Optical and structural properties of Au-Ag islands films for plasmonic applications

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 745-748

  Sancho Parramon, J ^a   Janicki, V ^a   Loncaric M ^a   Zorc, H ^a   Dubcek P ^a   Bernstorff, S ^b  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU-AG NANOPARTICLE; COMPOSITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; FILM COMPOSITION; GLASS SUBSTRATES; PLASMONIC; POST-DEPOSITION; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

ELECTRON BEAMS; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; METAMATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

SILVER;

EID: 79959344374     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-010-6231-x     Document Type: Article

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