Optical Properties of Solids
- 1st Edition - October 28, 1972
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Frederick Wooten
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 7 6 3 4 5 0 - 0
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 0 7 3 3 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 0 7 6 - 5
Optical Properties of Solids covers the important concepts of intrinsic optical properties and photoelectric emission. The book starts by providing an introduction to the… Read more
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Request a sales quoteOptical Properties of Solids covers the important concepts of intrinsic optical properties and photoelectric emission. The book starts by providing an introduction to the fundamental optical spectra of solids. The text then discusses Maxwell's equations and the dielectric function; absorption and dispersion; and the theory of free-electron metals. The quantum mechanical theory of direct and indirect transitions between bands; the applications of dispersion relations; and the derivation of an expression for the dielectric function in the self-consistent field approximation are also encompassed. The book further tackles current-current correlations; the fluctuation-dissipation theorem; and the effect of surface plasmons on optical properties and photoemission. People involved in the study of the optical properties of solids will find the book invaluable.
PrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Band Theory of Solids 1.2 Optical Reflectivity 1.3 Photoemission 1.4 Characteristic Energy Loss Spectra Chapter 2 Maxwell's Equations and the Dielectric Function 2.1 Maxwell's Microscopic Equations 2.2 Maxwell's Macroscopic Equations 2.3 Formal Solutions of Maxwell's Equations 2.4 Analysis of Charge and Current Densities 2.5 Properties of the Medium 2.6 Interaction of Light with the Medium 2.7 External Sources and Induced Responses 2.8 Fourier Analysis of Maxwell's Equations 2.9 The Dielectric Tensor Problems Further Reading Chapter 3 Absorption and Dispersion 3.1 The Lorentz Oscillator 3.2 The Drude Model for Metals 3.3 A Qualitative Look at Real Metals 3.4 Photoemission from Copper 3.5 Quantum Theory of Absorption and Dispersion 3.6 Oscillator Strengths and Sum Rules 3.7 Applications of Sum Rules 3.8 The Absorption Coefficient, Optical Conductivity, and Dielectric Function Problems Further ReadingChapter 4 Free-Electron MetalS 4.1 Classical Theory of Free-Electron Metals 4.2 The Classical Skin Effect 4.3 The Anomalous Skin Effect 4.4 Optical Properties and the Fermi Surface Problems References and Further Reading Chapter 5 Interband Transitions 5.1 Periodic Perturbation 5.2 Direct Interband Transitions 5.3 Joint Density of States and Critical Points 5.4 Direct Transitions in Germanium 5.5 Direct Transitions in Silver: Effects of Temperature and Alloying 5.6 Indirect Transitions 5.7 The Absorption Edge in Ge, AgBr, and AgBr(Cl) 5.8 Excitons 5.9 Direct and Indirect Transitions in Photoemission 5.10 Nondirect Transitions: Photoemission from Cs3Bi 5.11 Transport and Escape Cone Effects on Photoemission 5.12 Photoemission and Electron Transport in Al and GaAs Problems Further Reading References Chapter 6 Dispersion Relations and Sum Rules 6.1 Linear Response Functions and Kramers-Kronig Relations 6.2 Reflectivity and Phase Shift Dispersion Relations 6.3 Sum Rules Problems Further Reading Chapter 7 Self-Consistent Field Approximation 7.1 Self-Consistent Field Approximation 7.2 Special Cases and Applications Problems References and Further ReadingChapter 8 Current-Current Correlations and the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem 8.1 Transition Rate and Current-Current Correlations 8.2 Current Fluctuations 8.3 The Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem and the Conductivity Problem References and Further ReadingChapter 9 Plasmons and Characteristic Energy Losses 9.1 Single-Electron Excitations in Metals 9.2 Plasmons in Simple Metals 9.3 The Plasmon Cutoff Wave Vector 9.4 Characteristic Energy Loss Spectra 9.5 Surface Plasmons Problems References and Further ReadingAppendix A Decomposition of a Vector Field into Longitudinal and Transverse PartsAppendix B The Local Field B.l Insulators B.2 Nonlocalized Electrons Further ReadingAppendix C Reflection at Normal Incidence Appendix D The/-Sum Rule for a Crystal Appendix E Interaction of Radiation with Matter Appendix F Mx Critical PointsAppendix G Reflectance and Phase-Shift Dispersion Relations G.1 The Phase-Shift Dispersion Relation G.2 Numerical Integration of the Phase-Shift Equation Further Reading Appendix H k·p Perturbation Theory Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 28, 1972
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 272
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780127634500
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483207339
- eBook ISBN: 9781483220765
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