\BOOKMARK [0][-]{chapter.1}{Introduction}{}
\BOOKMARK [0][-]{chapter.2}{Overview}{}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.2.1}{Black Metal Films}{chapter.2}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.2.2}{Plasmonics}{chapter.2}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.2.2.1}{Bulk Plasmons}{section.2.2}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.2.2.2}{Surface Plasmons}{section.2.2}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.2.2.3}{Surface Plasmon Resonances}{section.2.2}
\BOOKMARK [0][-]{chapter.3}{Techniques}{}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.3.1}{Total Current Spectroscopy}{chapter.3}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.3.1.1}{General form of S\(E1\)}{section.3.1}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.3.1.2}{Contact Potential and the Surface Peak}{section.3.1}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.3.1.3}{Electron-Electron Interactions}{section.3.1}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.3.1.4}{Implementation of Total Current Spectroscopy Experiment}{section.3.1}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.3.2}{Ellipsometry}{chapter.3}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.3.2.1}{Relation of measurements to properties of the sample}{section.3.2}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.3.2.2}{Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry}{section.3.2}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.3.3}{Vacuum Techniques and Sample Preparation}{chapter.3}
\BOOKMARK [0][-]{chapter.4}{Experimental Results and Discussion}{}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.4.1}{Scanning Electron Microscopy}{chapter.4}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.4.2}{Total Current Spectropy}{chapter.4}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.2.1}{Tuning the Electron Gun}{section.4.2}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.2.2}{Electron gun simulation}{section.4.2}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.2.3}{Deposition of Ag films onto a Si substrate}{section.4.2}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.4.3}{Optical Transmission Spectroscopy}{chapter.4}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.3.1}{Reference Spectrum}{section.4.3}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.3.2}{Transmission Spectra of Au and Black Au on Glass}{section.4.3}
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.4.4}{Variable Angle Spectroscopy Ellipsometry}{chapter.4}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.4.1}{Model for Ag and Black Ag on a Si substrate}{section.4.4}
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.4.2}{Surface and Bulk Plasmons in the Ag and Black Ag films}{section.4.4}
\BOOKMARK [0][-]{chapter.5}{Conclusions}{}
\BOOKMARK [-1][-]{chapter*.36}{References}{}