Far-field second-harmonic fingerprint of twinning in single ZnO rods
by Liu, S. W.; Zhou, H. J.; Ricca, A.; Tian, R.; Xiao, M.
The third-rank susceptibility tensor that describes the second-harmonic generation changes sign after an inversion operation indicating its sensitivity to twinning structures. Here, we show the far-field scattering patterns of second-harmonic (SH) radiation generated by single twinned and twin-free ZnO rods. The patterns have been successfully correlated with the twinning structures. A finite dipole-wire model has been effectively employed to model the pattern. It indicates that the dark or bright fringes at the 0 degrees scattering angle originate as a result of the destructive or constructive interference of SH waves emitted from each halves of the twinned or twin-free ZnO rod.
- Journal
- Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 11
- Year
- 2008
- URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.77.113311
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1550-235X; 1098-0121
- DOI
- 10.1103/physrevb.77.113311