Refractive index investigations of nanoparticles dispersed in water
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The refractive index of nanoparticles dispersed in water is measured, using the total internal reflection method. The critical angle is determined by the disappearance of diffraction orders from a metal grating. The investigated nanoparticles are titanium dioxide (anatase phase), (35 nm diameter), zinc oxide, (<50 nm diameter), zirconium dioxide, (<100 nm diameter). The refractive index is measured with the experimental uncertainty of 1%. The Lorentz-Lorenz, Maxwell Garnett and Bruggeman relations are applied in the nanoparticle’s refractive indices calculations.
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