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Title: Quantum Corrections in Nanoplasmonics: Shape, Scale, and Material

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics
  2. Univ. Bordeaux, Talence (France); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Talence (France)
  3. Technical Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby (Denmark). Center for Nanostructured Graphene, and Dept. of Micro- and Nanotechnology

The classical treatment of plasmonics is insufficient at the nanometer-scale due to quantum mechanical surface phenomena. Here, an extension of the classical paradigm is reported which rigorously remedies this deficiency through the incorporation of first-principles surface response functions—the Feibelman d parameters—in general geometries. Several analytical results for the leading-order plasmonic quantum corrections are obtained in a first-principles setting; particularly, a clear separation of the roles of shape, scale, and material is established. The utility of the formalism is illustrated by the derivation of a modified sum rule for complementary structures, a rigorous reformulation of Kreibig’s phenomenological damping prescription, and an account of the small-scale resonance shifting of simple and noble metal nanostructures.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577
OSTI ID:
1470504
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1351126
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 118, Issue 15; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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