Theory of far-infrared absorption by small metallic particles
- 15 September 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 18 (6) , 2490-2493
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.18.2490
Abstract
Strong infrared absorption by small metallic particles is shown to arise from the direct excitation of phonon modes by the field acting on unscreened surface ions. Absorption studies should provide a good source of information about the phonon density of states in small particles.Keywords
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