Boltzmann-Bloch Equation Approach to the Theory of the Optical Inter- and Intraband Response in Noble Metals

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Hauptverfasser: Lemke, Robert, Rössle, Matthias, Lange, Holger, Knorr, Andreas, Grumm, Jonas
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author Lemke, Robert
Rössle, Matthias
Lange, Holger
Knorr, Andreas
Grumm, Jonas
author_facet Lemke, Robert
Rössle, Matthias
Lange, Holger
Knorr, Andreas
Grumm, Jonas
contents In this paper we introduce momentum-resolved metal Boltzmann-Bloch equations (MBBE) for the combined description of electronic intra- and interband processes in noble metals. This microscopic framework incorporates a full treatment of many-body electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions, relevant for relaxation and dephasing processes after optical excitation. For the example of gold, we calculate the linear optical response for near-infrared and visible energies. This provides insight into the interplay of microscopic processes hidden in phenomenological Drude-Lorentz models. The complex geometry of the Fermi surface is treated by an anisotropic electronic dispersion model, which is necessary to explain the temperature dependent spectrum over the whole frequency range of intra- and interband transitions.
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spellingShingle Boltzmann-Bloch Equation Approach to the Theory of the Optical Inter- and Intraband Response in Noble Metals
Lemke, Robert
Rössle, Matthias
Lange, Holger
Knorr, Andreas
Grumm, Jonas
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
In this paper we introduce momentum-resolved metal Boltzmann-Bloch equations (MBBE) for the combined description of electronic intra- and interband processes in noble metals. This microscopic framework incorporates a full treatment of many-body electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions, relevant for relaxation and dephasing processes after optical excitation. For the example of gold, we calculate the linear optical response for near-infrared and visible energies. This provides insight into the interplay of microscopic processes hidden in phenomenological Drude-Lorentz models. The complex geometry of the Fermi surface is treated by an anisotropic electronic dispersion model, which is necessary to explain the temperature dependent spectrum over the whole frequency range of intra- and interband transitions.
title Boltzmann-Bloch Equation Approach to the Theory of the Optical Inter- and Intraband Response in Noble Metals
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.18854