Computational plasmonics with applications to bulk and nanosized systems

Robert Warmbier, Timothy Mehay, Alexander Quandt

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Abstract

We present the main features of first principles numerical methods to describe plasmonic excitations in bulk and nanosized materials, and we apply these methods to a number of bulk and lower-dimensional nanosystems. Our main focus lies on graphene, which is an interesting numerical and experimental paradigm to study plasmonic excitations in a nanosystem with anisotropic and lossy dielectric functions. Beyond graphene we also discuss plasmonic excitations in similar two-dimensional nanosystems. In order to analyse more complex collective excitations of the electron gas in nanosystems, we take advantage of a fundamental relation between density fluctuations and the electron energy loss spectra (EELS), and suggest a general method to study noise in nanosystems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationActive Photonic Platforms X
EditorsGanapathi S. Subramania, Stavroula Foteinopoulou
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510620131
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
EventActive Photonic Platforms X 2018 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 19 Aug 201823 Aug 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10721
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceActive Photonic Platforms X 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period19/08/1823/08/18

Keywords

  • Ab initio methods
  • Computational plasmonics
  • EELS
  • Graphene
  • Noise

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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