Issue 3, 2022

Anharmonicity induced faster decay of hot phonons in rutile TiO2 nanorods: a Raman spectromicroscopy study

Abstract

Temperature-dependent Raman spectromicroscopy of rutile TiO2 nanorods has been studied here to understand the effect of thermal perturbations on different Raman-active phonon modes. The TiO2 nanorods, characterized using electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy, were prepared using a hydrothermal method. Raman spectra, recorded at temperatures higher than room temperature, have been analyzed within the theoretical framework developed by considering the anharmonicity of hot phonons. Different temperature-dependent responses were observed for Eg and A1g modes with the latter being immune with respect to the Raman peak position. The experimental results indicated a dominant role of phonon–phonon kinematics on peak shifts and broadenings in the Eg Raman mode, confirming the prevalence of the anharmonic effect. The temperature-dependent redshift in the peak position and broadening of the Raman Eg mode have been explained using three or four phonon decay processes. A consolidated insight, by showing a good agreement between experimental and theoretical frameworks, about the behavior of phonons under the influence of elevated temperatures has been presented.

Graphical abstract: Anharmonicity induced faster decay of hot phonons in rutile TiO2 nanorods: a Raman spectromicroscopy study

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 okt 2021
Accepted
05 dec 2021
First published
14 dec 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 1602-1608

Anharmonicity induced faster decay of hot phonons in rutile TiO2 nanorods: a Raman spectromicroscopy study

C. Rani, D. K. Pathak, M. Tanwar, S. Kandpal, T. Ghosh, M. Yu. Maximov and R. Kumar, Mater. Adv., 2022, 3, 1602 DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00940K

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