Electron energy-loss spectrometry on thin amorphous carbon films: Accurate determination of the plasmon energy

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 235, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 551-556

  Roth, H ^a   Lang, K ^a   Ebelshauser M ^a   Lang, D ^a   Schmoranzer, H ^a  

^a France   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbon; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Plasmon dispersion; Plasmon energy

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; DISPERSIONS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PLASMONS; SPECTROMETRY;

ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROMETRY; ENERGY-LOSS SPECTRUM; LOW MOMENTUM TRANSFERS; PLASMON DISPERSION; PLASMON ENERGY; SCATTERING GEOMETRIES;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 0038857071     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00658-0     Document Type: Article

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