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Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Surface science
  • Optical spectroscopy

Background:

  • Interfacial local fields are crucial for interpreting optical measurements of condensed media surfaces.
  • Accurate determination of local fields is essential for extracting intrinsic surface properties.
  • Existing methods for interrogating local fields are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a straightforward approach for approximating local fields at interfaces.
  • To enable the calculation of intrinsic surface response coefficients from optical data.
  • To improve the analysis of optical measurements at interfaces of condensed media.

Main Methods:

  • Dividing the medium into atomic planes or molecular layers.
  • Analyzing the contribution of induced dipoles to the local field.
  • Approximating the local field based on nearest-neighbor interactions.

Main Results:

  • The contribution of non-nearest neighbor planes to the dipolar field is negligible.
  • The local field at interfaces often resembles that of an isotropic bulk medium.
  • A simplified expression for the local field at interfaces was derived.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method provides an approximate calculation of interfacial local fields.
  • This approach facilitates the extraction of intrinsic surface response coefficients.
  • The findings enhance the understanding and analysis of optical phenomena at interfaces.