Pressure stabilized Se-Se dimer formation in PbSe2

M. Bremholm; Y. S. Hor; R. J. Cava

doi:10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2010.10.003

Pressure stabilized Se-Se dimer formation in PbSe₂

M. Bremholm, Y. S. Hor, R. J. Cava

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Abstract

The preparation of PbSe₂ through the reaction of PbSe with excess Se at 4.5 GPa and 650 °C is reported. The crystal structure, determined from X-ray powder diffraction data (CuAl₂ structure type, I4/mcm (#140), a = 6.42695(11) , c = 7.70254(13) , Z = 4), consists of layers of [Se₂]^2- dimers with Pb²⁺ in square antiprismatic coordination with Se. This is a rare crystal structure for divalent metal chalcogenides, previously only identified for SrS₂ and BaTe₂. Undoped PbSe₂ as well as Bi³⁺- and Ag⁺-doped samples (10% Pb substitution) show semi-metallic resistivity down to 0.4 K. Magnetic susceptibility measurement of PbSe ₂ shows no magnetic ordering above 1.8 K. The Seebeck coefficients show nearly linear behavior from 35 to 400 K and the largest numerical values are found in the case of undoped PbSe₂, + 99 μVK^-1, and Bi³⁺-doped PbSe₂, - 146 μVK^-1, at the highest temperature measured, 400 K.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	38-41
Number of pages	4
Journal	Solid State Sciences
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2010.10.003
State	Published - Jan 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Chemistry(all)
Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

Diselenide
High pressure
Lead dichalcogenide
Selenium dimer
X-ray diffraction

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