Intensity Ratio of Resonant Raman Modes for (n,m) Enriched Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes

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April 29, 2016

Author(s)

Yanmei Piao, Jeffrey R. Simpson, Jason K. Streit, Geyou Ao, Ming Zheng, Angela R. Hight Walker

Abstract

Relative intensities of resonant Raman spectral features, specifically the radial breathing mode (RBM) and G modes, of eleven chirality-enriched single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) species were established under second-order optical transition excitation. The results demonstrate a significantly under-recognized complexity in the evaluation of Raman spectra for the assignment of (n,m) population distributions. The strong chiral angle and mod dependencies affect the intensity ratio of RBM to G band and can result in misleading interpretations. Additionally, we validate our results on chirality dependent G+ and G- positions, supporting accuracy in literature values for these peak positions and further extend the trend to the small diameter regime by including the first (5,4) second-order resonance Raman spectra. Together, the Raman spectra library is demonstrated to be sufficient for decoupling multiple species via a spectral fitting process, to enable fundamental characterization even in mixed chiral population samples.

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ACS Nano

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Keywords

Resonance Raman, carbon nanotubes, Raman Intensity Ratio

Citation

Piao, Y. , Simpson, J. , Streit, J. , Ao, G. , Zheng, M. and Hight, A. (2016), Intensity Ratio of Resonant Raman Modes for (n,m) Enriched Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes, ACS Nano, [online], https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b01031 (Accessed April 23, 2024)