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Title: Ir 6 In 32 S 21 , a polar, metal-rich semiconducting subchalcogenide
Subchalcogenides are uncommon, and their chemical bonding results from an interplay between metal–metal and metal–chalcogenide interactions. Herein, we present Ir 6 In 32 S 21 , a novel semiconducting subchalcogenide compound that crystallizes in a new structure type in the polar P 31 m space group, with unit cell parameters a = 13.9378(12) Å, c = 8.2316(8) Å, α = β = 90°, γ = 120°. The compound has a large band gap of 1.48(2) eV, and photoemission and Kelvin probe measurements corroborate this semiconducting behavior with a valence band maximum (VBM) of −4.95(5) eV, conduction band minimum of −3.47(5) eV, and a photoresponse shift of the Fermi level by ∼0.2 eV in the presence of white light. X-ray absorption spectroscopy shows absorption edges for In and Ir do not indicate clear oxidation states, suggesting that the numerous coordination environments of Ir 6 In 32 S 21 make such assignments ambiguous. Electronic structure calculations confirm the semiconducting character with a nearly direct band gap, and electron localization function (ELF) analysis suggests that the origin of the gap is the result of electron transfer from the In atoms to the S 3p and Ir 5d orbitals. DFT calculations indicate that the average hole effective masses near the VBM (1.19 m e ) are substantially smaller than the average electron masses near the CBM (2.51 m e ), an unusual feature for most semiconductors. The crystal and electronic structure of Ir 6 In 32 S 21 , along with spectroscopic data, suggest that it is neither a true intermetallic nor a classical semiconductor, but somewhere in between those two extremes.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1807768
PAR ID:
10179577
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chemical Science
Volume:
11
Issue:
3
ISSN:
2041-6520
Page Range / eLocation ID:
870 to 878
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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