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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Optics

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  • Quantum dots (QDs) exhibit unique optical properties due to quantum confinement.
  • Silicon (Si) and Germanium (Ge) are key materials in semiconductor research.
  • Mie scattering is a phenomenon relevant to light interaction with nanoparticles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally observe and characterize Mie scattering effects in Si-embedded Ge QD arrays.
  • To investigate the role of Ge QDs' electromagnetic fields in enhancing Raman scattering.
  • To explore the optical properties of µ-disk arrays of Si-embedded Ge QDs.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of Si-embedded Ge quantum dot arrays and µ-disk structures.
  • Characterization using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy.
  • Analysis of optical emission and phonon scattering mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Experimental observation of Mie scattering effects in Si-embedded Ge QD arrays.
  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of longitudinal optical (LO) Si phonons by Ge QD electromagnetic fields.
  • Enhanced optical emission and SERS of Ge and LO-Si phonons at the edge of µ-disk arrays.
  • LO-Si phonon intensity as a signature of near-field optical coupling and radiative transfer.

Conclusions:

  • Mie scattering significantly influences the optical properties of Si-embedded Ge QDs.
  • Ge QDs act as potent enhancers for Raman scattering of Si phonons.
  • The µ-disk geometry amplifies optical effects, with edge phenomena being particularly notable.
  • Near-field coupling and radiative transfer between disks can be effectively monitored via LO-Si phonon intensity.