Table 2 Group-subgroup pathways for CrSBr across PC,1 and the corresponding infrared- and Raman-active modes

From: Pressure-induced structural phase transitions in CrSBr

Path

Sequence across PC,1

Γoptic

  

IR Active

Raman Active

1

\(Pmm{n}^{(59)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Down}}}Pmm{2}^{(25)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Up}}}\begin{array}{c}Cmm{2}^{(35)}\\ Imm{2}^{(44)}\end{array}\)

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2

\(Pmm{n}^{(59)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Down}}}Pmn{2}_{1}^{(31)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Up}}}\begin{array}{c}Amm{2}^{(38)}\\ Imm{2}^{(44)}\end{array}\)

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

3

\(Pmm{n}^{(59)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Down}}}P{2}_{1}/{m}^{(11)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Up}}}P2/{m}^{(10)}\)

2Au + 4Bu

4Ag + 2Bg

4

\(Pmm{n}^{(59)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Down}}}P{2}_{1}{2}_{1}{2}^{(18)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Up}}}\begin{array}{c}C22{2}^{(21)}\\ I22{2}^{(23)}\end{array}\)

2B1 + 2B2 + 2B3

2B1 + 2B2 + 2B3

2B1 + 2B2 + 2B3

2B1 + 2B2 + 2B3

5

\(Pmm{n}^{(59)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Up}}}Cmm{m}^{(65)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Down}}}\begin{array}{c}C22{2}^{(21)}\\ Cmm{2}^{(35)}\\ Amm{2}^{(38)}\end{array}\)

2B1 + 2B2 + 2B3

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2B1 + 2B2 + 2B3

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

6

\(Pmm{n}^{(59)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Up}}}Imm{m}^{(71)}\mathop{\to }\limits^{{\rm{Down}}}\begin{array}{c}Imm{2}^{(44)}\\ I22{2}^{(23)}\end{array}\)

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2

2A1 + 2B1 + 2B2