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Raman Spectroscopy Study of Two-Dimensional Materials Under Strain

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Raman Spectroscopy of Two-Dimensional Materials

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The exceptionally high stretchability of atomically thin materials enables extensive manipulation of their properties and exploration of rich physics through the application of external strain. Therefore, it is important to understand strain effects on two-dimensional materials both for fundamental studies and developing various applications, especially in flexible and wearable devices. In this chapter, we will give several examples of how Raman spectroscopy can be utilized to investigate the strain effects on fundamental properties of atomically thin materials.

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    Chunxiao Cong

  2. Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Yanlong Wang & Ting Yu

  3. Key Laboratory of Chemical Lasers, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

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Cong, C., Wang, Y., Yu, T. (2019). Raman Spectroscopy Study of Two-Dimensional Materials Under Strain. In: Tan, PH. (eds) Raman Spectroscopy of Two-Dimensional Materials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 276. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1828-3_6

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