The influence of electron confinement, quantum size effects, and film morphology on the dispersion and the damping of plasmonic modes in Ag and Au thin films

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5419939	Progress in Surface Science	2015	50 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Herein we review on recent progress of research on collective electronic excitations in Ag and Au films deposited on single-crystal substrates.

Keywords

CID electron–hole QMD LEEM Bulk plasmon ARPES 2DEG LEED ISP RPA FWHM STM ASP SERS Aes DFT X-ray photoemission spectroscopy Quantum well states Room temperature Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy High-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy AES, Auger electron spectroscopy EELS, electron energy loss spectroscopy XPS full-width at half maximum Dynamic screening Metallic thin films Monolayer Low-energy electron microscopy Scanning tunnelling microscopy Random phase approximation Density functional theory HREELS Low-energy electron diffraction Surface plasmons surface plasmon Two-dimensional electron gas

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The influence of electron confinement, quantum size effects, and film morphology on the dispersion and the damping of plasmonic modes in Ag and Au thin films

Authors

Antonio Politano, Gennaro Chiarello,