SMALL PARTICLES-ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES IDISCRETENESS OF ENERGY LEVELS IN SMALL METALLIC PARTICLES

R. Kubo

In a small metallic particle, the quantized electronic energy levels make a discrete structure. If the level spacing is comparable to or larger than relevant energy parameters in a physical phenomenon, the discreteness of levels may give rise to some anomalies quite distinct from the normal behaviour in a bulk metal. In this review the basic ideas and recent progress are discussed.

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R. Kubo. SMALL PARTICLES-ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES IDISCRETENESS OF ENERGY LEVELS IN SMALL METALLIC PARTICLES. Journal de Physique Colloques, 1977, 38 (C2), pp.C2-69-C2-75. ⟨10.1051/jphyscol:1977214⟩. ⟨jpa-00217053⟩