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The wave impedance of an atomically thin crystal

Optics 2016-01-20 v2

Abstract

I propose an expression for the electromagnetic wave impedance of a two-dimensional atomic crystal, and I deduce the Fresnel coefficients in terms of this quantity. It is widely known that a two-dimensional crystal can absorb light, if its conductivity is different from zero. It is less emphasized that they can also store a certain amount of electromagnetic energy. The concept of impedance is useful to quantify this point.

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@article{arxiv.1509.07957,
  title  = {The wave impedance of an atomically thin crystal},
  author = {Michele Merano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.07957},
  year   = {2016}
}