Properties of the phonon spectra in the anisotropic wurtzite nanostructures

The theory of phonon spectra in the three-layer anisotropic wurtzite-based nano-heretostructures with binary- and ternary compounds is developed using the dielectric continuum Loudon's model. The energy spectra of confined, interface, halfspace, and propagating phonons are obtained and analyzed. The ranges where the certain phonon modes exist are established depending on the concentration of Al in ternary compound AlGaN of three-layered nano-heterostructure (AlN/GaN/AlN/AlGaN/AlN).