Title :
Phonon Confinement in Germanium Nanowires
Author :
Wang, Xi ; Shakouri, Ali ; Yu, Bin ; Bin Yu ; Meyyappan, Meyya
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Abstract :
Raman spectra for different size Ge nanowires were measured with different excitation laser powers and wavelengths. By eliminating the heating of the sample under illumination, the phonon confinement effect for small size nanowires was clearly identified.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; elemental semiconductors; germanium; nanowires; phonons; semiconductor quantum wires; Ge; Raman spectra; excitation laser powers; excitation laser wavelengths; nanowires; phonon confinement effect; Germanium; Heating; Laser excitation; Nanowires; Phonons; Pollution measurement; Power lasers; Scanning electron microscopy; Temperature; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 2006 16th Biennial
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0267-0
DOI :
10.1109/UGIM.2006.4286378
