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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: A computational method to obtain optical conductivities from first principles
    is presented. It exploits a relation between the conductivity and the complex
    dielectric function, which is constructed from the full electronic band structure
    within the random-phase approximation. In contrast to the Drude model, no empirical
    parameters are used. As interband transitions as well as local-field effects are
    properly included, the calculated spectra are valid over a wide frequency range.
    As an illustration I present quantitative results for selected simple metals,
    noble metals, and ferromagnetic transition metals. The implementation is based
    on the full-potential linearized augmented-plane-wave method.
author:
- first_name: Arno
  full_name: Schindlmayr, Arno
  id: '458'
  last_name: Schindlmayr
  orcid: 0000-0002-4855-071X
citation:
  ama: 'Schindlmayr A. Optical conductivity of metals from first principles. In: Chigrin
    DN, ed. <i>Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics: Proceedings of the 2nd
    International Workshop</i>. Vol 1176. AIP Conference Proceedings. American Institute
    of Physics; 2009:157-159. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253897">10.1063/1.3253897</a>'
  apa: 'Schindlmayr, A. (2009). Optical conductivity of metals from first principles.
    In D. N. Chigrin (Ed.), <i>Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics: Proceedings
    of the 2nd International Workshop</i> (Vol. 1176, Issue 1, pp. 157–159). American
    Institute of Physics. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253897">https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253897</a>'
  bibtex: '@inproceedings{Schindlmayr_2009, series={AIP Conference Proceedings}, title={Optical
    conductivity of metals from first principles}, volume={1176}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253897">10.1063/1.3253897</a>},
    number={1}, booktitle={Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics: Proceedings
    of the 2nd International Workshop}, publisher={American Institute of Physics},
    author={Schindlmayr, Arno}, editor={Chigrin, Dmitry N.}, year={2009}, pages={157–159},
    collection={AIP Conference Proceedings} }'
  chicago: 'Schindlmayr, Arno. “Optical Conductivity of Metals from First Principles.”
    In <i>Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics: Proceedings of the 2nd International
    Workshop</i>, edited by Dmitry N. Chigrin, 1176:157–59. AIP Conference Proceedings.
    American Institute of Physics, 2009. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253897">https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253897</a>.'
  ieee: 'A. Schindlmayr, “Optical conductivity of metals from first principles,” in
    <i>Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics: Proceedings of the 2nd International
    Workshop</i>, Bad Honnef, 2009, vol. 1176, no. 1, pp. 157–159, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253897">10.1063/1.3253897</a>.'
  mla: 'Schindlmayr, Arno. “Optical Conductivity of Metals from First Principles.”
    <i>Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics: Proceedings of the 2nd International
    Workshop</i>, edited by Dmitry N. Chigrin, vol. 1176, no. 1, American Institute
    of Physics, 2009, pp. 157–59, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253897">10.1063/1.3253897</a>.'
  short: 'A. Schindlmayr, in: D.N. Chigrin (Ed.), Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics:
    Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop, American Institute of Physics,
    2009, pp. 157–159.'
conference:
  end_date: 2009-10-30
  location: Bad Honnef
  name: Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics
  start_date: 2009-10-28
date_created: 2020-08-28T22:35:13Z
date_updated: 2025-12-16T11:09:27Z
ddc:
- '530'
department:
- _id: '296'
- _id: '35'
- _id: '15'
- _id: '170'
- _id: '230'
doi: 10.1063/1.3253897
editor:
- first_name: Dmitry N.
  full_name: Chigrin, Dmitry N.
  last_name: Chigrin
external_id:
  arxiv:
  - '1109.2771'
  isi:
  - '000280420600055'
file:
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  date_created: 2020-08-28T22:42:54Z
  date_updated: 2020-08-30T15:19:49Z
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publication: 'Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics: Proceedings of the 2nd
  International Workshop'
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  - 1551-7616
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  - 978-0-7354-0715-2
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