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We investigate the plasmonic properties of silver nanowires. By comparing our computations with previously published experimental results, we propose a way to correct tabulated permittivities to obtain a better description of the dispersive properties of this kind of structure.
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Laroche, T., Vial, A. (2008). FDTD Spectroscopic Study of Metallic Nanostructures: On the Pertinent Employment of Tabulated Permittivities. In: Wang, Z.M. (eds) One-Dimensional Nanostructures. Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology, vol 3. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74132-1_7
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