Doctoral Dissertations
Abstract
"The reflectivity of n-type InSb has been measured in the far infrared. The doping of the samples was such that the free-carrier plasma frequency was near the longitudinal optical phonon frequency. The results suggest that samples with a sufficiently thick damage layer show effects due to surface plasmons. The results also indicate that the surface plasma excitations are coupled to the phonons. A simple model of this coupling is presented which agrees qualitatively with the observed reflectivity. A somewhat more rigorous theory of the coupling is also presented"--Abstract, page ii.
Advisor(s)
Alexander, Ralph William, Jr.
Committee Member(s)
Schearer, Laird D.
Parks, William F.
Tefft, Wayne E., 1929-1973
James, William Joseph
Sparlin, Don M.
Department(s)
Physics
Degree Name
Ph. D. in Physics
Sponsor(s)
United States. Air Force. Office of Scientific Research
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
1971
Pagination
vii, 44 pages, 13 figures
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-43).
Rights
© 1971 William Eugene Anderson, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Dissertation - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Plasmons (Physics)PhononsIndium antimonide
Thesis Number
T 2619
Print OCLC #
6038670
Electronic OCLC #
875562076
Recommended Citation
Anderson, William Eugene, "Surface plasmon-longitudinal optical phonon contribution to the reflectivity of n-type InSb" (1971). Doctoral Dissertations. 1842.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/1842