• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 2, Issue 1, 10 (2014)
H. Alisafaee1, J. Marmon2, and M. A. Fiddy1,3,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA
  • 2Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA
  • 3Department of Electrical and Computer Science, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA
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    H. Alisafaee, J. Marmon, M. A. Fiddy, "Spectral properties of Au–ZnTe plasmonic nanorods," Photonics Res. 2, 10 (2014) Copy Citation Text show less
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