Theoretical Considerations BT - Optical Properties of Metal Clusters

Abstract

The electronic structure of metal clusters and particles has been the subject of a large number of investigations (review articles [2.1–17]). It is beyond the scope of this book to discuss all the different theoretical approaches in detail; instead, we will limit ourselves to works which focus on optical properties of metal clusters. A discussion of the history of various theoretical approaches [2.18–20] for understanding the interaction of light with metal spheres can be found, e.g., in [2.21–24].