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Unraveling the phonon scattering mechanism in exfoliated MoSe2 nanosheets using temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy

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The liquid exfoliation method is employed to prepare MoSe2 nanosheets onto silicon (Si) substrates. The vibrational characteristics of MoSe2 nanosheets are elucidated by performing the Raman measurements over the temperature range from 81 to 300 K with a 473 nm laser. The formation of a few monolayer MoSe2 nanosheets is confirmed by XRD, TEM, and XPS before proceeding for temperature-dependent Raman studies. Our experimental investigations demonstrate that the proliferation in temperature brings about a redshift in A1g (out-of-plane) and E12g (in-plane) Raman modes. The obtained values of the first-order temperature coefficients for A1g and E12g modes are − 0.05279 ± 0.00606 cm−1 K−1 and − 0.07069 ± 0.00769 cm−1 K−1, respectively. We also observed that the Raman shift for both A1g and E12g modes has non-linear temperature dependence. To gain a better perspective regarding the observed nonlinear dependence, a physical model is invoked. Our analytical results indicate that three- and four- phonon anharmonic effects are responsible for the non-linear temperature dependence of Raman modes.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank PURSE-II for providing financial and technical support for this research work. One of the authors Mr. Rahul acknowledges the Department of Science and Technology, India for providing funding support under the INSPIRE program (IF170759). The authors are highly grateful to Dr. Uday Deshpande (Scientist-E, XPS lab) and Dr. N.P. Lalla (Scientist-H, TEM lab) UGC-DAE CSR Indore for XPS and TEM measurements. The authors also offer special gratitude to SAIF, Panjab University, Chandigarh for their technical support. The author acknowledges Mr. Inderpal Singh for XPS analysis.

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The funded was provided by Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology India, Grant No (IF170759).

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Rahul, Arora, S.K. & Sathe, V.G. Unraveling the phonon scattering mechanism in exfoliated MoSe2 nanosheets using temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 23964–23973 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08074-3

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