Anomalous polarization dependence of Raman scattering and crystallographic orientation of black phosphorus. Issue 44 (27th October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Jungcheol; Lee, Jae-Ung; Lee, Jinhwan; Park, Hyo Ju; Lee, Zonghoon; Lee, Changgu; Cheong, Hyeonsik
• Is Part Of: Nanoscale. Volume 7:Issue 44(2015)
• Page Start: 18708
• Page End: 18715
• Publication Date: 2015-10-27
• Subjects: Nanoscience -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; 620.505
• DOI: 10.1039/c5nr04349b
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-3364

Abstract

Abstract : Crystallographic direction of black phosphorus can be determined from polarized optical microscopy and polarized Raman spectroscopy. Abstract : We investigated polarization dependence of the Raman modes in black phosphorus (BP) using five different excitation wavelengths. The crystallographic orientation was determined by comparing polarized optical microscopy with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis. In polarized Raman spectroscopy, the B2g mode shows the same polarization dependence regardless of the excitation wavelength or the sample thickness. On the other hand, the Ag 1 and Ag 2 modes show a peculiar polarization behavior that depends on the excitation wavelength and the sample thickness. The thickness dependence can be explained by considering the anisotropic interference effect due to the birefringence and dichroism of the BP crystal, but the wavelength dependence cannot be explained. We propose a simple and fail-proof procedure to determine the orientation of a BP crystal by combining polarized Raman scattering with polarized optical microscopy.