Frequency-resolved Raman for transient thermal probing and thermal diffusivity measurement

Tianyu Wang, Shen Xu, David H. Hurley, Yanan Yue, Xinwei Wang

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Abstract

A new transient Raman thermal probing technique, frequency-resolved Raman (FR-Raman), is developed for probing the transient thermal response of materials and measuring their thermal diffusivity. The FR-Raman uses an amplitude-modulated square-wave laser for simultaneous material heating and Raman excitation. The evolution profile of Raman properties: intensity, Raman wavenumber, and emission, against frequency are reconstructed and used for fitting to determine the thermal diffusivity. A microscale silicon (Si) cantilever is used to investigate the capacity of this new technique. The thermal diffusivity is determined as 9.57 × 10-5 m2/s, 11.00 × 10-5 m2/s, and 9.02 × 10-5 m2/s via fitting Raman intensity, wavenumber, and total Raman emission, respectively. The results agree well with literature data. The FR-Raman provides a novel way for transient thermal probing with very high temporal resolution and micrometer-scale spatial resolution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)80-83
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume41
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

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