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Scientists discover semi-metallization and novel photoelectric behavior in lead iodide under high pressure

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May 12, 2023
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Accoding to a research published in Advanced Optical Materials, Prof. DING Junfeng and his team at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, reveals that semiconductor PbI2 undergoes a transition to a semimetallic state when subjected to pressure. This transition is accompanied by the enhancement of photoelectric properties as well as the spectral response range expanded to infrared band.

Scientists Discover Semi-metallization and Novel Photoelectric Behavior in Lead Iodide under High Pressure

Credit: CHENG Peng

Accoding to a research published in Advanced Optical Materials, Prof. DING Junfeng and his team at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, reveals that semiconductor PbI2 undergoes a transition to a semimetallic state when subjected to pressure. This transition is accompanied by the enhancement of photoelectric properties as well as the spectral response range expanded to infrared band.

PbI2 is a versatile semiconductor with applications in X-ray and gamma ray detection, as well as perovskite solar cell development. By compressing the lattice constants and inducing structural transition, the employment of hydrostatic pressure can be used to modify structural and electronic properties. Therefore, pressure may be an effective method to promote the photoelectric performance of PbI2.

In this study, researchers made a significant discovery regarding the behavior of PbI2 under pressure.

The high-pressure absorption spectra of PbI2 suggested that the electrical band was closed at the transition point, while the charge transport indicated that the sample remained not metallic. Non-metallic transport was well explained by the development of a semimetal phase at high pressure, as determined by first-principles calculations of the photocurrent spurt and infrared band response.
The semiconductor-semimetal transition in PbI2 was further confirmed by the notable decrease in lifetime to a few picoseconds in ultrafast spectroscopy under pressure. Moreover, the responding band expanded from visible light to the telecom wavelength of at least 1550 nm.

“Our team employed several techniques to systematically investigate the behavior of PbI2 under high pressure. Through our study, we were able to settle a long-standing controversy surrounding its high-pressure phase and identify inconsistencies between crystal and electronic transitions,” explained CHENG Peng, the lead author of the paper. “This research represents a detailed investigation into the electronic structure phase transition of PbI2 under high pressure.”

Pressure-induced semimetallization presented a new strategy for designing a high-performance photodetector with broadband response.



Journal

Advanced Optical Materials

Article Title

Semiconductor–Semimetal Transition-Driven Photocurrent Spurt and Infrared Band Response in Lead Iodide at High Pressure

Article Publication Date

23-Apr-2023

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