Strong Coupling of Folded Phonons with Plasmons in 6H-SiC Micro/Nanocrystals

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Title: Strong Coupling of Folded Phonons with Plasmons in 6H-SiC Micro/Nanocrystals
Authors: Yao Huang, Run Yang, Shijie Xiong, Jian Chen, Xinglong Wu
Source: Molecules, Vol 23, Iss 9, p 2296 (2018)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Collection: LCC:Organic chemistry
Subject Terms: SiC micro/nanocrystals, plasmon–phonon coupling, folded phonons, Organic chemistry, QD241-441
More Details: Silicon carbide (SiC) has a large number of polytypes of which 3C-, 4H-, 6H-SiC are most common. Since different polytypes have different energy gaps and electrical properties, it is important to identify and characterize various SiC polytypes. Here, Raman scattering is performed on 6H-SiC micro/nanocrystal (MNC) films to investigate all four folded transverse optic (TO) and longitudinal optic (LO) modes. With increasing film thickness, the four folded TO modes exhibit the same frequency downshift, whereas the four folded LO modes show a gradually-reduced downshift. For the same film thickness, all the folded modes show larger frequency downshifts with decreasing MNC size. Based on plasmons on MNCs, these folded modes can be attributed to strong coupling of the folded phonons with plasmons which show different strengths for the different folded modes while changing the film thickness and MNC size. This work provides a useful technique to identify SiC polytypes from Raman scattering.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1420-3049
Relation: http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/9/2296; https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23092296
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7b30279a118e4566b880b1f1dc72e8ae
Accession Number: edsdoj.7b30279a118e4566b880b1f1dc72e8ae
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:14203049
DOI:10.3390/molecules23092296
Published in:Molecules
Language:English