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¹Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China.

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Summary

Dimensionality reduction in graphene unexpectedly enhances phonon anharmonicity, leading to broader phonon linewidths. This effect, driven by increased phonon population and anharmonicity in flexural acoustic phonons, challenges conventional expectations.

Keywords:

anharmonic broadening dimensionality effect graphene and graphite lattice anharmonicity

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Area of Science:

Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Solid-State Physics

Background:

Dimensionality reduction typically slows phonon anharmonic decay by reducing phase space for interactions.
The Raman-active E2g phonon in graphene exhibits anharmonic scattering behavior that deviates from this expectation when compared to graphite.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the reasons behind the anomalous anharmonic scattering behavior of phonons in graphene compared to graphite.
To elucidate the role of dimensionality in lattice anharmonicity within the graphene-graphite system.

Main Methods:

Systematic theoretical analysis of phonon-phonon interactions.
Investigation of phonon population and anharmonicity in flexural acoustic (ZA) phonons.
Analysis of interlayer coupling effects on phonon anharmonicity in graphite.

Main Results:

Dimensionality reduction in graphene enhances both phonon population and anharmonicity of ZA phonons.
This enhancement overrides the reduced scattering phase space, resulting in a broader phonon linewidth.
Phonon anharmonicity in graphite's ZA phonons can be tuned by altering interlayer coupling.

Conclusions:

The study provides fundamental insights into lattice anharmonicity and the critical role of dimensionality.
The findings highlight how dimensionality reduction can lead to unexpected increases in phonon anharmonicity.