Convergence in the evolution of nanodiamond raman spectra with particle size: A theoretical investigation

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4475-4486

  Li, Wunfan ^a,b   Irle, Stephan ^b   Witek, Henryk A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density functional tight binding; Nanodiamonds; Raman intensities; Size evolution of Raman spectra; Vibrational spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADAMANTANES; BULK-LIMIT; CARBON ATOMS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL TIGHT BINDING METHOD; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL TIGHT BINDINGS; FIRST-ORDER; MODEL SYSTEM; NANO DIAMOND; NANO-DIAMOND POWDER; NANO-DIAMONDS; OPTICAL VIBRATIONAL MODES; RADIAL BREATHING MODE; RAMAN FEATURE; RAMAN INTENSITIES; RAMAN SPECTRA; SELF CONSISTENT CHARGES; SPECTRAL FEATURE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE RATIO; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIES; VIBRATIONAL MODES;

DIAMONDS; HYDROCARBONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 78650165011     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn1004205     Document Type: Article

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