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Optical spectroscopy of metal clusters

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Atomic Physics Methods in Modern Research

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Optical properties of metal spheres (R>10nm) can be described by classical electrodynamics, i.e. Mie theory. The corresponding excitations are commonly called plasmon polaritons or simply plasmons. Application of this theory to large metal clusters is successsful, although for small clusters with less than 100 atoms it makes more sense to use the notation collective rather than plasmon excitations. The transition from molecular like to collective features apparently lies in the size region of about 8 to 20 atoms for free electron metals, however, unequivocal identification is difficult. Finally it should be mentioned that plasmon excitations in metal clusters have interesting properties like e.g. surface plasmon induced desorption processes which - similar to photoelectron spectroscopy or Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering - are strongly enhanced in the vicinity of resonance frequencies since they sensitively depend on the electric near field intensities.

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Vollmer, M. (1997). Optical spectroscopy of metal clusters. In: Jungmann, K.P., Kowalski, J., Reinhard, I., Träger, F. (eds) Atomic Physics Methods in Modern Research. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 499. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0104333

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