Table 2 Symmetry representation for phonon modes in bulk and few layer TMDCs14.

From: Raman scattering and anomalous Stokes–anti-Stokes ratio in MoTe2 atomic layers

# of Layers

Sym. Grp.

σh/i Sym.

S

B

IC

OC

IMC

OMC

1

D3h

+

1 A’ 1

1 E’

1 E”

1 A”2

2

D3d

+

1 E g

1 A 1g

1 E g

1 A 1g

1 E g

1 A 1g

1 Eu

1 A2u

1 Eu

1 A2u

3

D3h

+

1 E’

1 A’ 1

1 E’

2 A’ 1

2 E’

1 A’ 1

1 E”

1 A”2

2 E”

1 A”2

1 E”

2 A”2

4

D3d

+

2 E g

2 A 1g

2 E g

2 A 1g

2 E g

2 A 1g

1 Eu

1 A2u

2Eu

2 A2u

1 Eu

2 A2u

5

D3h

+

2 E’

2 A’ 1

2 E’

3 A’ 1

3 E’

2 A’ 1

2 E”

2 A”2

3 E”

2 A”2

2 E”

3 A”2

bulk

D46h

+

1 E 2g

1 B 2g

1 E 1g

1 A 1g

1 E 2g

1 B 2g

1 E2u

1 B1u

1 E1u

1 A2u

  1. The third column specifies whether the mode is even or odd under horizontal mirror plane reflection/inversion. Raman active modes (in back scattering geometry) are colored in bold red.