Valence electron excitations and plasmon oscillations in thin films, surfaces, interfaces and small particles

Micron

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 265-299

  Wang, Z L ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

dielectric response theory; electron energy loss spectroscopy; interband transition; plasmon; scanning transmission electron microscopy; small particles; valence electron excitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030158159     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0968-4328(96)00011-X     Document Type: Review

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