Direct observation of confined acoustic phonon polarization branches in free-standing semiconductor nanowires

Kargar, Fariborz; Debnath, Bishwajit; Kakko, Joona -Pekko; Säynätjoki, Antti; Lipsanen, Harri; Nika, Denis L.; Lake, Roger K.; Balandin, Alexander A.

doi:10.1038/ncomms13400

Title: Direct observation of confined acoustic phonon polarization branches in free-standing semiconductor nanowires

Journal Article · Thu Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13400· OSTI ID:1361532

^[1]; Debnath, Bishwajit ^[1]; Kakko, Joona -Pekko ^[2]; Säynätjoki, Antti ^[3];

^[2]; Nika, Denis L. ^[4]; Lake, Roger K. ^[1]; Balandin, Alexander A. ^[1]

Univ. of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA (United States)
Aalto Univ., Aalto (Finland)
Aalto Univ., Aalto (Finland); Univ. of Eastern Finland, Joensuu (Finland)
Univ. of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA (United States); Moldova State Univ., Chisinau (Republic of Moldova)

Similar to electron waves, the phonon states in semiconductors can undergo changes induced by external boundaries. However, despite strong scientific and practical importance, conclusive experimental evidence of confined acoustic phonon polarization branches in individual free-standing nanostructures is lacking. Here we report results of Brillouin-Mandelstam light scattering spectroscopy, which reveal multiple (up to ten) confined acoustic phonon polarization branches in GaAs nanowires with a diameter as large as 128 nm, at a length scale that exceeds the grey phonon mean-free path in this material by almost an order-of-magnitude. The dispersion modification and energy scaling with diameter in individual nanowires are in excellent agreement with theory. The phonon confinement effects result in a decrease in the phonon group velocity along the nanowire axis and changes in the phonon density of states. Furthermore, the obtained results can lead to more efficient nanoscale control of acoustic phonons, with benefits for nanoelectronic, thermoelectric and spintronic devices.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012670

OSTI ID:: 1361532

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 7; ISSN 2041-1723

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