Nitrogenated amorphous carbons - A potential source of diffuse interstellar infrared emission

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Amorphous Materials, Carbon, Cosmic Dust, Interstellar Matter, Nitrogen Plasma, Aromatic Compounds, Cyclic Hydrocarbons, Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Infrared Spectra

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Recent measurements of plasma-generated amorphous carbon films (a:C-H and a:C) show that nitrogen doping of the carbon imparts IR activity to the films. In particular, the Raman G and D bands which are IR inactive in typical amorphous carbons become active when nitrogen is substituted for carbon. When the nitrogen dopant level is in the range of 15-20 pct of the carbon, the G and D bands are more than 3-4 times the size of any other IR feature. It is suggested that the IR emission observed from carbon dust may have a significant component which arises from nitrogen substitution in the aromatic framework of the interstellar particles.

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