WC/ a-C nanocomposite thin films: Optical and electrical properties

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Abad, M D ^a   Sanchez Lopez J C ^a   Cusnir, N ^b   Sanjines, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE FILMS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FILMS; GRAPHITE; LASERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

A-C FILMS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; DUAL MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITIES; ELECTRON MEAN FREE PATHS; FILM COMPOSITIONS; GRAIN SIZES; GRAIN-BOUNDARY SCATTERINGS; GRAPHITE TARGETS; GRAZING ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; LORENTZ OSCILLATORS; MATRIXES; MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTIONS; NANO-COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS; NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE PHASE; VAN DER PAUW METHODS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 60449098817     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3060717     Document Type: Article

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