Analytic model for diffuse reflectivity of silicon nanowire mats

Nano Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3494-3497

  Street, Robert A ^a   Wong, William S ^a   Paulson, Christopher ^a  

^a PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELS; ANALYTICAL MODEL; CORE/SHELL; DIFFUSE OPTICAL; DIFFUSE REFLECTIVITY; HETEROSTRUCTURES; SILICON NANOWIRES; SUBSTRATE EFFECTS; WIDE SPECTRAL RANGE;

ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC WIRE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFLECTION;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 72849140724     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl901683y     Document Type: Article

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11. In the previous data (ref 6) the reflectivity is overestimated by about 20% due to an inaccurate calibration with a white reflector.
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