Surface excitons on dielectric surfaces/interfaces

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Start date Nov 14, 2017
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The discussion centers on the search for references regarding surface excitons, specifically on metal oxide surfaces such as TiO2 and Al2O3. The participant expresses difficulty in finding comprehensive information despite utilizing Google Scholar and mentions that their undergraduate surface science textbook primarily covers polaritons rather than excitons. This indicates a gap in accessible literature on the topic of surface excitons in the context of dielectric materials.

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Nov 14, 2017

f95toli

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Does anyone have a good reference for work on surface excitons? I am in particular interested in excitons on surfaces of metal oxides (TiO2, Al2O3 etc)
I've spent a fair amount of time trying to find information using Google Scholar etc. My (old) undergraduate surface science textbook does have a short section of surface excitons but mostly deals with polaritons on metal surfaces

This is definitively NOT in my area of expertise so it could be that I am even using the wrong terminology