Dopant-dependent reflectivity and refractive index of microcrystalline HxWO3and LixWO3bronze thin films

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 31, 2002, Pages 6708-6724

  Hussain, Zahid ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONZE; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; LIGHT REFLECTION; PERMITTIVITY; PHOTONS; POLARONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS;

POLARONIC TRANSITIONS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 0036850899     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.006708     Document Type: Article

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