1 Introduction.
2 Nanoparticle Systems and Experimental Optical Observables.
2.1 Classifi cation of Nanoparticle Systems.
2.2 Stability of Nanoparticle Systems.
2.3 Extinction, Optical Density, and Scattering.
3 Interaction of Light with Matter – The Optical Material Function.
3.1 Classical Description.
3.2 Quantum Mechanical Concepts.
3.3 Tauc–Lorentz and OJL Models.
3.4 Kramers–Kronig Relations and Penetration Depth.
4 Fundamentals of Light Scattering by an Obstacle.
4.1 Maxwell’s Equations and the Helmholtz Equation.
4.2 Electromagnetic Fields.
4.3 Boundary Conditions.
4.4 Poynting’s Law and Cross-sections.
4.5 Far-Field and Near-Field.
4.6 The Incident Electromagnetic Wave.
4.7 Rayleigh’s Approximation for Small Particles – The Dipole Approximation.
4.8 Rayleigh–Debye–Gans Approximation for Vanishing Optical Contrast.
5 Mie’s Theory for Single Spherical Particles.
5.1 Electromagnetic Fields and Boundary Conditions.
5.2 Cross-sections, Scattering Intensities, and Related Quantities.
5.3 Resonances.
5.4 Optical Contrast.
5.5 Near-Field.
6 Application of Mie’s Theory.
6.1 Drude Metal Particles (Al, Na, K).
6.2 Noble Metal Particles (Cu, Ag, Au).
6.3 Catalyst Metal Particles (Pt, Pd, Rh).
6.4 Magnetic Metal Particles (Fe, Ni, Co).
6.5 Rare Earth Metal Particles (Sc, Y, Er).
6.6 Transition Metal Particles (V, Nb, Ta).
6.7 Summary of Metal Particles.
6.8 Semimetal Particles (TiN, ZrN).
6.9 Semiconductor Particles (Si, SiC, CdTe, ZnSe).
6.10 Carbonaceous Particles.
6.11 Absorbing Oxide Particles (Fe2O3, Cr2O3, Cu2O, CuO).
6.12 Transparent Oxide Particles (SiO2, Al2O3, CeO2, TiO2).
6.13 Particles with Phonon Polaritons (MgO, NaCl, CaF2).
6.14 Miscellaneous Nanoparticles (ITO, LaB6, EuS).
7 Extensions of Mie’s Theory.
7.1 Coated Spheres.
7.2 Supported Nanoparticles.
7.3 Charged Nanoparticles.
7.4 Anisotropic Materials.
7.5 Absorbing Embedding Media.
7.6 Inhomogeneous Incident Waves.
8 Limitations of Mie’s Theory – Size and Quantum Size Effects in Very Small Nanoparticles.
8.1 Boundary Conditions – the Spill-Out Effect.
8.2 Free Path Effect in Nanoparticles.
8.3 Chemical Interface Damping – Dynamic Charge Transfer.
9 Beyond Mie’s Theory I – Nonspherical Particles.
9.1 Spheroids and Ellipsoids.
9.2 Cylinders.
9.3 Cubic Particles.
9.4 Numerical Methods.
9.5 Application of Numerical Methods to Nonspherical Nanoparticles.
10 Beyond Mie’s Theory II – The Generalized Mie Theory.
10.1 Derivation of the Generalized Mie Theory.
10.2 Resonances.
10.3 Common Results.
10.4 Extensions of the Generalized Mie Theory.
11 The Generalized Mie Theory Applied to Different Systems.
11.1 Metal Particles.
11.2 Semimetal and Semiconductor Particles.
11.3 Nonabsorbing Dielectrics.
11.4 Carbonaceous Particles.
11.5 Particles with Phonon Polaritons.
11.6 Miscellaneous Particles.
11.7 Aggregates of Nanoparticles of Different Materials.
11.8 Optical Particle Sizing.
11.9 Stochastically Distributed Spheres.
11.10 Aggregates of Spheres and Numerical Methods.
12 Densely Packed Systems.
12.1 The Two-Flux Theory of Kubelka and Munk.
12.2 Applications of the Kubelka–Munk Theory.
12.3 Improvements of the Kubelka–Munk Theory.
13 Near-Field and SERS.
13.1 Waveguiding Along Particle Chains.
13.2 Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy.
13.3 SERS with Aggregates.
14 Effective Medium Theories.
14.1 Theoretical Results for Dielectric Nanoparticle Composites.
14.2 Theoretical Results for Metal Nanoparticle Composites.
14.3 Experimental Examples.
References.
Color Plates.
Index.