Theory of Inelastic Processes in Low-Energy Electron-Loss Spectroscopy. II. The Optical Potential
- 1 November 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 2 (9), 3457-3462
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.2.3457
Abstract
The optical potential for an electron interacting with a semiinfinite dielectric is evaluated. The potential includes both bulk- and surface-plasmon contributions. It is found that the potential makes a substantial contribution to the reflectivity of the surface.Keywords
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