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The Raman tensors and frequencies of the negligible-polar phonons were calculated using first-principles methods,
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The Raman tensors and frequencies of the negligible-polar phonons were calculated using first-principles methods,
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and the results are compared with both experimental data and theoretical predictions (@table-nopol).
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and the results are compared with both experimental data and theoretical predictions (@table-nopol).
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The calculated phonon frequencies show good agreement with experimental data,
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The calculated phonon frequencies show good agreement with experimental data with a slight underestimation of 2-5%,
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with a slight underestimation of 2-5%,
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where the error may be attributed to the underestimation of interatomic forces by the PBE functional (cite).
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which may be attributed to the underestimation of forces by PBE functional (cite).
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The calculated Raman tensors are also consistent with experimental and theoretical results.
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The calculated Raman tensors are also consistent with experimental and theoretical results.
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Among negligible-polar modes, the E#sub[2] mode observed experimentally at 776 cm#super[-1] (mode 8)
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Among negligible-polar modes, the E#sub[2] mode at 776 cm#super[-1] in experiment (mode 8)
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exhibits the highest Raman intensity,
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exhibits the highest Raman intensity,
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followed by four modes with lower intensities that are also experimentally visible,
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followed by four modes with lower intensities that are also experimentally visible,
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including the E#sub[2] modes at 195.5 cm#super[-1] (mode 1) and 203.3 cm#super[-1] (mode 2),
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including the E#sub[2] modes at 195.5 cm#super[-1] (mode 1) and 203.3 cm#super[-1] (mode 2),
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@@ -63,13 +62,14 @@ The E#sub[1] mode calculated at 746.91 cm#super[-1] (mode 7)
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and the E#sub[2] mode calculated at 756.25 cm#super[-1] (mode 9)
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and the E#sub[2] mode calculated at 756.25 cm#super[-1] (mode 9)
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are predicted to have much weaker Raman intensities and are located close to the most intense mode (mode 8),
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are predicted to have much weaker Raman intensities and are located close to the most intense mode (mode 8),
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making them indistinguishable in experimental spectra.
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making them indistinguishable in experimental spectra.
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This explains their absence in experimental observations.
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Additionally, the A#sub[1] mode calculated at 812.87 cm#super[-1] (mode 10)
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Additionally, the A#sub[1] mode calculated at 812.87 cm#super[-1] (mode 10)
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exhibits very weak Raman intensity in the scattering in basal plane (xx and yy, only 0.01)
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exhibits very weak Raman intensity in the configuration polarized in the basal-plane (xx and yy, only 0.01)
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but an observable intensity in the zz configuration (1.78).
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but an observable intensity in the configuration polarized along z-axis (1.78).
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As most Raman experiments are back-scattering along the z-direction with photon energy much less than the band gap,
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Since most Raman experiments are performed in a back-scattering configuration with light incident along the z-direction
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this mode is generally not observed in these experiments (cite),
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(polarized in-plane)
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but it may become detectable when the incident light does not propagate along the z-direction (as in our experiment)
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with photon energies much lower than the band gap,
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this mode is generally not observed (cite).
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However, it should become detectable when the incident light have z-direction polarization part (as in our experiment)
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or when the incident light wavelength is near resonance conditions (cite).
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or when the incident light wavelength is near resonance conditions (cite).
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Besides, there are other peeks in the experiment.
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Besides, there are other peeks in the experiment.
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