Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2009-12-14
Phys. Rev. B 82, 033404 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
4 pages, 2 figures; improved text, more experimental data, discussed sigma-bonds
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.82.033404
A simple model for flexural phonons in graphite (and graphene, corresponding to the limiting case of infinite distance between carbon planes) is proposed, in which the local dipolar moment is assumed to be proportional to the curvature of the carbon sheets. Explicit expressions for dispersion curves with full account for the long-range dipolar interaction forces are given and fitted to the experimental data using a single adjustable parameter of the theory. This parameter is expected to depend on the ground state configuration of molecular $\pi$-orbitals, the same both for graphite and for graphene. At decreasing carbon sheet separation (high pressures) the phonon spectrum displays instability, corresponding to the graphite to diamond transition. Being explicitly based on the local dipolar moments, the proposed simple model could prove useful for considering electron-phonon interaction.
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