Probing the band structure of quadri-layer graphene with magneto-phonon resonance

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how magneto-phonon resonance in multilayer graphene can be used to probe its electronic band structure through Raman scattering, revealing detailed information about AB-stacked 4-layer graphene.

Contribution

It introduces a method to analyze the electronic band structure of multilayer graphene using magneto-phonon resonance observed via Raman spectroscopy.

Findings

Oscillations in phonon features correspond to electronic excitation spectrum.

Experiment performed up to 28T magnetic field on 4-layer graphene.

Results confirm the AB stacking electronic structure.

Abstract

We show how the magneto-phonon resonance, particularly pronounced in sp2 carbon allotropes, can be used as a tool to probe the band structure of multilayer graphene specimens. Even when electronic excitations cannot be directly observed, their coupling to the E2g phonon leads to pronounced oscillations of the phonon feature observed through Raman scattering experiments with multiple periods and amplitudes detemined by the electronic excitation spectrum. Such experiment and analysis have been performed up to 28T on an exfoliated 4-layer graphene specimen deposited on SiO2, and the observed oscillations correspond to the specific AB stacked 4-layer graphene electronic excitation spectrum.