On the discrete dipole approximation investigation of the extinction spectra of Ag/glass nano-flower thin film with threefold symmetry

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Abdi, Fatemeh ^a   Siabi Gerjan, Araz ^a   Savaloni, Hadi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

42.79.Wc; 73.20.Mf; 78.20.Ek; 78.67.Bf; 81.16.Rf; Ag glass films; Discrete dipole approximation; Extinction spectra; Nano flower; PACS; Sculptured thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924022079     PISSN: 22517227     EISSN: 22517235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2251-7235-6-4     Document Type: Article

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