Reflection and absorption spectra of silver nanocubes on a dielectric substrate: Anisotropy, angle, and polarization dependencies

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 47, 2014, Pages 27509-27515

  Bottomley, Adam ^a   Ianoul, Anatoli ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; POLARIZATION; RESONANCE; SILVER; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIES; ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE; DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATES; PLASMON RESONANCES; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCY; REFLECTION SPECTRA; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84913582229     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp508629d     Document Type: Article

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