Acoustic and Optical Phonons in Quasi-Two-Dimensional MPX3 Van der Waals Semiconductors
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| author | Wright, Dylan Nataj, Zahra Ebrahim Guzman, Erick Polster, Jake Bouman, Menno Kargar, Fariborz Balandin, Alexander A. |
| author_facet | Wright, Dylan Nataj, Zahra Ebrahim Guzman, Erick Polster, Jake Bouman, Menno Kargar, Fariborz Balandin, Alexander A. |
| contents | We report the results of the investigation of the acoustic and optical phonons in quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnetic semiconductors of the transition metal phosphorus trisulfide family with Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cd as metal atoms. The Brillouin-Mandelstam and Raman light scattering spectroscopies were conducted at room temperature to measure the acoustic and optical phonon frequencies close to the Brillouin zone center. The absorption and index of refraction were measured in the visible and infrared ranges using the reflectometry technique. We found an intriguing large variation, over ~28%, in the acoustic phonon group velocities in this group of materials with similar crystal structures. Our data indicate that the full-width-at-half-maximum of the acoustic phonon peaks is strongly affected by the optical properties and the electronic band gap. The acoustic phonon lifetime extracted for some of the materials was correlated with their thermal properties. The obtained results are important for understanding the layered van der Waals semiconductors and for assessing their potential for optoelectronic and spintronic device applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Acoustic and Optical Phonons in Quasi-Two-Dimensional MPX3 Van der Waals Semiconductors Wright, Dylan Nataj, Zahra Ebrahim Guzman, Erick Polster, Jake Bouman, Menno Kargar, Fariborz Balandin, Alexander A. Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics We report the results of the investigation of the acoustic and optical phonons in quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnetic semiconductors of the transition metal phosphorus trisulfide family with Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cd as metal atoms. The Brillouin-Mandelstam and Raman light scattering spectroscopies were conducted at room temperature to measure the acoustic and optical phonon frequencies close to the Brillouin zone center. The absorption and index of refraction were measured in the visible and infrared ranges using the reflectometry technique. We found an intriguing large variation, over ~28%, in the acoustic phonon group velocities in this group of materials with similar crystal structures. Our data indicate that the full-width-at-half-maximum of the acoustic phonon peaks is strongly affected by the optical properties and the electronic band gap. The acoustic phonon lifetime extracted for some of the materials was correlated with their thermal properties. The obtained results are important for understanding the layered van der Waals semiconductors and for assessing their potential for optoelectronic and spintronic device applications. |
| title | Acoustic and Optical Phonons in Quasi-Two-Dimensional MPX3 Van der Waals Semiconductors |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18801 |