Anharmonic phonons in few layer MoS${}_2$: Raman spectroscopy of ultra low energy compression and shear modes

Abstract

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS${}_2$) is a promising material for making two-dimensional crystals and flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices at the nanoscale. MoS${}_2$ flakes can show high mobilities and have even been integrated in nanocircuits . A fundamental requirement for such use is efficient thermal transport. Electronic transport generates heat which needs to be evacuated, more crucially so in nanostructures. Anharmonic phonon-phonon scattering is the dominant intrinsic limitation to thermal transport in insulators. Here, using appropriate samples, ultra-low energy Raman spectroscopy and first principles calculations, we provide a full experimental and theoretical description of compression and shear modes of few-layer (FL) MoS${}_2$. We demonstrate that the compression modes are strongly anharmonic with a marked enhancement of phonon-phonon scattering as the number of layers is reduced, most likely a general feature of nanolayered materials with weak interlayer coupling.

6 pages, 5 figures

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