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Title: Enhancement of surface phonon modes in the Raman spectrum of ZnSe nanoparticles on adsorption of 4-mercaptopyridine

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865136· OSTI ID:22255105
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  1. Department of Chemistry, The City College of New York, New York, New York 10031 (United States)

By chemically etching a thin film of crystalline ZnSe with acid, we observe a strong Raman enhancement of the surface phonon modes of ZnSe on adsorption of a molecule (4-mercaptopyridine). The surface is composed of oblate hemi-ellipsoids, which has a large surface-to-bulk ratio. The assignment of the observed modes (at 248 and 492 cm{sup −1}) to a fundamental and first overtone of the surface optical mode is consistent with observations from high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy as well as calculations.

OSTI ID:
22255105
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 140, Issue 7; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English