Lewin's homogenization formula revisited for nanocomposite materials

Tom G. Mackay

doi:10.1117/1.3028260

1 October 2008 Lewin's homogenization formula revisited for nanocomposite materials

Tom G. Mackay

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Journal of Nanophotonics, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 029503 (October 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3028260

Abstract

The applicability of Lewin's homogenization formula is restricted to composite materials wherein: (a) the inclusions are small relative to wavelength in the host material and the inclusion material; (b) the real parts of the permittivities (and/or the permeabilities) of the host and inclusion materials have the same sign, for weakly nondissipative materials; and(c) the volume fraction of the inclusion material is less than approximately 0.3.

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Tom G. Mackay "Lewin's homogenization formula revisited for nanocomposite materials," Journal of Nanophotonics 2(1), 029503 (1 October 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3028260

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