Phonon propagation scale and nanoscale order in vitreous silica from Raman spectroscopy

Abstract

For nanoscale systems such as nanoparticles and 3D-bonded networks, the range of spatial coherence is well reflected in the Raman spectral pattern. For confined, or localized, phonons, the range of q-points contributing to the spectrum depends on the phonon confinement length, which makes possible to derive the size information from the spectra. In this work, Raman spectrum of vitreous silica is described as localized phonons of SiO2 network. The convergence of the spectral pattern with the confinement size is studied. It is shown that the phonon propagation scale in vitreous silica is within the 0.5-2 nm range.

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