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Main Authors: Shiryaev, Andrei A., Ekimov, Evgeni A.
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06539
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author Shiryaev, Andrei A.
Ekimov, Evgeni A.
author_facet Shiryaev, Andrei A.
Ekimov, Evgeni A.
contents Hydrogenated nanodiamonds may show a "transmission window" in infra-red spectra in the vicinity of diamond Raman frequency. This phenomenon is a manifestation of resonance coupling of incident photons with continuum states (Fano resonance). Hpwever, precise mechanism of appearence of the resonance and of related conductivity - surface hydrogenation or specific type of surface reconstruction - remains debatable. We present detailed analysis of infra-red spectra of nanodiamonds of different sizes (2.6-30 nm) possessing the "transmission window" and show that the C-H stretch vibrations of adsorbed functional groups cannot be responsible the the Fano resonance. At the same time, it is suggested that a bending mode of monohydride termination on nanodiamond (111) face may couple with diamond optical phonon, explaining the Fano resonance in some cases. The relative importance of the monohydride contribution and of the graphitic islets to the appearence of the "transmission window" and conductivity is likely dependent on dominating morphology and size distribution of nanodiamond grains.
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spellingShingle On Fano effect in IR spectra of hydrogenated nanodiamonds
Shiryaev, Andrei A.
Ekimov, Evgeni A.
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Hydrogenated nanodiamonds may show a "transmission window" in infra-red spectra in the vicinity of diamond Raman frequency. This phenomenon is a manifestation of resonance coupling of incident photons with continuum states (Fano resonance). Hpwever, precise mechanism of appearence of the resonance and of related conductivity - surface hydrogenation or specific type of surface reconstruction - remains debatable. We present detailed analysis of infra-red spectra of nanodiamonds of different sizes (2.6-30 nm) possessing the "transmission window" and show that the C-H stretch vibrations of adsorbed functional groups cannot be responsible the the Fano resonance. At the same time, it is suggested that a bending mode of monohydride termination on nanodiamond (111) face may couple with diamond optical phonon, explaining the Fano resonance in some cases. The relative importance of the monohydride contribution and of the graphitic islets to the appearence of the "transmission window" and conductivity is likely dependent on dominating morphology and size distribution of nanodiamond grains.
title On Fano effect in IR spectra of hydrogenated nanodiamonds
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06539