Role of dispersion relation effect in topological surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Topological surface-enhanced Raman scattering (T-SERS) is a phenomenon in which topological materials change the density of states (DOS) of the substrate through linear dispersion relation to boost photoinduced charge transfer and enhance Raman scattering. Through theoretical and experimental research, we show that the dispersion relation effect in topological materials is the main reason for T-SERS. In theory, the dispersion relation and dimension of the band structure will affect the distribution of DOS near the Fermi surface of substrates, and the change of DOS will lead to the different contribution of charge transfer for SERS. In experiments, the enhancement effect of topological insulators (Bi2Se3, Sb2Te3) and topological semimetal (PtSe2) on the Raman scattering of various molecules are compared. Among these materials, PtSe2 can achieve Raman enhancement of R6G molecules with the concentration of 10−9 M.