Gold films with a thickness (d= 3 to 10nm) around the percolation threshold are investigated
in a broad spectral range. Their optical conductivity is dominated by two contributions: a …

Analytical expressions for the size dependence of the Fermi electronic energy of ultrathin
metal films on a dielectric substrate have been derived in the model of free electrons and …

The potential profiles, work functions, and Schottky barriers of aluminum films with the ideal
vacuum/Al (111)/SiO 3 and vacuum/Al (111)/Al 2 O 3 interfaces and the SiO 2/Al (111)/Al 2 O …

The dielectric tensor of a low-dimensional metal system has been introduced on the basis of
the density matrix in the relaxation time approximation. The properties of this tensor have …

The influence of the cross-section geometry of metal nanowires on the dielectric tensor has
been examined. Diagonal and off-diagonal components of the dielectric tensor were …

The dielectric tensor diagonal components for metal nanowires of different metals have
been calculated within the model of free electrons and a cylindrical potential well. The …

The size dependences of the Fermi energy of metallic films of Al and Pb bordering with the
dielectrics SiO 2, Al 2 O 3, HfO 2, ZrO 2, and TiO 2 have been calculated. The model of free …

The size dependence of the Fermi energy of conduction electrons has been analytically
evaluated and its oscillations have been calculated in the framework of the cylindrical well …

Study of thin metal films deposited on substrates of different materials is of interest both from
the fundamental point of view and from the point of view of their application in …

The optical properties of an ensemble of metallic nanoparticles in an insulating matrix have
been studied in terms of the classical Maxwell Garnett theory. To estimate the quantum …