FORMATION OF Te NANOWIRES IN ZEOLITE AFI AND THEIR POLARIZED ABSORPTION SPECTRA

Abstract

Te atoms were loaded into nanochannels of zeolite AFI single crystals. The polarized absorption and Raman scattering spectra were measured. The absorption spectra of Te loaded AFI showed large anisotropic properties. The absorption spectra of E//c deeply depended on the loading density of Te atoms. In low Te loading density, Te was adsorbed into the nanochannels in a dimer form whose absorption peak appeared at ca. 3.5 eV . In high loading density, Te form one dimensional nanowires inside the channels. Nanowire formation causes large anisotropic absorption and changes in the spectral shape.