Binary and core-shell nanoparticle dispersed liquid crystal cells for metamaterial applications

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Nehmetallah, Georges T ^a   Aylo, Rola ^a   Banerjee, Partha P ^a  

^a University of Dayton   (United States)

Author keywords

effective medium theory; liquid crystal; metamaterials; nanoparticles; negative index

Indexed keywords

BIAS VOLTAGE; LIQUID CRYSTALS; METAMATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEISMIC WAVES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; LIQUID CRYSTAL HOST; NEGATIVE INDEX; NEGATIVE INDEX OF REFRACTION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TUNABLE METAMATERIALS;

CORE SHELL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 80655125090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3576117     Document Type: Article

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