Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 4, Issue 6, Pages 3175-3180Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn100705n
Keywords
graphene; edge orientation; Raman; polarization
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We report a confocal Raman study on edges of single-layer graphene. It is found that edge orientations could be identified by G mode in addition to D mode. We observe that G mode at the edges of single-layer graphene exhibits polar behaviors and different edges such as zigzag- or armchair-dominated responses differently than the polarization of the incident laser. Moreover, G mode shows stiffening at zigzag-dominated edges, while it is softened at armchair-dominated ones. Our observations are in good agreement with recent theory (Sasaki, K. et al. J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 2010, 79, 044603) and could be well-explained by the unique properties of pseudospin at graphene edges, which lead to asymmetry of Raman active modes and non-adiabatic processes (Kohn Anomaly) at different types of edges. This work could be useful for further study on the properties of the graphene edge and development of graphene-based devices.
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