Plasmonic layers based on Au-nanoparticle-doped TiO2 for optoelectronics: Structural and optical properties

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Pedrueza, E ^a   Sancho Parramon, J ^b,c   Bosch, S ^c   Valdes J L ^a   Martinez Pastor, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; AU NANOPARTICLE; DIELECTRIC COATINGS; DIELECTRIC MATRIXES; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; FRESNEL FORMULA; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; INTERFACE SURFACES; LIGHT-TRAPPING; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MAXWELL-GARNETT; PLASMONIC; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TIO; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; REFLECTION; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WET ETCHING;

GOLD;

EID: 84872907311     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/6/065202     Document Type: Article

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