Coherent optical phonon spectroscopy studies of femtosecond-laser modified Sb2 Te3 films

Yuwei Li; Vladimir A. Stoica; Lynn Endicott; Guoyu Wang; Ctirad Uher; Roy Clarke

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Coherent optical phonon spectroscopy studies of femtosecond-laser modified Sb₂ Te₃ films

Yuwei Li, Vladimir A. Stoica, Lynn Endicott, Guoyu Wang, Ctirad Uher, Roy Clarke

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We performed time-resolved reflectivity measurements to monitor changes in optical phonon modes in Sb₂ Te₃ thin films under femtosecond laser irradiation. We found that a phonon mode at 3.64 THz appears after high-fluence laser irradiation, in addition to the phonon modes of Sb ₂ Te₃. We determined that the additional mode is due to Te segregation as a result of laser-induced decomposition of the Sb₂ Te₃ film. This experiment clearly illustrates the irreversible effects of femtosecond laser irradiation during the measurement of coherent optical phonon dynamics in Sb₂ Te₃.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	171908
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	97
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3499742
State	Published - Oct 25 2010

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Coherent optical phonon spectroscopy studies of femtosecond-laser modified Sb₂ Te₃ films

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