A model for the optical response of obliquely deposited thin films
- 14 February 1992
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 25 (2) , 334-337
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/25/2/033
Abstract
An effective medium model, capable of explaining both the unusual transmittance characteristics and the pronounced biaxial response observed in obliquely deposited metal and metal-insulator composites, is used to model experimental data. Short-range interactions between neighbouring columns dominate the response. This in turn leads to biaxial behaviour, provided the columns are packed anisotropically.Keywords
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