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Phonons in Thin Oxide Films

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Oxide Materials at the Two-Dimensional Limit

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Thin oxide films have physical and chemical properties which may be significantly different from those of the corresponding bulk materials. For their complete characterization the information on the lattice dynamics which can be retrieved by vibrational spectroscopy is mandatory. Here we show that the number of observed phonon modes and their frequencies can indeed provide relevant information about stoichiometry, structure and thickness of the film.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell’università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146, Genoa, Italy

    Luca Vattuone & Mario Rocca

  2. IMEM-CNR Unità Operativa di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146, Genoa, Italy

    Luca Vattuone, Letizia Savio & Mario Rocca

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Vattuone, L., Savio, L., Rocca, M. (2016). Phonons in Thin Oxide Films. In: Netzer, F., Fortunelli, A. (eds) Oxide Materials at the Two-Dimensional Limit. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 234. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28332-6_6

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