https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03560-3
Regular Article
Silent-enhancement of multiple Raman modes via tuning optical properties of graphene nanostructures
1
Department of Physics, Akdeniz University, 07058, Antalya, Turkey
2
Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Hacettepe University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
Received:
20
June
2022
Accepted:
25
November
2022
Published online:
10
December
2022
Raman scattering signal can be enhanced through localization of incident field into sub-wavelength hot-spots through plasmonic nanostructures (surface-enhanced raman scattering—SERS). Recently, further enhancement of SERS signal via quantum objects are proposed by Postaci (Nanophotonics 7:1687, 2018) without increasing the hot-spot intensity (silent-enhancement) where this suggestion prevents the modification of vibrational modes or the breakdown of molecules. The method utilizes path interference in the nonlinear response of Stokes-shifted Raman modes. In this work, we extend this phenomenon to tune the spectral position of silent-enhancement factor where the multiple vibrational modes can be detected with a better signal-to-noise ratio, simultaneously. This can be achieved in two different schemes by employing either (i) graphene structures with quantum emitters or (ii) replacing quantum emitters with graphene spherical nano-shell in Postaci (Nanophotonics 7:1687, 2018). In addition, the latter system is exactly solvable in the steady-state. These suggestions not only preserve conventional nonlinear Raman processes but also provide flexibility to enhance (silently) multiple vibrational Raman modes due to the tunable optical properties of graphene.
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