Real-time spectroscopic ellipsometry of silver nanoparticle formation in poly(vinyl alcohol) thin films

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 182-187

  Oates, T W H ^a   Christalle, E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM THICKNESS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THIN FILMS;

FREE ELECTRON RELAXATION FREQUENCY; MAXWELL GARNETT THEORY; REAL TIME SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; SIZE DEPENDENCE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 33847648431     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0650811     Document Type: Article

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