@article{364, keywords = {paper}, author = {A-G Marinopoulos and Lucia Reining and Olevano V and Angel Rubio and T. Pichler and X Liu and M. Knupfer and J. Fink}, title = {Anisotropy and interplane interactions in the dielectric response of graphite}, abstract = {We determined the anisotropic dielectric response of graphite by means of time-dependent density-functional theory and high-resolution valence electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The calculated loss function was in very good agreement with the experiment for a wide range of momentum-transfer orientations with respect to the graphitic basal planes, provided that local-field effects were included in the response. The calculations also showed strong effects of the interlayer Coulomb interaction on the total pi+sigma plasmon. This finding must be taken into account for the explanation of recent loss spectra of carbon nanotube materials.}, year = {2002}, journal = {Phys. Rev. Lett.}, volume = {89}, number = {7}, month = {AUG 12}, publisher = {AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC}, address = {ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740-3844 USA}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.076402}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.076402}, }