Polarizability and alignment of dielectric nanoparticles in an external electric field: Bowls, dumbbells, and cuboids

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Kwaadgras, Bas W ^a   Verdult, Maarten ^b   Dijkstra, Marjolein ^a   Van Roij, Ren ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC DIELECTRICS; COUPLED DIPOLE METHOD; DIELECTRIC NANOPARTICLES; ENERGY DIFFERENCES; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; PARTICLE ALIGNMENT; POLARIZABILITIES; POLARIZABILITY TENSOR; SCALING-UP; SIZE AND SHAPE; STATIC ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ALIGNMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HAMILTONIANS; NANOPARTICLES; TENSORS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 80054703634     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3637046     Document Type: Article

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