Ultrafast optical properties of gold nanoshells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1814-1823

  Averitt, Richard D ^a   Westcott, Sarah L ^a   Halas, Naomi J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

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EID: 0344096393     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001814     Document Type: Article

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