Surface plasmon dispersion at silver single-crystal surfaces

We develop a model for the calculation of screening at the surface of single Ag crystals, including the response of both conduction and bound electrons. We obtain the electron-energy-loss spectra on the low index faces, and from it, the corresponding surface plasmon (SP) dispersion relations. Our re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Mochan, WL, López-Bastidas, C
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/2153
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11154/2153
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Physics, Condensed Matter
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Sumario:We develop a model for the calculation of screening at the surface of single Ag crystals, including the response of both conduction and bound electrons. We obtain the electron-energy-loss spectra on the low index faces, and from it, the corresponding surface plasmon (SP) dispersion relations. Our results depend strongly on the face orientation and, for Ag(110), and also on the propagation direction. With an appropriate choice of surface density profile for the conduction electrons, our model yields large positive SP dispersions, in qualitative agreement with experiment. [S0163-1829(99)11631-X].