Novel Raman Spectroscopy Instrumentation for Investigating Quantum Materials

ORAL

Abstract

Raman spectroscopy, imaging, and mapping are powerful non-contact, non-destructive optical methods to probe the fundamental physics of two-dimensional (2D) layered materials. An amazing amount of information can be quantified from the spectra such as layer thickness, disorder, grain boundaries, doping, strain, and thermal conductivity. Most interestingly for the 2D materials is that Raman efficiently probes the evolution of the electronic structure and the electron-phonon interactions as a function of temperature, laser energy, and polarization. Our unique magneto-Raman spectroscopic capabilities will be detailed, which allows for diffraction-limited, spatially-resolved Raman measurements while simultaneously varying the temperature (4K to 400 K), laser wavelength (tunability from visible to near infrared), and magnetic field (up to 9 T) to study the photo-physics of nanomaterials. Additionally, coupling to a triple grating spectrometer provides access to low-frequency phonon modes. Current results on novel 2D materials will be presented to highlight our instrumentation capabilities, including resonant Raman studies of anisotropic ReS2, temperature- and magnetic field-dependent studies of ferromagnetic CrBr3, and an investigation on the Raman spectra of 2D GaN.

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Presenters

  • Amber McCreary

    • Engineering Physics, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • NIST -Natl Inst of Stds & Tech

Authors

  • Amber McCreary

    • Engineering Physics, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • NIST -Natl Inst of Stds & Tech

  • Jeffrey Simpson

    • Engineering Physics, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Physics, Towson University
    • Physics, Astronomy, and GeoSciences, Towson University
    • Towson University
    • Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Towson University
    • Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Towson Univ and NIST

  • Heather Hill

    • Engineering Physics, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Physical Measurements Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Physical Measurment Division, NIST
    • NIST -Natl Inst of Stds & Tech
    • NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology

  • Angela Hight Walker

    • Engineering Physics, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • NIST - Natl Inst of Stds & Tech
    • Physical Measurements Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Physical Measurment Division, NIST
    • NIST -Natl Inst of Stds & Tech
    • Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    • National Institute of Standards & Technology