Propagation of optical excitations by dipolar interactions in metal nanoparticle chains

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Weber, W H ^a   Ford, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIPOLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOPARTICLE; POLARIMETRY; RADIATION;

EID: 19744382568     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.125429     Document Type: Article

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