Photoluminescence Features of Few-Layer Hexagonal $α$-In$_2$Se$_3$

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Main Authors: Eliseyev, I. A., Veretennikov, A. I., Galimov, A. I., Kotova, L. V., Osochenko, G. V., Gasnikova, K. A., Kirilenko, D. A., Yagovkina, M. A., Salii, Yu. A., Davydov, V. Yu., Alekseev, P. A., Rakhlin, M. V.
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author Eliseyev, I. A.
Veretennikov, A. I.
Galimov, A. I.
Kotova, L. V.
Osochenko, G. V.
Gasnikova, K. A.
Kirilenko, D. A.
Yagovkina, M. A.
Salii, Yu. A.
Davydov, V. Yu.
Alekseev, P. A.
Rakhlin, M. V.
author_facet Eliseyev, I. A.
Veretennikov, A. I.
Galimov, A. I.
Kotova, L. V.
Osochenko, G. V.
Gasnikova, K. A.
Kirilenko, D. A.
Yagovkina, M. A.
Salii, Yu. A.
Davydov, V. Yu.
Alekseev, P. A.
Rakhlin, M. V.
contents Indium (III) selenide is currently one of the most actively studied materials in the two-dimensional family due to its remarkable ferroelectric and optical properties. This study focuses on the luminescent properties of few-layer In$_2$Se$_3$ flakes with thicknesses ranging from 7 to 100 monolayers. To explore the photoluminescence features and correlate them with changes in crystal symmetry and surface potential, we employed a combination of techniques, including temperature-dependent micro-photoluminescence, time-resolved photoluminescence, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and Kelvin probe force microscopy. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy confirmed that the samples studied possess the $α$-polytype structure. The micro-photoluminescence spectrum consists of two bands, A and B, with band B almost completely disappearing at room temperature. Temperature-dependent photoluminescence and time-resolved measurements helped us to elucidate the nature of the observed bands. We find that peak A is associated with emission from interband transitions in In$_2$Se$_3$, while peak B is attributed to defect-related emission. Additionally, the photoluminescence decay times of In$_2$Se$_3$ flakes with varying thicknesses were determined. No significant changes were observed in the decay components as the thickness increased from 7 to 100 monolayers, suggesting that there are no qualitative changes in the band structure.
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spellingShingle Photoluminescence Features of Few-Layer Hexagonal $α$-In$_2$Se$_3$
Eliseyev, I. A.
Veretennikov, A. I.
Galimov, A. I.
Kotova, L. V.
Osochenko, G. V.
Gasnikova, K. A.
Kirilenko, D. A.
Yagovkina, M. A.
Salii, Yu. A.
Davydov, V. Yu.
Alekseev, P. A.
Rakhlin, M. V.
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Indium (III) selenide is currently one of the most actively studied materials in the two-dimensional family due to its remarkable ferroelectric and optical properties. This study focuses on the luminescent properties of few-layer In$_2$Se$_3$ flakes with thicknesses ranging from 7 to 100 monolayers. To explore the photoluminescence features and correlate them with changes in crystal symmetry and surface potential, we employed a combination of techniques, including temperature-dependent micro-photoluminescence, time-resolved photoluminescence, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and Kelvin probe force microscopy. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy confirmed that the samples studied possess the $α$-polytype structure. The micro-photoluminescence spectrum consists of two bands, A and B, with band B almost completely disappearing at room temperature. Temperature-dependent photoluminescence and time-resolved measurements helped us to elucidate the nature of the observed bands. We find that peak A is associated with emission from interband transitions in In$_2$Se$_3$, while peak B is attributed to defect-related emission. Additionally, the photoluminescence decay times of In$_2$Se$_3$ flakes with varying thicknesses were determined. No significant changes were observed in the decay components as the thickness increased from 7 to 100 monolayers, suggesting that there are no qualitative changes in the band structure.
title Photoluminescence Features of Few-Layer Hexagonal $α$-In$_2$Se$_3$
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03981