The interdisciplinary team of researchers, led by Alexander Balandin, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, used ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy to investigate how spin ordering affects the energies of phonons in these materials. (sciencedaily.com)
The transport of heat in amorphous silicon is determined by the behavior of phonons in the material. (sciencedaily.com)
«The next step will be investigation of the spin - phonon interaction in nanoscale thin films and structures made of this important antiferromagnetic material.» (sciencedaily.com)