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We report Raman scattering from the boehmite,γ-, δ- andα-phases of the alumina gel. Samples are characterized by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and density measurements. The main Raman line in the boehmite phase is red-shifted as well as asymmetrically broadened with respect to that in the crystalline boehmite, signifying the nanocrystalline nature of the gel. Raman signatures are absent in theγ- andδ-phases due to the disorder in cation vacancies. We also show that low frequency Raman scattering from the boehmite phase resembles that from a fractal network, characterized in terms of fraction dimension\(\tilde d\). Taking Hausdorff dimension D of the boehmite gel to be 2.5 (or 3.0), the value of\(\tilde d\) is 1.33±0.02 (or 1.44±0.02), which is close to the theoretically predicted value of 4/3.
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Roy, A., Sood, A.K. Phonons and fractons in sol-gel alumina: Raman study. Pramana - J Phys 44, 201–209 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02848471
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