Table 1 Phonon modes of CrSBr related to this work

From: Pressure-induced structural phase transitions in CrSBr

Mode

Theory

Experiment

Mode description

 

(cm−1)

(cm−1)

 

Infrared

1B2u

89.4

91.6

In-plane shearing of Br centers against the CrS double layer

1B3u

162.6

179.8

In-plane shearing of Br centers against the CrS double layer

1B1u

215.3

225.9

Out-of-plane, out-of-phase stretching of Br against CrS

2B3u

301.3

312.9

In-plane, out-of-phase stretch of Cr against S

2B2u

302.1

329.1

In-plane, out-of-phase motion of Cr against S

2B1u

340.5

350.6

Out-of-plane, out-of-phase stretch of Cr against S

Raman

1Ag

125.9

114.1

Out-of-plane motion of Br and Cr centers against neighbors

2Ag

246.1

244.9

Out-of-plane motion of CrS dimers against the neighbors

3Ag

328.5

343.4

Out-of-plane motion of a CrS layer against the other