Teflon AF/Ag nanocomposites with tailored optical properties

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2168-2171

  Eilers, H ^a   Biswas, A ^a,d   Pounds, T D ^b   Norton, M Grant ^b   Elbahri, M ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLIC NETWORKS; POLYMER MATRIX; POLYMER-METAL NANOCOMPOSITES;

EVAPORATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33845625958     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0267     Document Type: Article

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