Phonon anharmonicities in graphite and graphene

dc.creatorBonini, Nicola
dc.creatorLazzeri, Michele
dc.creatorMarzari, Nicola
dc.creatorMauri, Francesco
dc.date2007-08-31
dc.date2007-10-25
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dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:38:17Z
dc.descriptionWe determine from first-principles the finite-temperature properties--linewidths, line shifts, and lifetimes--of the key vibrational modes that dominate inelastic losses in graphitic materials. In graphite, the phonon linewidth of the Raman-active E2g mode is found to decrease with temperature; such anomalous behavior is driven entirely by electron-phonon interactions, and does not appear in the nearly-degenerate infrared-active E1u mode. In graphene, the phonon anharmonic lifetimes and decay channels of the A'1 mode at K dominate over E2g at G and couple strongly with acoustic phonons, highlighting how ballistic transport in carbon-based interconnects requires careful engineering of phonon decays and thermalization.
dc.description5 pages, 4 figures; typos corrected and reference added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0708.4259
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0708.4259
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 99, 176802 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.176802
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/140672
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titlePhonon anharmonicities in graphite and graphene
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