Photonics Research, 2018, 6 (11): 11000991, Published Online: Oct. 11, 2018
Raman spectroscopy regulation in van der Waals crystals
Abstract
Raman spectroscopy is a versatile tool widely used for comprehensive probing of crystal information. However, generally when applied in narrow-band-gap van der Waals crystals, it is liable to form a “bug,” especially in transition-metal-dichalcogenides (TMDs). That is, several resonant Raman-scattering (RS) modes will inevitably appear in the Raman spectra with strong intensity, interfering with the desired signal of optical-phonon modes. Here, we propose cross-sectional polarized Raman scattering capable of regulating the intensity of RS modes in accordance with quasi-sinusoidal rules. Typically, for MoS 2 and WS 2 , when the polarization vector of excited light is along the c axis of the crystal, all RS modes are nearly completely “expunged” from the Raman spectra. The mechanism is that the absorption of most TMDs with a space group of R 3 m for the light polarized along the c axis is infinitesimal, thus forming a small coupling intensity of electronic states excited optically and acoustic-phonon modes at point M , which in turn restrain the appearance of RS modes. The regulating strategy proposed can be applied to other van der Waals crystals so as to obtain a high signal-to-noise ratio Raman spectrum.
Wei Zheng, Yanming Zhu, Fadi Li, Feng Huang. Raman spectroscopy regulation in van der Waals crystals[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(11): 11000991.