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Reflection, transmission and surface susceptibility tensor in two-dimensional materials

Optics 2022-05-26 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science

Abstract

In a recent experiment, the out-of-plane surface susceptibility of a single-layer two-dimensional atom crystal in the visible spectrum has been measured. This susceptibility gives a measurable contribution to the reflectivity of two-dimensional materials. Here we provide a complete theoretical description of the reflective properties, considering incoming s and p polarized plane waves at any angle of incidence on the crystal, computing local, reflected and transmitted electromagnetic fields. We finally connect the microscopic polarizability to both the in-plane and the out-of-plane macroscopic surface susceptibilities.

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@article{arxiv.2201.04405,
  title  = {Reflection, transmission and surface susceptibility tensor in two-dimensional materials},
  author = {Luca Dell'Anna and Yu He and Michele Merano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.04405},
  year   = {2022}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures

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