Nitrogenated amorphous carbons - A potential source of diffuse interstellar infrared emission
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· Astrophysical Journal; (USA)
- IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA (USA)
Recent measurements of plasma-generated amorphous carbon films (a:C-H and a:C) show that nitrogen doping of the carbon imparts IR activity to the films. In particular, the Raman G and D bands which are IR inactive in typical amorphous carbons become active when nitrogen is substituted for carbon. When the nitrogen dopant level is in the range of 15-20 pct of the carbon, the G and D bands are more than 3-4 times the size of any other IR feature. It is suggested that the IR emission observed from carbon dust may have a significant component which arises from nitrogen substitution in the aromatic framework of the interstellar particles. 31 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 5509279
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal; (USA), Vol. 342; ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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