International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume C
Mathematical, physical and chemical tables
Edited by E. Prince

International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. C. ch. 4.3, p. 397

Table 4.3.4.2 

C. Colliexa

Table 4.3.4.2 | top | pdf |
Plasmon energies measured (and calculated) for a few simple metals; most data have been extracted from Raether (1980[link])

Monovalent Divalent Trivalent Tetravalent
[\hbar\omega_p] (eV) [\hbar\omega_p] (eV) [\hbar\omega_p] (eV) [\hbar\omega_p] (eV)
  Meas. Calc.   Meas. Calc.   Meas. Calc.   Meas. Calc.
Li 7.1 (8.0) Be 18.7 (18.4) B 22.7 (?) C 34.0 (31)
Na 5.7 (5.9) Mg 10.4 (10.9) Al 14.95 (15.8) Si 16.5 (16.6)
K 3.7 (4.3) Ca 8.8 (8.0) Ga 13.8 (14.5) Ge 16.0 (15.6)
Rb 3.4 (3.9) Sr 8.0 (7.0) In 11.4 (12.5) Sn 13.7 (14.3)
Cs 2.9 (3.4) Ba 7.2 (6.7) Sc 14.0 (12.9) Pb (13) (13.5)