Towards metamaterials with giant dielectric anisotropy via homogenization: An analytical study

Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 8-19

  Mackay, Tom G ^a,b  

^a MAXWELL INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bruggeman homogenization formalism; Disc shaped particles; Giant anisotropy; Needle shaped particles

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; METAMATERIALS; NEEDLES; PERMITTIVITY;

BRUGGEMAN HOMOGENIZATION FORMALISM; DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; DEGREES OF ANISOTROPY; DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPIES; HOMOGENIZED COMPOSITES; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; SHAPED PARTICLES; SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES;

ANISOTROPY;

EID: 84924988272     PISSN: 15694410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.photonics.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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