The Colour of Thin Oxide Films on Metals

A M MacSwan

Proceedings of the Physical Society · 1958 · 10 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

The colours observed when white light is reflected from metals covered with a thin oxide film are considered, and a theory of selective transmission of light into the metal is developed. The Smith Chart is used to calculate the variation of the composition of the reflected light with the thickness of the oxide film.

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