AbstractsEarth & Environmental Science

Growth, structure and lattice dynamics of epitaxial rare earth films and nanostructures

by Olga Waller




Institution: Universität Karlsruhe
Department:
Year: 2015
Keywords: lattice dynamics, lanthanides, rare earths, nuclear inelastic scattering
Record ID: 1114742
Full text PDF: http://digbib.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/volltexte/documents/3459044


Abstract

The thesis is focused on epitaxial growth, structure characterization and investigation of the lattice dynamics of lanthanide films and nanostructures by inelastic X-ray scattering and in situ nuclear inelastic scattering. The phonon dispersions of Sm in the Sm-type and dhcp structure and Nd in the dhcp lattice are measured. The phonon densities of states of Eu fcc nanoislands and wire-like Eu structures are determined. The experimental results are compared with the ab initio theory.