Accurate determination of optical and electronic properties of ultra-thin silver films for biosensor applications

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 146-152

  Oates, T W H ^a   Ryves, L ^b   Bilek, M M M ^b   McKenzie, D R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Plasmon resonance; Spectroscopic ellipsometry

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELLIPSOMETRY; FILM GROWTH; METALLIC FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PLASMAS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RESONANCE; SILVER; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

ELECTRONIC CHANGES; ISLAND FILMS; PLASMON RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY;

BIOSENSORS;

EID: 22944452437     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.03.066     Document Type: Article

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