Collective excitations in nanoscale thin alkali films: Na/Cu(111)

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3932-3937

  Politano, A ^a   Agostino, R G ^a   Colavita, E ^a   Formoso, V ^a   Chiarello, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkali metals; Dynamic screening; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Nanoscale thin films; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE EXCITATIONS; CU(1 1 1); DISPERSION CURVES; DYNAMIC SCREENING; ENERGY DISPERSIONS; ENERGY RANGES; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; LANDAU DAMPING; MULTIPOLE; NANO SCALE; NANOSCALE THIN FILMS; PLASMA EXCITATION; PRIMARY ELECTRON BEAMS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCREENING EFFECT; SURFACE PLASMON; SURFACE PLASMON FREQUENCY; SURFACE PLASMONS;

DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; PLASMA WAVES; PLASMONS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; SODIUM; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 67349286401     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.NS92     Document Type: Conference Paper

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