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Dynamic properties of THz-phonons in semiconductor nano-structures

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09640385
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 固体物性Ⅰ(光物性・半導体・誘電体)
Research InstitutionHOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TAMURA Shin-ichiro  Hokkaido Univ., Grad. School of Eng., Pro., 大学院・工学研究科, 教授 (80109488)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MIZUNO Seiji  Hokkaido Univ., Grad. School of Eng., Lec., 大学院・工学研究科, 講師 (90222322)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Keywordssuperlattice / nanometer / THz / surface phonon / transmission・renection times / phonon pulse / 透過・返射時間 / 音響フォノン
Research Abstract

The recent development in fabricating small structures makes it possible to control phononic properties by utilizing these structures of a nanometer scale. Thus the dynamic properties of phonons in nano-structures in a THz-frequency range is very important topic to be studied urgently, Experimentally, the picosecond light pulse method to generate and detect acoustic phonons in the 0.1 to 1 THz range (called as picosecond ultrasonics) has been developed. This method is specially powerful in studying the acoustic properties of thin films and multilayered elastic structures for a wide range of temperatures . However, theoretical studies on the new, interesting topics found by the picosecond ultrasonics are very few. The purpose of the present project is to elucidate theoretically, [I] anomalous reduction of vertical thermal conductivity in GaAS/AlAS superlattices measured by the picosecond ultrasonics and [II] the resonant interaction of the extended and surface localized phonons in multi … More layered periodic structures, which has been expected to be observed in the picosecond ultrasonics. The published work supported by this grant has been listed in a separate sheet. Here we briefly summarize the important results we obtained: (1) Different from the scattering in bulk materials the isotope scattering of phonons is anisotropic and mode dependent. We found that the longitudinal (L) phonons are scattered much weaker than the transverse phonons in superlattices for wide ranges of frequencies. Thus, the L phonons play important role in the heat transport in superlattices. (2) The reduction of thermal conductivity in superlattice is predicted due to the zone-folding and associated flattening of phonon dispersion curves near the mini-Brillouin zone center and boundary. However, the effects are smaller than those measured for GaAS/AlAS samples. This suggests that anharmonic mini-Umklapp scattering on phonons should be the main source for the measured large reduction of the vertical thermal conductivity in superlattices. (3) The transmission and reflection of a rectangular phonon packet for the GaAs-(GaAs/AlAsィイD2NィエD2-HィイD22ィエD2O and Al-(Al/polymer)ィイD2NィエD2-HィイD22ィエD2O systems are studied. A prominent feature predicted is the double-peak structure of the reflected packet. The physical origin is the resonance of the incident packet with the localized vibrational mode at the surface of the superlattice. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (30 results)

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All Publications (30 results)

  • [Publications] W.S.Capinski: "Analysis of the Isotope Scattering on the Thermal Conductivity of Crystalline Silicon"Phys.Rev.B. 59・15. 10105-10110 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Tamura: "Dynamic Properties of Phonons in Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 455-458 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Tanaka: "Two-Dimensional Phononic Crystals : Surface Acoustic Waves"Physica B. 263-264. 77-80 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.Aono: "Surface Phonons in One-Dimensional Periodic Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 98-101 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Mizuno: "Surface Vibrational Modes and Reflection Times of Phonons in Finite-Size Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 533-536 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Tamura: "Phonon Group-Velocity and Thermal Conduction in Superlattices"Phy.Rev.B. 60・4. 2627-2630 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Tanaka: "Acoustic Stop Bands of Surface and Bulk Modes in Two-Dimensional Phononic Lattices Consisting of Aluminum and a Polymer"Phy.Rev.B. 60・19. 13294-13297 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Imamura: "Phonon-Packet Propagation through Solid-Liquid Interfaces : Resonant Effects in the Presence of a Superlattice"Phy.Rev.B. (発表予定).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] W, S. Capinski: "Analysis of the Isotope Scattering on the Thermal Conductivity of Crystalline Silicon"Phys, Rev. B. 59-15. 10105-10110 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S. Tamura: "Dynamic Properties of Phonons in Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 455-458 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y. Tanaka: "Two-Dimensional Phononic Crystals: Surface Acoustic Waves"Physica B. 263-264. 77-80 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T. Aono: "Surface Phonons in One-Dimensional Periodic Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 98-101 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S. Mizuno: "Surface Vibrational Modes and Reflection Times of Phonons in Finite-Size Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 533-536 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S. Tamura: "Phonon Group-Velocity and Thermal Conduction in Superlathces"Phys, Rev. B. 60-4. 2627-2630 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y. Tanaka: "Acoustic Stop Bands of Surface and Bulk Modes in Two-Dimensional Phononic Lauices Consisting of Aluminum and a Polymer"Phys, Rev. B. 60-19. 13294-13297 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K. Imamura: "Phonon-Packet Propagation through Solid-Liquid Interfaces : Resonant Effects in the Presence of Superlattice"Phys, Rev. B. (submitted).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] W.S. Capinski: "Analysis of the Isotope Scatteing on the Thermal Conductivity of Crystalline Silicon"Phy. Rev. B. 59,15. 10105-10110 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Tamura: "Dynamic Properties of Phonons in Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 455-458 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Tanaka: "Two-Dimensional Phononic Crystals : Surface Acoustic Waves"Physica B. 263-264. 77-80 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T.Aono: "Surface Phonons in One-Dimensional Periodic Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 98-101 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Mizuno: "Surface Vibrational Modes and Reflection Times of Phonons in Finite-Size Superlattices"Physica B. 263-264. 533-536 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Tamura: "Phonon Group-Velocity and Thermal Conduction in Superlattices"Phys. Rev. B. 60,4. 2627-2630 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Tanaka: "Acoustic Stop Bands of Surface and Bulk Modes in Two-Dimensional Phononic Lattices Consisting of Aluminum and a Polymer"Phys.Rev.B. 60,19. 13294-13297 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Imamura: "Phonon-Packet Propagation through Solid-Liquid Interfaces : Resonant Effects in the Presence of a Superlattice"Phys.Rev.B. (発表予定).

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T.Aono: "Surface and pseudosurface acoustic waves in superlattices" Physical Review B. 58・8. 4838-4845 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Tanaka: "Surface acoustic waves in two-dimensional periodic elastic structures" Physical Review B. 58・12. 7958-7965 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Tanaka: "Phonon focusing in superlattices" J.Phys.Condens.Matter. 10. 8787-8798 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] W.S.Capinski: "Analysis of the isotope scattering on the thermal conductivity of crystalline silicon" Physical Review B. 59(発表予定). (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Tamura: "Isotope scattering of phonons in superlattices" Physical Review B. 56・19. 12440-12445 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Tamura: "Numerical evidence for the bottleneck frequency of quasidiffusive acoustic phonons" Physical Review B. 56・21. 13630-13633 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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