Peculiarities of the Structure of Au-TiO2 and Au-WO3 Plasmonic Nanocomposites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Characterization of Au-TiO2 Thin Films
3.2. Characterization of Au-WO3 Thin Films
3.3. Raman Spectroscopy of Composite Thin Films
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sagidolda, Y.; Yergaliyeva, S.; Tolepov, Z.; Ismailova, G.; Orynbay, B.; Nemkayeva, R.; Prikhodko, O.; Peshaya, S.; Maksimova, S.; Guseinov, N.; et al. Peculiarities of the Structure of Au-TiO2 and Au-WO3 Plasmonic Nanocomposites. Materials 2023, 16, 6809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16206809
Sagidolda Y, Yergaliyeva S, Tolepov Z, Ismailova G, Orynbay B, Nemkayeva R, Prikhodko O, Peshaya S, Maksimova S, Guseinov N, et al. Peculiarities of the Structure of Au-TiO2 and Au-WO3 Plasmonic Nanocomposites. Materials. 2023; 16(20):6809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16206809
Chicago/Turabian StyleSagidolda, Yerulan, Saule Yergaliyeva, Zhandos Tolepov, Guzal Ismailova, Bakytzhan Orynbay, Renata Nemkayeva, Oleg Prikhodko, Svetlana Peshaya, Suyumbika Maksimova, Nazim Guseinov, and et al. 2023. "Peculiarities of the Structure of Au-TiO2 and Au-WO3 Plasmonic Nanocomposites" Materials 16, no. 20: 6809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16206809
APA StyleSagidolda, Y., Yergaliyeva, S., Tolepov, Z., Ismailova, G., Orynbay, B., Nemkayeva, R., Prikhodko, O., Peshaya, S., Maksimova, S., Guseinov, N., & Mukhametkarimov, Y. (2023). Peculiarities of the Structure of Au-TiO2 and Au-WO3 Plasmonic Nanocomposites. Materials, 16(20), 6809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16206809