Comment on "Theory of electron energy loss in a random system of spheres"

dc.creatorFu, Liang
dc.creatorResca, Lorenzo
dc.date1996-09-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:08:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:08:51Z
dc.descriptionIn a recent paper, Barrera and Fuchs [Phys. Rev. B 52, 3256 (1995)] provide a theory of electron energy loss in a random system of spheres. In this comment, we point out that the approach of Barrera and Fuchs (A) completely ignores magnetic excitations and retardation, which is inconsistent with the data of energy loss of fast electrons, (B) does not yield the correct k-->0 limit, hence, does not recover correctly the Maxwell-Garnett formula, and (C) does not use the correct screened potential at any k.
dc.description7 pages, plain RevTeX
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9609071
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9609071
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/27664
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.titleComment on "Theory of electron energy loss in a random system of spheres"
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