Broadband Anti-Reflective Coating Based on Plasmonic Nanocomposite
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Fabrication of Nanocomposite
3.2. Optical Characterization
3.3. Simulation
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Keshavarz Hedayati, M.; Abdelaziz, M.; Etrich, C.; Homaeigohar, S.; Rockstuhl, C.; Elbahri, M. Broadband Anti-Reflective Coating Based on Plasmonic Nanocomposite. Materials 2016, 9, 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9080636
Keshavarz Hedayati M, Abdelaziz M, Etrich C, Homaeigohar S, Rockstuhl C, Elbahri M. Broadband Anti-Reflective Coating Based on Plasmonic Nanocomposite. Materials. 2016; 9(8):636. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9080636
Chicago/Turabian StyleKeshavarz Hedayati, Mehdi, Moheb Abdelaziz, Christoph Etrich, Shahin Homaeigohar, Carsten Rockstuhl, and Mady Elbahri. 2016. "Broadband Anti-Reflective Coating Based on Plasmonic Nanocomposite" Materials 9, no. 8: 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9080636