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Synthesis and Optical Properties of One Year Air-Stable Chiral Sb(III) Halide Semiconductors

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  • Ali Azmy
  • Daria M Konovalova
  • Leah Lepore
  • Alexander Fyffe
  • Doyun Kim
  • Lukasz Wojtas
  • Qing Tu
  • Minh Tuan Trinh
  • Nourdine Zibouche
  • Ioannis Spanopoulos
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>11/12/2023
<mark>Journal</mark>Inorganic Chemistry
Issue number49
Volume62
Number of pages11
Pages (from-to)20142-20152
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date27/11/23
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Chiral hybrid metal-halide semiconductors (MHS) pose as ideal candidates for spintronic applications owing to their strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC), and long spin relaxation times. Shedding light on the underlying structure-property relationships is of paramount importance for the targeted synthesis of materials with an optimum performance. Herein, we report the synthesis and optical properties of 1D chiral ( -/ -THBTD)SbBr (THBTD = 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole-2,6-diamine) semiconductors using a multifunctional ligand as a countercation and a structure directing agent. ( -/ -THBTD)SbBr feature direct and indirect band gap characteristics, exhibiting photoluminescence (PL) light emission at RT that is accompanied by a lifetime of a few ns. Circular dichroism (CD), second harmonic generation (SHG), and piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) studies validate the chiral nature of the synthesized materials. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed a Rashba/Dresselhaus (R/D) spin splitting, supported by an energy splitting ( ) of 23 and 25 meV, and a Rashba parameter (α ) of 0.23 and 0.32 eV·Å for the and analogs, respectively. These values are comparable to those of the 3D and 2D perovskite materials. Notably, ( -THBTD)SbBr has been air-stable for a year, a record performance among chiral lead-free MHS. This work demonstrates that low-dimensional, lead-free, chiral semiconductors with exceptional air stability can be acquired, without compromising spin splitting and manipulation performance.