Raman scattering by electron-hole excitations in silver nanocrystals

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作者
Portales, H
Duval, E
Saviot, L
Fujii, M
Sumitomo, M
Hayashi, S
机构
[1] Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5620, Lab Physicochim Mat Luminescents, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
[2] Kobe Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2001年 / 63卷 / 23期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.63.233402
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Raman scattering experiments from silver nanocrystals embedded in films of amorphous silica are reported. In addition to the low-frequency peak due to vibrational quadrupolar modes, a broadband is observed in the high-frequency range, with a maximum at about 1000 cm(-1). The linear dependence of the position of this maximum on the inverse cluster radius is in agreement with Raman scattering by single or collective electron-hole excitations.
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