Authors: J E Kielbasa J Liu K B Ucer D L Carroll R T Williams
Publish Date: 2007/03/21
Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 435-
Abstract
Nanocomposites made of Ag nanowires imbedded in a solgel host have been morphologically and optically investigated Sonication during solidification significantly improved nanowire dispersal The data from the nanocomposites were compared to the data from pure solgels in order to determine the effects of the nanowires Reflectometry data at 1064 nm show that the presence of ∼5 nanowires by volume results in a decrease from 117 to ≈ 11 in the real part of the index of refraction accompanied by an increase in the imaginary part Transmission loss in the pure solgel is mainly due to scattering from inhomogeneities and the inclusion of nanowires or the process of doing so appears to result in a significant reduction of the scattering loss
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