Electronic and optical properties of selected polymers studied by reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Tahir, Dahlang ^a   Tougaard, Sven ^b  

^a Hasanuddin University   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND-GAP REGION; CROSS SECTION; DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; ENERGY RANGES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; IMAGINARY PARTS; INCIDENT ELECTRON BEAMS; INELASTICALLY SCATTERED; OSCILLATOR PARAMETERS; POLYPYRROLE (PPY); REFLECTION ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES;

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY GAP; PLASMONS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPYRROLES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; REELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84858958118     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3688327     Document Type: Article

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