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Downshift of Raman peak in diamond powders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Xing-Zhong Zhao
Affiliation:
Intercollege Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
K. A. Cherian
Affiliation:
Intercollege Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
Rustum Roy
Affiliation:
Intercollege Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
William B. White
Affiliation:
Intercollege Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Results are presented on the influence of the size of diamond powders and the laser power on the main Raman line. These results show conclusively that there is a consistent and systematic, reversible, downshift with both decrease of powder size, and increase of power. The shift can be explained by local heating of about 500 °C in the extreme case. Its significance applies to interpretation of the alleged “downshifting” of the 1332 cm−1 line in all diamond research. In the future, the grain size, the thermal contact, and the beam power must be carefully monitored in reporting and interpreting any frequency shifts.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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