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Effective electronic response of a system of metallic cylinders

J. M. Pitarke, F. J. Garcia-Vidal, J. B. Pendry

cond-mat.mtrl-sciarXiv:cond-mat/9804195

Abstract

The electronic response of a composite consisting of aligned metallic cylinders in vacuum is investigated, on the basis of photonic band structure calculations. The effective long-wavelength dielectric response function is computed, as a function of the filling fraction. A spectral representation of the effective response is considered, and the surface mode strengths and positions are analyzed. The range of validity of a Maxwell-Garnett-like approach is discussed, and the impact of our results on absorption spectra and electron energy-loss phenomena is addressed.

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