Quantum Confinement Effect in the Vibrational Spectrum of CdS[sub x]Se[sub 1 – ][sub x] Quantum Dots in a Fluorophosphate Glass Matrix

Abstract

The vibrational spectra of mixed cadmium sulfoselenide nanocrystals in a fluorophosphate glass matrix are investigated by Raman spectroscopy. The asymmetry of the lines of the fundamental modes of nanocrystals is experimentally observed in the region of lattice vibrations, which is interpreted as a quantum confinement effect. In the framework of the model of confined phonons, the contribution of the band states to the Raman scattering spectrum is calculated and the size of nanocrystalline regions is estimated. The results obtained are in good agreement with the data on the low-frequency Raman scattering in these objects.