Abstract
The surface phonon of a hetero-epitaxial MgO layer on a TiC(100) surface has been investigated using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS). The Fuchs-Kliewer, Rayleigh and Wallis modes of MgO were detected. The vibration energy of the F-K wave in the MgO layer was higher than that of a MgO single crystal due to the two-dimensional character of the MgO layer. The Rayleigh mode having almost the same dispersion relationship with bulk MgO was measured at the non-zero wave vector. Among the microscopic surface phonons, the Wallis mode (82) has been detected, vibrational energy of which was the same as that of bulk.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5707-5708 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 9 A |
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| State | Published - Sep 1997 |
Keywords
- Fuchs-Kliewer mode
- MgO epitaxial layer
- Rayleigh mode
- TiC(100) substrate
- Wallis mode