High energy-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy study of the dielectric properties of bulk and nanoparticle LaB6 in the near-infrared region

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1381-1387

  Sato, Yohei ^a   Terauchi, Masami ^a   Mukai, Masaki ^b   Kaneyama, Toshikatsu ^b   Adachi, Kenji ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JEOL LTD   (Japan)

^c SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

High energy resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy; Optical absorption in the near infrared region; Optical properties of metal nanoparticle; Solar heat shielding filter; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

CARRIER ELECTRONS; DIELECTRIC EFFECTS; DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; EELS SPECTRA; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; LOWER ENERGIES; NEAR INFRARED REGION; OSCILLATION ENERGY; PEAK ENERGY; PLASMONIC; SOLAR-HEAT SHIELDING FILTER; SURFACE PLASMON; VOLUME PLASMON;

ABSORPTION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; INFRARED DEVICES; LABORATORIES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMONS; SHIELDING; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

LANTHANUM; LANTHANUM HEXABORIDE; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIGITAL FILTERING; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR PROBE; NANOANALYSIS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OSCILLATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 80051813315     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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