Optical properties of intermetallic compounds from first principles calculations: A search for the ideal plasmonic material

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Blaber, M G ^a   Arnold, M D ^a   Ford, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND EDGE; BINARY COMPOUNDS; DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; IMAGINARY PARTS; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; LOW FREQUENCY; NOBLE METALS; OPTICAL DATA; PLASMA FREQUENCIES; PLASMON RESPONSE; PLASMONIC PROPERTIES; RANDOM PHASE APPROXIMATIONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA WAVES; PLASMAS; PRECIOUS METALS; SEMICONDUCTING INTERMETALLICS;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

EID: 67649233808     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/14/144211     Document Type: Article

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