CHAPTER ELEVEN Plasmon excitation by charged particles in solids, surfaces, and nanostructures: Following the trail of R.H. Ritchie

ARISTA N R; GERVASONI, JUANA L.; SEGUI, SILVINA; VILLÓ-PÉREZ, ISIDRO; BARRACHINA, RAÚL O.

Rufus Ritchie, A Gentleman and A Scholar - Advances in Quantum Chemistry

Elsevier

Lugar: Burlington MA; Año: 2019; p. 272 - 317

The phenomenon of bulk and surface plasmons in solids of different geometries is analyzedin detail, giving special consideration to Ritchie’s pioneering works and his relevantcontributions to the advance of the knowledge in the field. A review of plasmonprocesses is made, illustrating the characteristics of surface and bulk modes and showing alternative formulations based on the dielectric function formalism, the hydrodynamicalmodel, and the Hamiltonian method. The main characteristics of plasmons ininfinite media, planar interfaces, cylindrical, and spherical nanostructures are discussed.