Light localization effect on the optical properties of opals doped with gold nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 6293-6298

  Morandi, Valentina ^a   Marabelli, Franco ^a   Amendola, Vincenzo ^b   Meneghetti, Moreno ^b   Comoretto, Davide ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ASTROPHYSICS; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GOLD; MICROSPHERES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; POLYMER BLENDS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; SILICATE MINERALS;

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS); ARTIFICIAL OPALS; DOPING LEVELS; ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM); GOLD NANOPARTICLES (NANO-AU); LIGHT LOCALIZATIONS; LINE SHAPES; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); PHOTONIC; PHOTONIC BANDS; PLASMON RESONANCES; RED SHIFTING; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATIONS; STOP BANDS; TRANSMITTANCE SPECTRUM;

PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

EID: 47249114833     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp711040r     Document Type: Article

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