Raman properties of GaSb nanoparticles embedded in SiO₂ films

The Raman shifts of nanocrystalline GaSb excited by an Ar^+ ion laser at wavelengths 514.5, 496.5, 488.0, 476.5, and 457.9nm are studied by an SPEX-1403 laser Raman spectrometer respectively, and they are explained by phonon confinement, tensile stress, resonant Raman scattering and quantum size effects. The Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman spectra of GaSb nanocrystals strongly support the Raman feature of GaSb nanocrystals. The calculated optical spectra compare well with experimental data on Raman scattering GaSb nanocrystals.