Multiphonon Raman scattering from individual single-walled carbon nanotubes

Phys Rev Lett. 2007 Jan 26;98(4):047402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.047402. Epub 2007 Jan 23.

Abstract

Combinations of up to 6 zone-edge and zone-center optical phonons are observed in the Raman spectra of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). These multiphonon Raman modes exhibit distinct signatures of the one-dimensional nature of SWNTs and provide information on the phonon structure, exciton-phonon coupling, and excitonic transitions in nanotubes.