Light Scattering from Rough Silver Surfaces: Modeling of Absorption Loss Measurements
We consider two series of experimental setups of multilayered Ag/ZnO thin films with varying surface morphologies given by atomic force microscopy images. The absorption loss under diffuse scattering is studied theoretically by applying a combination of the scattering matrix approach with diffractio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Nanomaterials |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/1/113 |
| Summary: | We consider two series of experimental setups of multilayered Ag/ZnO thin films with varying surface morphologies given by atomic force microscopy images. The absorption loss under diffuse scattering is studied theoretically by applying a combination of the scattering matrix approach with diffraction theory for randomly nanotextured interfaces. Our modeling is in excellent agreement with the respective measurements. The theoretical approach is applicable to a wide range of wavelengths, surface morphologies, and materials for both measured and computed rough surface morphologies. |
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| ISSN: | 2079-4991 |