Active control of the optical properties of nanoscale coatings using 'smart' nanoparticles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6647, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Cortie, Michael B ^a   Barnett, Michael ^a   Ford, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active plasmonic control; Gold; Nanorods; Plasmon resonance; Silver; Thermochromic; Vanadium dioxide

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE MODULATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ACTIVE PLASMONIC CONTROL; ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS; VANADIUM DIOXIDE;

COATINGS;

EID: 42149094629     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.739251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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