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The transmission of infrared electromagnetic waves through quasi-homogeneous thin metal films is investigated within the diagonal response approximation. An expression for the dielectric function is derived in the framework of the finite-depth potential well model with due regard for the size dependence of the Fermi energy. The transmittance of the films is calculated, and the results of the calculations are compared with experimental data. The calculations are performed for Al, Au, and Ag.
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Original Russian Text © V.P. Kurbatsky, A.V. Korotun, V.V. Pogosov, E.V. Vasyutin, 2008, published in Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2008, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 909–915.
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Kurbatsky, V.P., Korotun, A.V., Pogosov, V.V. et al. Size dependence of the transmittance for metal nanofilms in the infrared region. Phys. Solid State 50, 949–956 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783408050247
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