Asian Journal of Physics Vol. 17, No 2 (2008) 185-191

Morphological influence on surface-wave propagation at the planar interface of a metal film and a columnar-thin film

Akhlesh Lakhtakia1 and John A. Polo, Jr2

1Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.

2Department of Physics and Technology, Edinboro University of Pennyslvania, Edinboro, PA 16444, USA

The selection of a higher vapor deposition angle when growing a columnar thin film (CTF) leads to surface-wave propagation at a planar metal-CTF interface with phase velocity of lower magnitude and shorter propagation range. Acordingly, a higher angle of plane-wave incidence is required to excite that surface wave in a modified Kretschmann configuration. © Anita Publications. All rights reserved.
Doi: 10.54955/AJP.17.2.2008.185-191

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