Sasaki K-ichi, Kato K, Tokura Y, Suzuki S, Sogawa T
摘 要
By considering analytical expressions for the self-energies of intervalley and intravalley phonons in graphene, we describe the behavior of D, 2D, and D′ Raman bands with changes in doping (μ) and light-excitation energy (EL). Comparing the self-energy with the observed μ dependence of the 2D bandwidth, we estimate the wave vector q of the constituent intervalley phonon at ℏvq≃EL/1.6 (v is the electron\'s Fermi velocity) and conclude that the self-energy makes a major contribution (60%) to the dispersive behavior of the D and 2D bands. The estimate of q is based on a concept of shifted Dirac cones in which the resonance decay of a phonon satisfying q>ω/v (ω is the phonon frequency) into an electron-hole pair is suppressed when μ<(ℏvq−ℏω)/2. We highlight the fact that the decay of an intervalley (and intravalley longitudinal optical) phonon with q=ω/v is strongly suppressed by electron-phonon coupling at an arbitrary μ. This feature is in contrast with the divergent behavior of an intravalley transverse optical phonon, which bears a close similarity to the polarization function relevant to plasmons.