Plasmonic excitations in noble metals: The case of Ag
Plasmonic excitations in noble metals: The case of Ag
The delicate interplay between plasmonic excitations and interband transitions in noble metals is described by means of ab initio calculations and a simple model in which the conduction electron plasmon is coupled to the continuum of electron-hole pairs. Band-structure effects, especially the energy at which the excitation of the d-like …