title: The Role of ZnP2 Nanoclusters in the Vibrational Properties of Cd x Zn(1 - x)P2 Solid Solutions.
abstract: This study reports an analysis of the IR reflectance and Raman spectra of Cd x Zn(1 - x)P2 solid solutions. We have analyzed the effect of the doping of the CdP2 single crystal by the ZnP2 nanoclusters on the vibrational properties of studied samples: ε 0, ε inf, phonon frequencies, and strengths. These dependencies might be used as an alternative non-destructive way for the control of the Cd x Zn(1 - x)P2 composition. The obtained results show that variation of the concentration of ZnP2 nanoclusters opens a space to design the tailored material properties for the industrial applications.
authors.affiliation: Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Nauki av. 45, Kyiv, 03028, Ukraine. konstantin@shportko.com.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shportko
authors.affiliation: Scientific and Practical Center for Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, P. Brovki str. 19, Minsk, 220072, Belarus.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shoukavaya
authors.affiliation: Scientific and Practical Center for Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, P. Brovki str. 19, Minsk, 220072, Belarus.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trukhan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, PAS, 2 Oko'lna Street, P.O. Box 1410, 50-950, Wroclaw 2, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.affiliation: Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Avtozavodska str., 2, Kyiv, 04074, Ukraine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Starik
authors.affiliation: Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Nauki av. 45, Kyiv, 03028, Ukraine.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Venger
keywords: Nanocluster; Optical spectroscopy; Solid solution; Vibrational properties