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cn-1-Size-inducedacoustichardeningandopticsofteningofphononsinCdS,InP,CeO2,SnO2,andSinanostructuresChangQSunSchlEEE,NTU,Singaporeecqsun@ntu
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sg/home/ecqsun/IthasbeenpuzzlingthattheRamanopticalmodesshifttolowerfrequency(ortermedasopticalmodesoftening)associatedwithcreationofRamanacousticmodesthatshifttohigherenergy(orcalledasacoustichardening)uponnanosolidformationandsizereduction
Understandingsofthemechanismbehindthesize-inducedacoustichardeningandopticsofteninghavebeenquitecontroversial
Onthebasisoftherecentbondorder-length-strength(BOLS)correlation[Phys
B69045105(2004)],weshowthattheopticalsofteningarisesfromatomiccohesiveenergyweakeningofsurfaceatomsandtheacousticmodehardeningispredominatedbyintergraininteraction
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