Abstract

We examine the size quantization of plasmons in metallic nanopartides using time-dependent density functional theory. For small particles in the quantum limit, we identify "quantum core plasmons" and "classical surface plasmons", both of which are collective oscillations comprised of multiple single-particle transitions. As particle size increases, the response of the classical surface plasmons becomes much larger than that of the quantum core plasmons.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2012
Volume
12
Number of Pages
429-434
DOI
10.1021/nl2037613
Journal
Nano Letters
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