The Influence of Strong Electron and Hole Doping on the Raman Intensity of Chemical Vapor-Deposition Graphene

Abstract

Electrochemical charging has been applied to study the influence of doping on the intensity of the various Raman features observed in chemical vapor-deposition-grown graphene. Three different laser excitation energies have been used to probe the influence of the excitation energy on the behavior of both the G and G' modes regarding their dependence on doping. The intensities of both the G and G' modes exhibit a significant but different dependence on doping. While the intensity of the G' band monotonically decreases with increasing magnitude of the electrode potential (positive or negative), for the G band a more complex behavior has been found. The striking feature is an increase of the Raman intensity of the G mode at a high value of the positive electrode potential. Furthermore, the observed increase of the Raman intensity of the G mode is found to be a function of laser excitation energy.