Local-field effects on the plasmon dispersion of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides
New Journal Of Physics 15, 125005 (2013)
Local-field effects on the plasmon dispersion of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides
Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are gaining increasing attention as alternative to graphene for their very high potential in optoelectronics applications. Here we consider two prototypical metallic 2D TMDs, NbSe2 and TaS2. Using a first-principles approach, we investigate the properties of the localised intraband $d$ plasmon that cannot be modelled on the basis of the homogeneous electron gas. Finally, we discuss the effects of the reduced dimensionality on the plasmon dispersion through the interplay between interband transitions and local-field effects. This result can be exploited to tune the plasmonic properties of these novel 2D materials.
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