A review on high refractive index nanocomposites for optical applications

Recent Patents on Materials Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-27

  Cheng, Yuanrong ^a   Lü, Changli ^b   Yang, Bai ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

^b NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High refractive index; Nano building blocks; Nanocomposites; Optical applications

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; ENERGY GAP; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

ENCAPSULANT MATERIALS; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; METAL CHALCOGENIDE; NANOBUILDING BLOCKS; NANOCOMPOSITE OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTONIC BANDGAP MATERIALS; VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDINGS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 79951783436     PISSN: 18744648     EISSN: 18744656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874464811104010015     Document Type: Article

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