Acoustic Phonon Characteristics of Gallium Oxide Single Crystals Investigated with Brillouin-Mandelstam Light Scattering Spectroscopy
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| author | Wright, Dylan Guzman, Erick Bijoy, Md. Sabbir Hossen Wilson, Richard B. Mudiyanselage, Dinusha Herath Fu, Houqiang Kargar, Fariborz Balandin, Alexander A. |
| author_facet | Wright, Dylan Guzman, Erick Bijoy, Md. Sabbir Hossen Wilson, Richard B. Mudiyanselage, Dinusha Herath Fu, Houqiang Kargar, Fariborz Balandin, Alexander A. |
| contents | We report an investigation of the bulk and surface acoustic phonons in gallium oxide ultra-wide bandgap single crystals along various crystallographic directions using Brillouin-Mandelstam spectroscopy. Pronounced anisotropy in the acoustic phonon dispersion and velocities was observed across different crystal orientations. The measured average acoustic phonon velocities for the crystallographic directions of interest are 5,250 m/s and 4,990 m/s. The surface acoustic phonons propagate approximately twice as slowly as the bulk acoustic phonons. Our results suggest that the anisotropy of heat conduction in gallium oxide results from the difference in phonon velocities rather than the phonon lifetime. The obtained information for bulk and surface acoustic phonons can be used for developing accurate theoretical models of phonon scattering and optimization of thermal and electrical transport in this technologically important ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor. |
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| spellingShingle | Acoustic Phonon Characteristics of Gallium Oxide Single Crystals Investigated with Brillouin-Mandelstam Light Scattering Spectroscopy Wright, Dylan Guzman, Erick Bijoy, Md. Sabbir Hossen Wilson, Richard B. Mudiyanselage, Dinusha Herath Fu, Houqiang Kargar, Fariborz Balandin, Alexander A. Materials Science Other Condensed Matter We report an investigation of the bulk and surface acoustic phonons in gallium oxide ultra-wide bandgap single crystals along various crystallographic directions using Brillouin-Mandelstam spectroscopy. Pronounced anisotropy in the acoustic phonon dispersion and velocities was observed across different crystal orientations. The measured average acoustic phonon velocities for the crystallographic directions of interest are 5,250 m/s and 4,990 m/s. The surface acoustic phonons propagate approximately twice as slowly as the bulk acoustic phonons. Our results suggest that the anisotropy of heat conduction in gallium oxide results from the difference in phonon velocities rather than the phonon lifetime. The obtained information for bulk and surface acoustic phonons can be used for developing accurate theoretical models of phonon scattering and optimization of thermal and electrical transport in this technologically important ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor. |
| title | Acoustic Phonon Characteristics of Gallium Oxide Single Crystals Investigated with Brillouin-Mandelstam Light Scattering Spectroscopy |
| topic | Materials Science Other Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05726 |