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Pleochroism of evaporated metal islands on langmuir–blodgett films
Author(s) -
Bubeck Christoph
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19900021105
Subject(s) - materials science , monolayer , langmuir–blodgett film , metal , wavelength , optical microscope , nonlinear optical , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , optics , nonlinear system , composite material , scanning electron microscope , metallurgy , physics , quantum mechanics
The structures of molecular monolayers and films can be elucidated by studying the unique linear and nonlinear optical properties of small metal islands deposited on the films. The islands can lead to surface‐enhanced electromagnetic effects as their size and separation are much smaller than the wavelength of light, and these effects have been studied using spectrophotometry and optical microscopy.