Experimental evidence for Phonon folding in compositional amorphous Superlattices

Hundhausen M, Ley L (1985)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 1985

Journal

Publisher: Elsevier

Book Volume: 77&78

Pages Range: 1069

DOI: 10.1016/0022-3093(85)90842-7

Abstract

We give experimental evidence for the folding of LA-phonons in a-Si:H/a-SiNx:H compositional superlattices with periods ranging from 60 to 400 Å. We observe two peaks between 5 and 70 cm-1 in the Raman spectra of these samples which we identify with transitions into the second and third branch of the folded longitudinal acoustic phonon dispersion curve. The dispersion of these branches was determined by varying the superlattice period and the laser frequency. The result is well described by a continuum theory that takes the differences in density and sound velocity of a-Si:H and a-SiNx:H into account. © 1985.

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APA:

Hundhausen, M., & Ley, L. (1985). Experimental evidence for Phonon folding in compositional amorphous Superlattices. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 77&78, 1069. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3093(85)90842-7

MLA:

Hundhausen, Martin, and Lothar Ley. "Experimental evidence for Phonon folding in compositional amorphous Superlattices." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 77&78 (1985): 1069.

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