Optical and structural properties of Ag-Si3N4nanocermets prepared by means of ion-beam sputtering in alternate and codeposition modes

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 674-681

  Camelio, Sophie ^a   Babonneau, David ^a   Girardeau, Thierry ^a   Toudert, Johann ^a   Lignou, Florence ^a   Denanot, Marie Françoise ^a   Maître, Nicolas ^a   Barranco, Angel ^a   Guérin, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ION BEAMS; MULTILAYERS; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SCATTERING;

CODEPOSITION;

CERMETS;

EID: 0037325307     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.000674     Document Type: Article

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