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Systems of Nanoparticles with SAMs and Polymers

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Ellipsometry of Functional Organic Surfaces and Films

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This chapter reviews the use of spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) as a characterization tool for nanoparticle-polymer and nanoparticle-SAM hybrids. The development of such materials is based on the drive toward technological applications of new functional organic materials in solar cells, flat screen displays, sensors and organic electronics. For many of these application the optical properties of the materials are of critical importance for the device operation. In this respect, an accurate and complete determination of the frequency-dependent complex dielectric function, \(\varepsilon ( \omega ) = \varepsilon ' + i \varepsilon ''\), of the materials over a wide spectral range is the primary goal of SE characterization. The major focus of the chapter will be to present optical models that are needed to analyze the data; specifically to develop models that describe the effective dielectric function of a film of NPs supported by, or embedded in, an organic matrix. Starting with the Mie solution to Maxwell’s equations, examples of various nanoparticle scattering cross-sections are presented to show the influence of the particle size and material properties. Modeling composites then requires making the step from individual NPs to arrays and composites by using the effective medium approximation. Finally the origin of anisotropy will be described and models for the dielectric tensor elements presented. Examples from the literature will be referred to throughout.

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Oates, T.W.H. (2018). Systems of Nanoparticles with SAMs and Polymers. In: Hinrichs, K., Eichhorn, KJ. (eds) Ellipsometry of Functional Organic Surfaces and Films. Springer Series in Surface Sciences, vol 52. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75895-4_9

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