Light scattering properties of cellulose microcrystals from multiple angles under a magnetic field

Issue title: 20th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Guest editors: Theodoros Theodoulidis, Christos Antonopoulos, Nikolaos Kantartzis, Ioannis Rekanos and Theodoros Zygiridis

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Takeuchi, Yuka^a; | Hamasaki, Atom^b | Kawaguchi, Hideki^a | Matsuda, Mizushi^a

Affiliations: [a] Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan | [b] Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Yuka Takeuchi, Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Cellulose is a promising sustainable material due to its flexibility and high strength. The light scattering characteristics of anisotropic cellulose crystals from various angles with magnetic orientation were experimentally clarified in this study. The intensity of the light scattered from cellulose crystals is reduced by the application of a magnetic field. Therefore, it was suggested that switching the magnetic field would allow the light intensity to be controlled similarly to an attenuator.

Keywords: Magnetic orientation, light scattering, cellulose crystal, diamagnetic material

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-220172

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 71, no. S1, pp. S321-S327, 2023