J M Pitarke et al 2007 Rep. Prog. Phys. 70 1 doi:10.1088/0034-4885/70/1/R01
J M Pitarke1,2, V M Silkin2, E V Chulkov2,3 and P M Echenique2,3
Show affiliationsCollective electronic excitations at metal surfaces are well known to play a key role in a wide spectrum of science, ranging from physics and materials science to biology. Here we focus on a theoretical description of the many-body dynamical electronic response of solids, which underlines the existence of various collective electronic excitations at metal surfaces, such as the conventional surface plasmon, multipole plasmons and the recently predicted acoustic surface plasmon. We also review existing calculations, experimental measurements and applications.
71.36.+c Polaritons (including photon-phonon and photon-magnon interactions)
71.15.Mb Density functional theory, local density approximation, gradient and other corrections
79.20.Uv Electron energy loss spectroscopy
71.45.Gm Exchange, correlation, dielectric and magnetic response functions, plasmons
Issue 1 (January 2007)
Received 2 August 2006, in final form 9 October 2006
Published 7 December 2006
J M Pitarke et al 2007 Rep. Prog. Phys. 70 1
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