Title :
Momentum-resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy (q-EELS) for quantum plasmonics and metamaterials
Author :
Shekhar, Prashant ; Gaind, Vaibhav ; Malac, Marek ; Egerton, Ray ; Jacob, Zubin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
We report on experimental and theoretical results on EELS from 12nm single-crystal gold films. Our results show that momentum resolution of the electrons gives insight into signatures of non-locality and quantum nature of the excitations.
Keywords :
electron energy loss spectra; electron spectroscopy; gold; metamaterials; EELS; metamaterials; momentum resolution; momentum-resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy; nonlocality; quantum excitations; quantum plasmonics; single-crystal gold films; Dispersion; Energy loss; Films; Gold; Metamaterials; Optical surface waves; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
