Effect of particle size on nonlinear refractive index of Au nanoparticle in PVA solution

Brazilian Journal of Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-260

  Shahriari, Esmaeil ^a   Yunus, W Mahmood Mat ^a   Saion, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Nonlinear properties; Z scan technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955538393     PISSN: 01039733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-97332010000200021     Document Type: Article

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