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Anisotropic Optical Properties of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Films

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A study is performed of the transmission, reflection, and photoluminescence spectra of films of hexagonal boron nitride with the thickness of several mono-atomic layers prepared by splitting bulk samples in an ultrasonic bath. The homogeneity of the obtained samples is established via scanning electron microscopy. Spectral dependences of the linear and circular polarizations of light transmitted through a sample are measured. Studying the Stokes parameters of light transmitted through a sample allows latent anisotropy in the optical properties of boron nitride films to be identified. Statistical analysis of optical microscope images reveals a macroscopic particle density distribution with ordering that corresponds to the optical axis observed in polarization.

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This work was supported by the RF Ministry of Science and Higher Education, project no. FSRM-2020-0002.

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  1. Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    L. V. Kotova, M. O. Zhukova & M. A. Kaliteevski

  2. Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, 197101, St. Petersburg, Russia

    L. A. Altynbaev & V. P. Kochereshko

  3. Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, UK

    B. T. Hogan & A. Baldycheva

  4. University of Oulu, 90014, Oulu, OPEM, ITEE, Finland

    B. T. Hogan

  5. St. Petersburg National Research Academic University, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    M. A. Kaliteevski

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Kotova, L.V., Altynbaev, L.A., Zhukova, M.O. et al. Anisotropic Optical Properties of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Films. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 86, 813–816 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873822070176

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