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The absorption behaviour of heterogeneous thin and ultrathin solid film samples is discussed. We focus on systems with nanometric characteristic spatial dimensions (cluster sizes, thickness values). Subnanometer changes in these dimensions may lead to drastic changes in the absorptance of the samples. We present and discuss experimental results concerning the optical properties of amorphous hydrogenated carbon as well as metal island films on surfaces and in ultra-thin nonmetallic films.
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Stenzel, O. (1999). Optical absorption of heterogeneous thin solid films. In: Kramer, B. (eds) Advances in Solid State Physics 39. Advances in Solid State Physics, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0107473
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