The role of propagating modes in silver nanowire arrays for transparent electrodes

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 103, 2013, Pages A419-A429

  Gao, Tongchuan ^a   Leu, Paul W ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SHEET RESISTANCE; THIN FILMS;

ANGULAR DEPENDENCE; DISPERSION RELATIONS; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ENHANCED TRANSMISSION; FIGURE OF MERITS; PROPAGATING MODE; SILVER THIN FILMS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84878614061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A419     Document Type: Article

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