Brewster angle technique to study metal nanoparticle distributions in dielectric matrix

We report experimental results obtained by means of the Brewster angle technique on samples constituted by Pb and Sn nanoparticles embedded in an amorphous SiO matrix. The extended comparison with different effective medium models gives clear indications on (i) the structural composition of the samples and (ii) the spatial distribution of the metallic particles in these systems, pointing to a quasi‐two‐dimensional arrangemen

Quantum confinement effects above the band gap in Ge quantum dots

edited by M. Scheffler and R. Zimmermann, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, 199

Study of nano-clusters crystalline stability versus temperature and quantum effects

edited by D.J.Lookwood, World Scientific Publishing, Singapor