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{{TAGDEF|WPLASMAI|[real]|0}}
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Description: {{TAG|WPLASMAI}} sets the complex shift in the Drude term in eV.
Description: {{TAG|WPLASMAI}} sets the complex shift (in eV) for the Drude term in the dielectric function.
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Metallic systems show a characteristic peak at $\omega=0$ in the imaginary dielectric function, which originates from intraband transitions.
Metallic systems show a characteristic peak at $\omega=0$ in the imaginary dielectric function, which originates from intraband transitions.
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\varepsilon(\omega)=1-\frac{\omega_p^2}{\omega(\omega+i \gamma)}.
\varepsilon(\omega)=1-\frac{\omega_p^2}{\omega(\omega+i \gamma)}.
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Here, $\omega_p$ is the plasma frequency and the complex shift $\gamma$ introduces a Lorentzian broadening of the Drude peak which serves to account for scattering effects due to phonons, impurities, and electron-electron interactions. If {{TAG|WPLASMAI}}>0, the Drude term is introduced in both the density-density and current-current response functions.  
The complex shift $\gamma$ introduces a Lorentzian broadening of the Drude peak which serves to account for scattering effects due to phonons, impurities, and electron-electron interactions. If {{TAG|WPLASMAI}}>0, the Drude term is introduced in both the density-density and current-current response functions.  
 
 
== Related Tags and Sections ==
== Related Tags and Sections ==
*{{TAG|LOPTICS}}  
*{{TAG|LOPTICS}}  
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Latest revision as of 12:26, 15 April 2026

WPLASMAI = [real]
Default: WPLASMAI = 0 

Description: WPLASMAI sets the complex shift (in eV) for the Drude term in the dielectric function.


Metallic systems show a characteristic peak at $\omega=0$ in the imaginary dielectric function, which originates from intraband transitions. When WPLASMAI>0 in the calculation of the dielectric function with LOPTICS, these intraband transitions are accounted for via the Drude term:

\begin{equation} \varepsilon(\omega)=1-\frac{\omega_p^2}{\omega(\omega+i \gamma)}. \end{equation} Here, $\omega_p$ is the plasma frequency and the complex shift $\gamma$ introduces a Lorentzian broadening of the Drude peak which serves to account for scattering effects due to phonons, impurities, and electron-electron interactions. If WPLASMAI>0, the Drude term is introduced in both the density-density and current-current response functions.

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