Abstract
The dispersion relation for optical phonons in Si/3C-SiC
heterostructures is calculated taking into account the existence of
interfacial transition regions with thickness similar to 1 nm. A
macroscopic theory based on the dielectric continuum model is used,
which fulfills electrostatic boundary conditions. It is shown that
interface effects can strongly decrease (up to 100 cm(-1)) the frequency
splitting of both the interface and confined modes in the low wave
vector limit. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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