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Thin-Film Metamaterials Called Sculptured Thin Films

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Morphology and performance are conjointed attributes of metamaterials, of which sculptured thin films (STFs) are examples. STFs are assemblies of nanowires that can be fabricated from many different materials, typically via physical vapor deposition onto rotating substrates. The curvilinear-nanowire morphology of STFs is determined by the substrate motions during fabrication. The optical properties, especially, can be tailored by varying the morphology of STFs. In many cases prototype devices have been fabricated for various optical, thermal, chemical, and biological applications.

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J. B. Geddes III gratefully acknowledges support of a Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship. A. Lakhtakia thanks the Binder Endowment at Penn State for financial support of his research.

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Lakhtakia, A., Geddes, J.B. (2010). Thin-Film Metamaterials Called Sculptured Thin Films. In: Bârsan, V., Aldea, A. (eds) Trends in Nanophysics. Engineering Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12070-1_3

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