Exciton–Phonon Interactions in Strained Domes of Monolayer MoS<sub>2</sub> Studied by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy

This work describes a resonance Raman study performed in the domes of monolayer MoS<sub>2</sub> using 23 different laser excitation energies covering the visible and near-infrared (NIR) ranges. The multiple excitation results allowed us to investigate the exciton–phonon interactions of d...

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Main Authors: Jessica S. Lemos, Elena Blundo, Antonio Polimeni, Marcos A. Pimenta, Ariete Righi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/19/2722
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Summary:This work describes a resonance Raman study performed in the domes of monolayer MoS<sub>2</sub> using 23 different laser excitation energies covering the visible and near-infrared (NIR) ranges. The multiple excitation results allowed us to investigate the exciton–phonon interactions of different phonons (A<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mo>′</mo></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula><sub>1</sub>, E<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mo>′</mo></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and LA) with different excitonic optical transitions in biaxially strained monolayer MoS<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>. The analysis of the intensities of the two first-order peaks, A<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mo>′</mo></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula><sub>1</sub> and E<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mo>′</mo></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and the double-resonance 2LA Raman band as a function of the laser excitation furnished the values of the energies of the indirect exciton and the direct excitonic transitions in the strained MoS<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> domes. It was noticed that the out-of-plane A<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mo>′</mo></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula><sub>1</sub> phonon mode is significantly enhanced only by the indirect exciton I and the C exciton, whereas the in-plane E<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mo>′</mo></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> mode is only enhanced by the C exciton of the MoS<sub>2</sub> dome, thus revealing the weak interaction of these phonons with the A and B excitons in the strained MoS<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> domes. On the other hand, the 2LA Raman band is significantly enhanced at the indirect exciton I and by the A (or B) exciton but not enhanced by the C exciton, thus showing that the LA edge phonons that participate in the double-resonance process in MoS<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> have a weak interaction with the C exciton.
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