Dielectric properties of ultrathin metal films around the percolation threshold

Abstract

We report on optical reflection measurements of thin Au films at and around the percolation threshold (film thickness 3 to 10 nm) in an extremely broad spectral range from 500 to 35000 cm-1 (0.3 - 20 *10-6 m). Combining spectroscopic ellipsometry and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, the dielectric properties of the films can be described over the whole frequency range by Kramers-Kronig consistent effective dielectric functions. The optical conductivity of the films is dominated by two contributions: by a Drude-component starting at the percolation threshold in the low frequency range and a plasmon in the near-infrared region, which shifts down in frequency with increasing film thickness. The interplay of both components leads to a dielectric anomaly in the infrared region with a maximum of the dielectric constant at the insulator-to-metal transition.

7 pages, 9 figures

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• Temperature and frequency dependent optical properties of ultra-thin Au films

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