Control of Plasmons in Topological Insulators via Local Perturbations
arXiv:2102.02347 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.104.125425
Abstract
We use a fully quantum mechanical approach to demonstrate control of plasmonic excitations in prototype models of topological insulators by molecule-scale perturbations. Strongly localized surface plasmons are present in the host systems, arising from the topologically non-trivial single-particle edge states. A numerical evaluation of the RPA equations for the perturbed systems reveals how the positions and the internal electronic structure of the added molecules affect the degeneracy of the locally confined collective excitations, i.e., shifting the plasmonic energies of the host system and changing their spatial charge density profile. In particular, we identify conditions under which significant charge transfer from the host system to the added molecules occurs. Furthermore, the induced field energy density in the perturbed topological systems due to external electric fields is determined.
arXiv comment10 pages, 12 figures
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