A nanostructuring approach for modification of the features of optical materials: lithium fluoride

It is well known that different technical methods and physical-chemical approaches can be used to improve the basic properties of optical materials operated in the UV-VIS-IR spectral range. Laser-based equipment and a nanotechnology approach can be jointly applied with good advantage. In this paper, the advantage of the laser-oriented deposition technique is discussed. Promising nanoobjects based on carbon nanotubes and LiF structures were considered, and their spectral, mechanical and wetting properties were evaluated. It was found the modification of the LiF with the carbon nanotubes improves the optical properties of the former. The quantum chemical simulations confirmed the experimental results obtained. Besides, the changes in the properties of the other classical materials (such as KCl, KBr, MgF₂, etc) were comparatively shown.