Estimation of Young's modulus of graphene by Raman spectroscopy

Nano Lett. 2012 Sep 12;12(9):4444-8. doi: 10.1021/nl301073q. Epub 2012 Aug 8.

Abstract

The Young's modulus of graphene is estimated by measuring the strain applied by a pressure difference across graphene membranes using Raman spectroscopy. The strain induced on pressurized graphene balloons can be estimated directly from the peak shift of the Raman G band. By comparing the measured strain with numerical simulation, we obtained the Young's modulus of graphene. The estimated Young's modulus values of single- and bilayer graphene are 2.4 ± 0.4 and 2.0 ± 0.5 TPa, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Elastic Modulus
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Materials Testing / methods*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Particle Size
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman / methods*

Substances

  • Graphite