Advances in materials science research. Volume 28 / Maryann C. Wythers, editor.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 29, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface; Chapter 1; Theory, Experiments and Applications of Chiral Metamaterials; Abstract; 1. Electromagnetic Wave in Conventional Materials; 1.1. Electromagnetic Wave in Vacuum; 1.2. Electromagnetic Wave in Lossless Media; 1.3. Electromagnetic Wave in Lossy Media; 2. Electromagnetic Wave in Conventional Metamaterials; 2.1. Electromagnetic Wave in Transmission Lines; 2.2. ABCD Matrix Method in Wave Propagation; 2.3. Metamaterials with Metal Rods; 2.4. Metamaterials with Split Ring Resonators; 2.5. Metamaterials with Metal Rods and Split Ring Resonators

3. Electromagnetic Wave in Chiral Metamaterials3.1. Chiral Metamaterials; 3.2. Optical Activity in Chiral Structures; 3.3. Experiments with Conductive Chiral Metamaterial; References; Chapter 2; Chitosan-Based Planar Optical Waveguides for Relative Humidity Measurements; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Fabrication and Studies of Chitosan-Based Planar Optical Waveguides; Sensor Response of Chitosan-Based Planar Optical Waveguides to Relative Hunidity Changes; Sensor Response Formation; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3

The Observation of Ultrafast Magnon Dynamics in Antiferromagnets NiO and MnO by Pump-Probe and Terahertz Time-Domain SpectroscopiesAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Generation and Detection of Magnetization; 2.1. Observation of Ultrafast Spin Dynamics; 2.2. Optical Pump-Probe Spectroscopy; 2.3. THz-TDS; 3. Antiferromagnets NiO AND MnO; 3.1. Magnetic Properties; 3.2. Magnons; 4. Experiment; 4.1. Pump-Probe Spectroscopy; 4.2. THz-TDS; 5. Result; 5.1. Magnon Signals Observed by Pump-Probe Spectroscopy; 5.2 Magnon Signals Observed by THz-TDS; 6. Discussion

6.1. Temperature Dependence of the Magnon Frequencies6.2. Relaxation of Magnons; 6.3. Analysis by Molecular Field Theories; Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4; Luminescent Zn/Cd-Based MOFs, CPs and their Applications; Abstract; Introduction; Photoluminescence Tuning by Structure Inherent Variations; Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Behaviour; Varying the Excitation Wavelength; Influence of the Interpenetration Degree of the Framework; Doping MOFs with Lanthanides; Tuning by External Modification; Encapsulation of Lanthanide Ions in MOFs; Encapsulation of Luminescent Complexes

Luminescence Selective Sensing for IonsMolecular Recognition; Explosives Detection; Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketch; Chapter 5; Development and Characterization of Textile-Based Strain Sensors for Healthcare Applications; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Fabrication of Electro Active Textiles; 1.1.1. Conductive Coatings; 1.1.2. Weaving and Knitting; 1.1.3. Conductive Inks; 1.2. Textile Based Strain Sensing Structures; 1.2.1. Knitted Strain Sensors; 1.2.2. Conductive Polymer Coated Strain Sensors; 2. Experimental Details; 2.1. Materials; 2.1.1. Characterization of Nylon Lycra Fabric

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