Electron mean-free path in metal-coated nanowires

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1130-1138

  Moroz, Alexander ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

SCATTERING;

BILLIARD MODELS; COMPLICATED FUNCTIONS; DIFFUSIVE SCATTERING; ELECTRON MEAN-FREE PATH; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE; INCOMPLETE ELLIPTIC INTEGRALS; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; MEAN-FREE PATH; METAL-COATED; PARAMETER RANGE; SHELL GEOMETRY; SHELL THICKNESS; SPHERICAL SHELL;

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EID: 79959258065     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001130     Document Type: Article

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