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Optical Properties of Granular Metallic Media Near the Percolation Transition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

J. Lafait
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Optique des Solides, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cédex 05 -, France
S. Berthier
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Optique des Solides, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cédex 05 -, France
M. Gadenne
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Optique des Solides, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cédex 05 -, France
P. Gadenne
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Optique des Solides, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cédex 05 -, France
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Abstract

This review covers most of new physical aspects opened by the recent interest in the optical properties of heterogeneous media close to the percolation transition: relevant parameters and lengths, caracteristic optical behaviour (transmittance, reflectance and absorptance), theoretical models, dimensionali ty effects, discrimination between optical, electrical and morphological percolation transitions. Morphological aspects are emphasized as the key of optical properties at percolation.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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