1. Raman scattering characterization of well-aligned RuO2 nanocrystals grown on sapphire substrates.
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Chen, Y. M., Korotcov, A., Hsu, H. P., Huang, Y. S., and Tsai, D. S.
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RAMAN effect ,NANOCRYSTALS ,SUBSTRATES (Materials science) ,SAPPHIRES ,SPECTRUM analysis ,STRAINS & stresses (Mechanics) - Abstract
Raman scattering (RS) spectroscopy is a popular measurement technique that uses inelastic scattering of monochromatic light to study vibrational characteristics of a material system. A typical application of RS is for material structure determination. This paper describes the application of RS for the characterization of the preferable growth direction of well-aligned nanocrystals (NCs) deposited on sapphire substrates. The results indicate that RS could become a powerful technique for the quick determination of the NCs orientation. The redshifts and asymmetric linewidth broadening of the Raman features of RuO
2 NCs are analysed by a modified spatial correlation (MSC) model, which includes the factor of stress-induced shift. The usefulness of experimental RS together with the MSC model analysis as a nondestructive structural and residual stress characterization technique for NCs has been demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2007
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