• DocumentCode
    499293
  • Title

    Insulator-to-metal transition of gold films observed by interferometric picometrology

  • Author

    Wang, Xuefeng ; Zhao, Ming ; Nolte, David D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We obtain the complex refractive index and dielectric properties of ultra-thin gold films as a continuous function of thickness from 0.2 nm to 10 nm using picometrology. The atom-to-bulk transition of gold is observed.
  • Keywords
    dielectric function; gold; light interferometry; metal-insulator boundaries; metallic thin films; optical films; refractive index; refractive index measurement; Au; atom-to-bulk transition; complex refractive index; dielectric function; insulator-to-metal transition; interferometric picometrology; ultrathin gold films; Atom optics; Dielectric thin films; Gold; Insulation; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Substrates; Topology; (120.3940) Metrology; (310.6860) Thin films, optical properties;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224373