Phonon dispersion of graphite by inelastic x-ray scattering

Marcel Mohr, Janina Maultzsch, E. Dobardžić, Stephanie Reich, I. Milošević, Milan Damnjanović, Alexeï Bosak, M. Krisch, C. Thomsen

Abstract

We present the full in-plane phonon dispersion of graphite obtained from inelastic x-ray scattering, including the optical and acoustic branches, as well as the midfrequency range between the $K$ and $M$ points in the Brillouin zone, where the experimental data have been unavailable so far. The existence of a Kohn anomaly at the $K$ point is further supported. We fit a fifth-nearest neighbor force-constant model to the experimental data, making improved force-constant calculations of the phonon dispersion in both graphite and carbon nanotubes available.

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