Abstract

Raman spectra of bulk samples of the InSb-MnSb eutectic composite and their thin films prepared by the flash evaporation method have been studied. In the Raman spectra observed TO and LO modes at frequencies of 179.5 cm-1 and 192.4 cm-1 correspond to InSb compound and also the peaks at frequencies 122 cm-1, 127 cm-1, 167 cm-1, 211 cm-1, 245.5 cm-1 correspond to theoretical data for MnSb as is well known from literature. The TO mode in the Raman spectra for films is shifted toward lower energies (178 cm-1), but the LO mode is higher (196 cm-1). The high-frequency shift of the LO mode in the composite with compared its value for InSb is probably due to the presence of deformation at the matrix-inclusion interface, as well as the contribution by surface phonons scattering.

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