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Published on: December 11, 2013
Polarizability of nanowires at surfaces: exact solution for general geometry
Jesper Jung1, Thomas G Pedersen
1Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, Aalborg University, Skjernvej 4A, DK-9220 Aalborg Øst, Denmark. jung@nano.aau.dk
Abstract:
The polarizability of a nanostructure is an important parameter that determines the optical properties. An exact semi-analytical solution of the electrostatic polarizability of a general geometry consisting of two segments forming a cylinder that can be arbitrarily buried in a substrate is derived using bipolar coordinates, cosine-, and sine-transformations. Based on the presented expressions, we analyze the polarizability of several metal nanowire geometries that are important within plasmonics. Our results provide physical insight into the interplay between the multiple resonances found in the polarizability of metal nanowires at surfaces.
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