Raman Resonance Spectroscopy (RAMAN) for SWCNTs Frequency Sensing (Based on Nano-Microelectronics PhD) 

Researcher and author: PhD student  : Afshin Rashid)



Note: This method is very common to measure the frequency of nanotubes in a sample. In this technique, when the laser energy is equal to or near the permitted electron transfer energy of the sample, we will increase the intensity, which is highly dependent on the sample's nanoelectric structure.

In the RRS, even carbon nanotubes can be found in a single nanotube Raman. The Raman spectrum of   a single nanotube enables  the electron structure and phonon structure of SWCNTs  to be more accurately estimated. Each  carbon nanotube (m, n,) has a special electron structure and  therefore has its own specific density  Therefore RRS is excellent for determining their structure  Nanotubes having  diameters of  0/75 nm <dt <2 / 4nm SWNTs  (SWCNTs) , RBM Raman spectra between them   which appear to be (100cm-1 <WRBM <300cm) equivalent to the symmetric transitions within the atoms SWCNT carbon is  in radial direction. band G related to the motion of neighboring atoms in The opposite direction is along the pipe surface in two-dimensional graphite  characterized by a multi- branch peak  around (1-1600cm-1500). The  RBM peak and the multi band G peak are not seen in  SP2. Usually  no carbon compound  SP2 is a peak of  compounds containing single carbon  (band G) Lorentzian in the range of  (1-1582cm) their Raman spectrum. D band in Raman spectra for atoms  SP2 in the presence of (hetero) atoms, the atmosphere of  carbon  empty or any network failures occur. 



All of these peaks in the Raman spectrum are sensitive to the SWCNT structure  (indices m, n). Of course, RBM is more sensitive and is therefore used  for initial identification (m, n). band G) is also sensitive to the electron structure. Band G and RBM are widely used to arrange nanotubes  By Raman spectroscopy using a large number of  laser lines, the exact diameter distribution can be  obtained and finally more precisely the SWCNT metal and semiconductor type are  determined. Band G has been shown to be different from metallic and semiconductor nanotubes  In graphite,  band G is a unique peak because the tangential vibrations  on the plate are of the degenerate planar hexagonal structure  while in the nanotubes, this peak is It breaks down to six peaks due to  graphene plate curvature and quantum confinement  along the tube. Considering only two  of the extreme peak failures  and their analysis, which is basically the  symmetry of the tangential vibration when the graphene plate is  bent to form the tubular cylinders  , it is possible to obtain good information  Two of the strongest G peaks with  G + are  named for -G  shifts  -G are defined with less atomic frequency  along the tube axis and to rotate  atomically in the direction of the circles  The difference between G-metal (SWCNTs band-G) and  semiconductors is evidence of this. Peak  metal nanotubes are wider than semiconductors  It is more asymmetric and shifts to lower frequencies  .




Conclusion : 

Semiconductor nanotubes can be switched on / off in coordination with the  voltage regulator.  To distinguish  metallic and semiconductor SWCNTs using  VI diagrams are presented. The researchers  hypothesized that semiconductor SWCNTs  have an on / off ratio of 10 or higher and have an off-current ratio of  (9A-10) or  less, which is contrary to the properties of  metallic SWCNTs. In addition, for  enriched samples, four-point measurements are made  on paper bucky films  to quantify the frequency of  metallic and semiconductor types in the sample. However,  many other factors such as sample purity and  uniformity of the layer thickness can be layer resistance. Affect the thin. These factors must be considered  before concluding.

Author: Engineer Afshin Rashid 

PhD student of Nano-Microelectronics at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran