Phonons of hexagonal BN under pressure: Effects of isotopic composition

Raman scattering experiments on isotopically enriched hexagonal boron nitride have been performed under pressure up to 11 GPa at room temperature. The sublinear increase of the Raman-active E2g mode frequencies has been characterized. The pressure behavior has been analyzed by means of a bond-stiffn...

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Autores: Cuscó, Ramón, Pellicer-Porres, Julio, Edgar, James H., Li, Jiahan, Segura, Alfredo, Artús, Lluís
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/233217
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/233217
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Phonoms
Raman scattering experiments
Techniques
Raman spectroscopy
Graphene
Semiconductors
Physical Systems
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Sumario:Raman scattering experiments on isotopically enriched hexagonal boron nitride have been performed under pressure up to 11 GPa at room temperature. The sublinear increase of the Raman-active E2g mode frequencies has been characterized. The pressure behavior has been analyzed by means of a bond-stiffness–bond-length scaling parameter γ which takes into consideration the vast differences in a- and c-axis compressibilities. The interlayer shear mode exhibits a γ parameter similar to that of graphite, and the mode frequency in isotopically pure samples separates faster at low pressures as a result of van der Waals interactions. Because of the extremely low a-axis compressibility, the intralayer mode exhibits a rather large scaling parameter. Within experimental uncertainties, no systematic departures related to isotopic mass have been observed.