Semiclassical image potential at a solid surface

A surface dielectric function of a semi-infinite plane-bounded metal is defined in the spirit of the plasmon-pole dielectric function of the bulk. It is modeled in such a way that the surface-plasmon dispersion relation is recovered for small momentum transfer. This function is employed to compute t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Echenique, Pedro M., Ritchie, R. H., Barberán Falcón, Núria, Inkson, John C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1981
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/9729
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9729
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Plasmons (Física)
Superfícies (Física)
Teoria del transport
Física de l'estat sòlid
Plasmons (Physics)
Surfaces (Physics)
Transport theory
Solid state physics
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Sumario:A surface dielectric function of a semi-infinite plane-bounded metal is defined in the spirit of the plasmon-pole dielectric function of the bulk. It is modeled in such a way that the surface-plasmon dispersion relation is recovered for small momentum transfer. This function is employed to compute the image potential at all distances outside the surface. Interaction with bulk modes is neglected for simplicity and clarity. The interaction of a massive point charge with a metal surface is also considered in the context of a boson model for surface-plasmon excitation. We present a new definition of the image potential for this case.