Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 1, Issue 5, 05305(2003)
Microstructure and Raman spectra of Ag-MgF2 cermet films
Ag-MgF_(2) cermet films with different Ag fractions were prepared by vacuum evaporation. The microstructure of the films was examined by Raman scattering technique. The surface-enhanced Raman spectrum for MgF_(2) molecules in the cermet film strongly suggests the existence of Ag nanoparticles dispersed in MgF_(2) matrix. The intensities of the Raman spectra of Ag-MgF_(2) cermet films increase with Ag fraction. The enhancement of Raman scattering disappears when Ag content reaches wt.20%. The analyses with the transmission electron microscopy showed that Ag-MgF_(2) cermet films are mainly composed of amorphous MgF_(2) matrix with embedded faced-center-cubic Ag nanoparticles. It suggests that the percolation threshold should be around wt.20% of Ag content.
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Shouhua Shi, Zhuoliang Cao, Zhaoqi Sun, "Microstructure and Raman spectra of Ag-MgF2 cermet films," Chin. Opt. Lett. 1, 05305 (2003)