One-dimensional character of combination modes in the resonance Raman scattering of carbon nanotubes

Phys Rev Lett. 2004 Aug 20;93(8):087401. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.087401. Epub 2004 Aug 16.

Abstract

Resonance Raman spectroscopy with an energy tunable system is used to analyze the 600-1100 cm(-1) spectral region in single-wall carbon nanotubes. Sharp peaks are associated with the combination of zone folded optic and acoustic branches from 2D graphite. These combination modes exhibit a peculiar dependence on the excitation laser energy that is explained on the basis of a highly selective resonance process that considers phonons and electrons in low dimensional materials.