Dynamic spectroscopic ellipsometry determination of nanostructural changes in plasmonic silver films

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 15987-15998

  Oates, T W H ^a   Ryves, L ^a   Bilek, M M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; PLASMONS; SILVER; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS;

MAXWELL-GARNETT THEORY; PLASMON RESONANCE; PRECOALESCENCE RESISTIVITY; SILVER FILMS;

ELLIPSOMETRY;

EID: 36749025649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.015987     Document Type: Article

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