Relative performances of effective medium formulations in interpreting specific composite thin films optical properties

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 253, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 6787-6799

  Sahoo, N K ^a   Thakur, S ^a   Tokas, R B ^a   Kamble, N M ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Band gap; Binary composites; Codeposition; Effective medium approximation; Ellipsometry; Optical coatings; Oxide thin films; Scanning probe microscopy; Thin film morphology

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELLIPSOMETRY; ENERGY GAP; FUNCTION EVALUATION; OPTICAL COATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SILICA; THIN FILMS;

BINARY COMPOSITES; CODEPOSITION; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM APPROXIMATION; OXIDE THIN FILMS; THIN FILM MORPHOLOGY;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 34248372939     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.01.131     Document Type: TB

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