Polarization and incidence angle-dependent transmittance of transparent nickel electrodes with various thicknesses

The polarization and incidence angle-dependent transmittance of thin nickel film with various thicknesses deposited on glass substrates was first investigated by using a modified UV-Vis spectrometer. The thin nickel films showed relatively high uniform transmittance over a wide range of wavelengths, 300-1100 nm. The thickness-dependent dielectric and optical constants extracted from the experimental transmittance are significantly distinct from those of the thick nickel film. In particular, the p-polarized light transmittance largely increases with larger incidence angle, but the s-polarized light transmittance behavior is opposite from that of p-polarized light. The difference of the polarization-dependent transmittance increases parabolically with the incidence angle. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.