Research Article

Copper Incorporation into CdS Thin Films by Ionic Exchange in an Aqueous Solution Process at Room Temperature

Table 2

Summary of centers and FWHM (in parentheses) for the different optical vibrational modes observed in all set Raman spectra.

SampleFundamental optical phononFirst overtone
E1(TO)E2(SO)E1(LO)E2 (m)E2 (m)E2 (m)2E1(LO)2E2 (m)2E2 (m)

L0231.9 (48.4)255.0 (43.2)300.0 (29.8)344.0 (31.6)375.4 (21.3)559.1 (36.2)598.1 (41.0)629.5 (41.6)676.1 (40.0)
L1234.1 (34.8)257.0 (34.5)301.0 (28.1)344.7 (26.8)377.0 (26.9)559.3 (34.7)598.7 (35.2)609.8 (38.6)661.2 (45.4)
L2235.4 (37.2)258.2 (33.8)300.7 (26.2)343.9 (38.0)379.9 (28.5)557.6 (35.3)599.8 (41.0)635.6 (41.2)675.7 (36.4)
L3238.6 (44.3)255.6 (25.5)300.5 (25.6)341.2 (35.3)376.0 (25.6)558.6 (37.8)599.4 (39.1)631.8 (35.4)665.4 (34.4)
L4235.8 (33.0)253.6 (43.2)301.0 (29.5)344.4 (31.9)377.2 (26.3)562.2 (30.6)598.7 (39.4)630.4 (41.8)672.6 (34.2)