Effective Polarizability of a Point Dipole near a Metal Surface with a Thomas-Fermi Response
- 15 February 1972
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 56 (4) , 1711-1714
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1677429
Abstract
The response of a polarizable atom in the vicinity of a metal surface to an external field is greater than that of an atom in free space due to the field of the image dipole moment. The effective polarizability of a polarizable atom is calculated assuming a Thomas‐Fermi response of the metal. Exact solutions are found for a monopole and a dipole potential near a metal surface.Keywords
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