Observing Axial Chirality of Chiral Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes by Helicity-Dependent Raman Spectra.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Helicity-dependent Raman spectra of an isolated, chiral, single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) are reported using circularly polarized light. A polar plot of polarized Raman intensity for the radial breathing mode (RBM), which is excited by left-handed or right-handed circularly polarized light, shows asymmetric angle dependence relative to the nanotube axis direction, which reflects the axial chirality of a SWNT. The asymmetry in the polar plot of the RBM can be analyzed by a complex Raman tensor. The complex phase of each component of the Raman tensor has a maximum at chiral angle θ = 15° of a SWNT which is between two achiral SWNTs, that is, zigzag (θ = 0°) and armchair (θ = 30°) SWNTs. Considering the interaction between the chiral SWNT and the circularly polarized light, we discuss the origin of the complex phases excited by the opposite helicity of the circularly polarized light.