DOI: 10.1038/nature05975. Low-energy acoustic plasmons at metal surfaces

Low-energy acoustic plasmons at metal surfaces

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Diaconescu, B., Pohl, K., Vattuone, L., Savio, L., Hofmann, P., Silkin, V. M., Pitarke, J. M., Chulkov, E. V., Echenique, P. M., FarÃas, D., & Rocca, M. (2007). Low-energy acoustic plasmons at metal surfaces. Nature, 448(7149), 57â59.

Authors 11

Bogdan Diaconescu (first)
Karsten Pohl (additional)
Luca Vattuone (additional)
Letizia Savio (additional)
Philip Hofmann (additional)
Vyacheslav M. Silkin (additional)
Jose M. Pitarke (additional)
Eugene V. Chulkov (additional)
Pedro M. Echenique (additional)
Daniel Farías (additional)
Mario Rocca (additional)

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