Spectral density analysis of the optical properties of Ni-Al 2O3 nano-composite films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8168, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Niklasson, Gunnar A ^a   Boström, Tobias K ^b   Tuncer, Enis ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORUT Northern Research Institute AS   (Norway)

^c GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; Optical constants; Sol gel deposition; Spectral density; Structural resonances; Thin films

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MULTI-PEAK STRUCTURE; NI PARTICLES; PARTICLE SHAPE; PARTICLE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PEAK POSITION; SOL-GEL DEPOSITION; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; SOLAR ABSORPTANCE; SPECTRAL DENSITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESONANCE; THERMAL EMITTANCE; THIN LAYERS; TRANSMITTANCE SPECTRA; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED; VOLUME FRACTION DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GELS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NICKEL OXIDE; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; RESONANCE; SCINTILLATION; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SPECTRAL DENSITY; THIN FILMS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 80455131187     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.898174     Document Type: Conference Paper

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