Tuning Terahertz Optomechanics of MoS2 Bilayers with Homogeneous In-plane Strain

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Autori principali: Patel, S., Mella, Jose D., Puri, S., Barraza-Lopez, Salvador, Nakamura, H.
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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author Patel, S.
Mella, Jose D.
Puri, S.
Barraza-Lopez, Salvador
Nakamura, H.
author_facet Patel, S.
Mella, Jose D.
Puri, S.
Barraza-Lopez, Salvador
Nakamura, H.
contents Homogeneous in-plane biaxial tensile strain strengthens the out-of-plane van der Waals interaction in \MoS\ bilayers (BLs) and can be used to fine-tune their terahertz (THz) oscillations. Using ultralow-frequency Raman spectroscopy on hexagonal (2H) and rhombohedral (2R) stacked BLs, we observe a hardening of the interlayer breathing modes originating from a strain-induced Poisson contraction of the vdW separation between the layers, and characterized by an effective out-of-plane Poisson's ratio of $ν_\mathrm{eff} \approx 0.19\text{--}0.24$. Strikingly, this geometric contraction drives the system into a highly repulsive regime of the intermolecular potential, corresponding to a Grüneisen parameter of $γ\approx 10\text{--}14$. This value surpasses even the `giant' one reported for phosphorene, establishing these van der Waals BLs as highly tunable nonlinear mechanical platforms that can be addressed at the THz regime, couple strongly with light, and do not need external pressure knobs.
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spellingShingle Tuning Terahertz Optomechanics of MoS2 Bilayers with Homogeneous In-plane Strain
Patel, S.
Mella, Jose D.
Puri, S.
Barraza-Lopez, Salvador
Nakamura, H.
Materials Science
Homogeneous in-plane biaxial tensile strain strengthens the out-of-plane van der Waals interaction in \MoS\ bilayers (BLs) and can be used to fine-tune their terahertz (THz) oscillations. Using ultralow-frequency Raman spectroscopy on hexagonal (2H) and rhombohedral (2R) stacked BLs, we observe a hardening of the interlayer breathing modes originating from a strain-induced Poisson contraction of the vdW separation between the layers, and characterized by an effective out-of-plane Poisson's ratio of $ν_\mathrm{eff} \approx 0.19\text{--}0.24$. Strikingly, this geometric contraction drives the system into a highly repulsive regime of the intermolecular potential, corresponding to a Grüneisen parameter of $γ\approx 10\text{--}14$. This value surpasses even the `giant' one reported for phosphorene, establishing these van der Waals BLs as highly tunable nonlinear mechanical platforms that can be addressed at the THz regime, couple strongly with light, and do not need external pressure knobs.
title Tuning Terahertz Optomechanics of MoS2 Bilayers with Homogeneous In-plane Strain
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.03996