Abstract
Sound-wave-like collective excitation in Au atom chains on the Si(557) surface is investigated. Electron scattering spectroscopy using a highly collimated slow electron beam has detected a characteristic low-energy one-dimensional (1D) plasmon (wire plasmon) that is confined in the atom chains. Theoretical analysis adopting a quantum-mechanical scheme beyond the free-electron model indicates a significant dynamic exchange-correlation effect due to strong 1D confinement. By cooling to below 100 K, we have detected for the first time a significant change in the plasmon dispersion in a tiny momentum and energy region, which definitely reflects a gap opening due to a metal-to-insulator transition of the atom chains.
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