinsic thermal applications

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(a) A schematic illustration of the heat-induced melt of an SWCNT-ice core-shell wire from laser irradiation. (b) A laser-induced melt section was experimentally formed around the irradiated spot, when the SWCNT-ice core-shell wire was exposed to a parallel-polarized 785 nm laser with a power of 7.5 mW for 12 min. (c) In the vertical-polarization configuration, no melt section can be observed even after laser irradiating for 15 min. (d) In the parallel-polarization configuration, an obvious melt section can be directly observed near the laser spot with a much weaker laser intensity than that used for the vertical-polarization configuration.

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