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Interpretation of the Phonon Frequency Shifts in ZnO Quantum Dots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Khan A. Alim ,
Vladimir A. Fonoberov  and
Alexander A. Balandin
Khan A. Alim
Affiliation:
Nano-Device Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering University of California - Riverside Riverside, California 92521 Web-site: http://ndl.ee.ucr.edu/
Vladimir A. Fonoberov
Affiliation:
Nano-Device Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering University of California - Riverside Riverside, California 92521 Web-site: http://ndl.ee.ucr.edu/
Alexander A. Balandin
Affiliation:
Nano-Device Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering University of California - Riverside Riverside, California 92521 Web-site: http://ndl.ee.ucr.edu/
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Abstract

Nanostructures made of zinc oxide (ZnO), a wide-bandgap semiconductor, have recently attracted attention due to their proposed applications in low-voltage and short-wavelength (368 nm) electro-optical devices, transparent ultraviolet (UV) protection films, gas sensors, and varistors. Raman spectroscopy presents a powerful tool for identifying specific materials in complex structures and for extracting useful information on properties of nanoscale objects. At the same time the origin of Raman peak deviation from the bulk values is not always well understood for new material systems. There are three main mechanisms that can induce phonon shifts in the free-standing undoped ZnO nanostructures: (i) phonon confinement by the quantum dot boundaries; (ii) phonon localization on defects and (iii) the laser-induced heating in nanostructure ensembles. Here, we report results of the combined non-resonant and resonant Raman scattering studies of an ensemble of ZnO quantum dots with diameter 20 nm. Based on our experimental data, we have been able to identify the origin of the observed phonon frequency shifts. It has been found that the ultraviolet laser heating of the ensemble induces a large red shift of the phonon frequencies. It is calculated that the observed red shift of 14 cm-1 corresponds to the local temperature of the quantum dot ensemble of about 700°C.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 872: Symposium J – Micro- and Nanosystems—Materials and Devices , 2005 , J13.21
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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