Raman study on the g mode of graphene for determination of edge orientation.
We report a confocal Raman study on edges of single-layer graphene. It is found that edge orientations could be identified by G mode in addition to D mode. We observe that G mode at the edges of single-layer graphene exhibits polar behaviors and different edges such as zigzag- or armchair-dominated responses differently than the polarization of the incident laser. Moreover, G mode shows stiffening at zigzag-dominated edges, while it is softened at armchair-dominated ones. Our observations are in good agreement with recent theory (Sasaki, K. et al. J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 2010, 79, 044603) and could be well-explained by the unique properties of pseudospin at graphene edges, which lead to asymmetry of Raman active modes and non-adiabatic processes (Kohn Anomaly) at different types of edges. This work could be useful for further study on the properties of the graphene edge and development of graphene-based devices.
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Chunxiao
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Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
Yu
Ting
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Wang
Haomin
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