Quan Jiamin, Chen Ganbin, Linhart Lukas, Liu Zhida, Taniguchi Takashi, Watanabe Kenji, Libisch Florian, Huang Rui, Li Xiaoqin
Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Nano Lett. 2023 Dec 27;23(24):11510-11516. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03115. Epub 2023 Dec 12.
In twisted van der Waals (vdW) bilayers, intrinsic strain associated with the moiré superlattice and unintentionally introduced uniaxial strain may be present simultaneously. Both strains are able to lift the degeneracy of the E phonon modes in Raman spectra. Because of the different rotation symmetry of the two types of strain, the corresponding Raman intensity exhibits a distinct polarization dependence. We compare a 2.5° twisted MoS bilayer, in which the maximal intrinsic moiré strain is anticipated, and a natural MoS bilayer with an intentionally introduced uniaxial strain. By analyzing the frequency shift of the E doublet and their polarization dependence, we can not only determine the direction of unintentional uniaxial strain in the twisted bilayer but also quantify both strain components. This simple strain characterization method based on far-field Raman spectra will facilitate the studies of electronic properties of moiré superlattices under the influence of combined intrinsic and external strains.
在扭曲的范德华(vdW)双层中,与莫尔超晶格相关的本征应变和无意引入的单轴应变可能同时存在。这两种应变都能够消除拉曼光谱中E声子模式的简并性。由于这两种应变具有不同的旋转对称性,相应的拉曼强度表现出明显的偏振依赖性。我们比较了一个预计具有最大本征莫尔应变的2.5°扭曲MoS双层和一个有意引入单轴应变的天然MoS双层。通过分析E双峰的频移及其偏振依赖性,我们不仅可以确定扭曲双层中无意单轴应变的方向,还可以对两种应变分量进行量化。这种基于远场拉曼光谱的简单应变表征方法将有助于研究在本征和外部应变共同影响下莫尔超晶格的电子性质。