Copper Vacancies and Heavy Holes in the Two-Dimensional Semiconductor KCu3–xSe2
Abstract
The two-dimensional material KCu3–xSe2 was synthesized using both a K2Se3 flux and directly from the elements. It crystallizes in the CsAg3S2 structure (monoclinic space group C2/m with a = 15.417(3) Å, b = 4.0742(8) Å, c = 8.3190(17) Å, and β = 112.94(3)°), and single-crystal refinement revealed infinite copper-deficient [Cu3–xSe2]– layers separated by K+ ions. Thermal analysis indicated that KCu3–xSe2 melts congruently at ~755 °C. UV–vis spectroscopy showed an optical band gap of ~1.35 eV that is direct in nature, as confirmed by electronic structure calculations. Electronic transport measurements on single crystals yielded an in-plane resistivity of ~6 × 10–1 Ω cm at 300 K that has a complex temperature dependence. The results of Seebeck coefficient measurements were consistent with a doped p-type semiconductor (S = +214 μV K–1 at 300 K), with doping being attributed to copper vacancies. Transport is dominated by low-mobility (on the order of 1 cm2 V–1 s–1) holes caused by relatively flat valence bands with substantial Cu 3d character and a significant concentration of Cu ion vacancy defects (p ~ 1019 cm–3) in this material. In conclusion, electronic band structure calculations showed that electrons should be significantly more mobile in this structure type.
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW), Dresden (Germany)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); German Research Foundation (DFG)
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- 1393193
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- AC02-06CH11357; STU 695/1-1
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- Journal Name:
- Chemistry of Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 29; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Rettie, Alexander J. E., Sturza, Mihai, Malliakas, Christos D., Botana, Antia S., Chung, Duck Young, and Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. Copper Vacancies and Heavy Holes in the Two-Dimensional Semiconductor KCu3–xSe2. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02117.
Rettie, Alexander J. E., Sturza, Mihai, Malliakas, Christos D., Botana, Antia S., Chung, Duck Young, & Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. Copper Vacancies and Heavy Holes in the Two-Dimensional Semiconductor KCu3–xSe2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02117
Rettie, Alexander J. E., Sturza, Mihai, Malliakas, Christos D., Botana, Antia S., Chung, Duck Young, and Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. Wed .
"Copper Vacancies and Heavy Holes in the Two-Dimensional Semiconductor KCu3–xSe2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02117. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1393193.
@article{osti_1393193,
title = {Copper Vacancies and Heavy Holes in the Two-Dimensional Semiconductor KCu3–xSe2},
author = {Rettie, Alexander J. E. and Sturza, Mihai and Malliakas, Christos D. and Botana, Antia S. and Chung, Duck Young and Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.},
abstractNote = {The two-dimensional material KCu3–xSe2 was synthesized using both a K2Se3 flux and directly from the elements. It crystallizes in the CsAg3S2 structure (monoclinic space group C2/m with a = 15.417(3) Å, b = 4.0742(8) Å, c = 8.3190(17) Å, and β = 112.94(3)°), and single-crystal refinement revealed infinite copper-deficient [Cu3–xSe2]– layers separated by K+ ions. Thermal analysis indicated that KCu3–xSe2 melts congruently at ~755 °C. UV–vis spectroscopy showed an optical band gap of ~1.35 eV that is direct in nature, as confirmed by electronic structure calculations. Electronic transport measurements on single crystals yielded an in-plane resistivity of ~6 × 10–1 Ω cm at 300 K that has a complex temperature dependence. The results of Seebeck coefficient measurements were consistent with a doped p-type semiconductor (S = +214 μV K–1 at 300 K), with doping being attributed to copper vacancies. Transport is dominated by low-mobility (on the order of 1 cm2 V–1 s–1) holes caused by relatively flat valence bands with substantial Cu 3d character and a significant concentration of Cu ion vacancy defects (p ~ 1019 cm–3) in this material. In conclusion, electronic band structure calculations showed that electrons should be significantly more mobile in this structure type.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02117},
journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
number = 14,
volume = 29,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {6}
}
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