E5 Optical Properties: Surface Plasmon

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Collective oscillation of conduction electrons in metallic nanoparticles, resonant with visible light; The color of colloidal gold/silver suspensions comes from here, not from the bulk transmission of the metal.

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gphysics.net - Dr. Willy H. Gerber
Palos Verdes, Costa de Corral, Chile