Low-Energy Collective Electronic Mode at a Noble Metal Interface

Plasmonics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 357-360

  Politano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collective electronic excitations; Copper; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Screening; Silver

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877594598     PISSN: 15571955     EISSN: 15571963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11468-012-9397-6     Document Type: Article

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