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Original language | English |
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Article number | 115416 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 11 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISSN | 0163-1829 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Hydrodynamic theory for quantum plasmonics: Linear-response dynamics of the inhomogeneous electron gas. / Yan, Wei.
In: Physical Review B, Vol. 91, No. 11, 115416, 2015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrodynamic theory for quantum plasmonics: Linear-response dynamics of the inhomogeneous electron gas
AU - Yan, Wei
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We investigate the hydrodynamic theory of metals, offering systematic studies of the linear-response dynamics for an inhomogeneous electron gas. We include the quantum functional terms of the Thomas-Fermi kinetic energy, the von Weizsa¨cker kinetic energy, and the exchange-correlation Coulomb energies under the local density approximation. The advantages, limitations, and possible improvements of the hydrodynamic theory are transparently demonstrated. The roles of various parameters in the theory are identified. We anticipate that the hydrodynamic theory can be applied to investigate the linear response of complex metallic nanostructures, including quantum effects, by adjusting theory parameters appropriately.
AB - We investigate the hydrodynamic theory of metals, offering systematic studies of the linear-response dynamics for an inhomogeneous electron gas. We include the quantum functional terms of the Thomas-Fermi kinetic energy, the von Weizsa¨cker kinetic energy, and the exchange-correlation Coulomb energies under the local density approximation. The advantages, limitations, and possible improvements of the hydrodynamic theory are transparently demonstrated. The roles of various parameters in the theory are identified. We anticipate that the hydrodynamic theory can be applied to investigate the linear response of complex metallic nanostructures, including quantum effects, by adjusting theory parameters appropriately.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.115416
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.115416
M3 - Journal article
VL - 91
JO - Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
JF - Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 11
M1 - 115416
ER -