Realization and characterization of POLICRYPS-like structures including metallic subentities

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 553, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-117

  Caputo, R ^a   De Sio, L ^a   Dintinger, J ^b   Sellame, H ^b   Scharf, T ^b   Umeton, C P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diffraction gratings; Liquid crystals; Metallic nanoparticles; Polarization selective devices

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; METAMATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; POLARIZATION;

METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; POLARIZATION SELECTIVE DEVICES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SPECTRAL RESPONSE;

SILVER;

EID: 84855916550     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2011.609445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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