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Role of nitrogen in evolution of sp2/sp3 bonding and optical band gap in hydrogenated carbon nitride
Abstract
Drastic changes in the bonding are found in amorphous hydrogenated carbon nitride (a-CNx:H) film as a function of nitrogen concentration (or N/C ratio). The total C-sp3 fraction and hardness shows a sharp decrease (at N/C = 0.40) whereas optical band gap and resistivity shows a gradual increase as nitrogen concentration increases from 0.07 to 0.58. Raman spectrum of a-CNx:H film is fitted with both Gaussian (integrated intensity ratios are used instead of the height ratios of the Lorentzian (D mode)) and Breit–Wigner–Fano (BWF, G Mode) method for a comparative study of optical properties and crystalline size of the graphite domain. Visible Raman (488 nm) spectroscopy finds that the in-plane crystalline size of graphite domains (La) is increased (from 34 to 38 Å) with nitrogen incorporation. Optical band gap of a-CNx:H solid measured by means of ellipsometry differs from the one obtained from Raman spectroscopy. In addition, we propose a simple extension of the existing band gap model to obtain the optical band gap of a-CNx:H film from Raman spectrum. Our estimation agrees well with the experimental value.
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Abhijit Majumdar
- University of Greifswald Institute of Physics
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Shantanu Das
- University of Greifswald Institute of Physics
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Thoudinja Shripathi
- University of Greifswald .
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Walter Langel
- University of Greifswald Institute of Biochemistry
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Rainer Hippler
- University of Greifswald Institute of Physics
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- Type:
- artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
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VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY
no. 66,
pages 63 - 68,
ISSN: 0924-2031 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Bibliographic description:
- Majumdar A., Das S., Bogdanowicz R., Shripathi T., Langel W., Hippler R.: Role of nitrogen in evolution of sp2/sp3 bonding and optical band gap in hydrogenated carbon nitride// VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY. -Vol. 66, (2013), s.63-68
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.vibspec.2013.01.013
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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