[HTML][HTML] Spectroscopic review of hydrogenated, carbonated and oxygenated group IV alloys

T De Vrijer, B Bouazzata, AHM Smets - Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2022 - Elsevier
Semiconductors based on group IV elements are widely used in the fields of micro-
electronics, optics and photonics. The group IV alloys are processed using plasma …

Raman spectra of crystalline nanoparticles: replacement for the phonon confinement model

SV Koniakhin, OI Utesov, IN Terterov… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In crystalline nanoparticles, the Raman peak is downshifted with respect to the bulk material
and has asymmetric broadening. These effects are straightly related to the finite size of …

Stable chalcogenide Ge–Sb–Te heterostructures with minimal Ge segregation

M Bertelli, G Sfuncia, S De Simone, A Diaz Fattorini… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Matching of various chalcogenide films shows the advantage of delivering multilayer
heterostructures whose physical properties can be tuned with respect to the ones of the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of processing conditions and post-deposition oxidation on the opto-electrical properties of hydrogenated amorphous and nano-crystalline …

T de Vrijer, A Ravichandran, B Bouazzata… - Journal of Non …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low-cost multijunction photovoltaic devices are the next step in the solar energy revolution.
Adding a bottom junction with a low bandgap energy material through plasma enhanced …

Structural and vibrational investigations on Ge34Sb66 solid solutions produced by mechanical alloying

QHF Rebelo, EA Cotta, SM de Souza… - Journal of alloys and …, 2013 - Elsevier
A nanostructured solid solution Ge 34 Sb 66 was produced from Ge and Sb by mechanical
alloying and its structural and vibrational properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction …

Coupled-oscillator model for hybridized optical phonon modes in contacting nanosize particles and quantum dot molecules

SV Koniakhin, OI Utesov, AG Yashenkin - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Modification of optical phonon spectra in contacting nonpolar nanoparticles compared to
single particles is studied. Optical phonons in dielectric and semiconducting particles obey …

Localized and extended collective optical phonon modes in regular and random arrays of contacting nanoparticles: Escape from phonon confinement

SV Koniakhin, OI Utesov, AG Yashenkin - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
In the present paper, we utilize the coupled-oscillator model describing the hybridization of
optical phonons in touching and/or overlapping particles in order to study the Raman …

Subsurface deformation of germanium in ultra-precision cutting: characterization of micro-Raman spectroscopy

Z Li, X Zhang - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing …, 2017 - Springer
Germanium is widely used for infrared components and high-speed transistors. Ultra-
precision single-point diamond turning (SPDT) can be employed to achieve its nanometric …

Nanocrystal growth of single-phase Si1− xGex alloys

NT Giang, ND Dung, T Van Quang, NN Ha - Journal of Physics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
We present the formation of single-phase Si 1− x Ge x (x= 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8) alloy
nanocrystals dispersed in a SiO 2 matrix. The studied samples were prepared by co …

Plasmon coupling—the root cause of Raman anomaly and laser cooling in nanocrystal Ge

M Ebrahimi, AS Helmy… - Advanced Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Laser cooling of matter through anti‐Stokes photoluminescence, where the emitted
frequency of light exceeds that of the impinging laser light by virtue of absorption of thermal …