+% More recent research
+More recently, it was shown that Au-black coatings increased the efficiency of thin film solar cells \cite{}. In this study, a simulation approximating an Au-black film as a layer of semi-spherical structures showed plasmonic behaviour which lead to an increase in electric field behind the film.
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+% Artificially ``blackened'' thin films
+Metallic-black films have proven useful in applications requiring efficient absorption of light, including the. Recently there has been interest in artificial ``blackening'' of metal surfaces in ways which simplify the characterisation of the surfaces for practical applications.
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+Sondergaard et al. have produced metallic-black surfaces capable of suporting surface plasmon modes \cite{sondergaard2012}. These films exhibit similar optical properties to the previously considered ``evaporated'' metallic-black surfaces.
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+% What I will be doing with metallic-black films
+This project will employ Total Current Specroscopy, Ellipsometry and Optical Spectroscopy methods to investigate the difference between metallic films deposited at low pressure, and high pressure (metallic-blacks). The production and study of artificially blackened films is beyond the scope of this research.
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