Abstract:
Bi
3O
3O
3SeBr was synthesized via traditional high temperature solid state reaction. Powder X-ray diffraction, DFT calculations, diffused reflectance spectroscopy and photoelectric measurements were used to characterize the crystal structure and physical properties of Bi
3O
3O
3SeBr. Experimental results show that the Bi
3O
3O
3SeBr crystallizes in space group P4/nmm with unit cell parameters a=3.922 84(6) Ǻ and c=20.238 14(3) Ǻ. Its crystal structure consists of Bi
2O
2 layers, Se
2- layers and Br- layers. The Se
2- layers and Br- layers are stacked between Bi
2O
2 layers, forming the structural units of Bi
2O
2Se and BiOBr. Bi
3O
3O
3SeBr can be seen to be composed of the structural units of Bi
2O
2Se and BiOBr sharing the Bi
2O
2 layers along the c direction. Bi
3O
3O
3SeBr is n-type semiconductor with narrow indirect band gap of 0.44 eV. The energy states at the top of the valence band are dominated by Se 4p states, while those at the bottom of the conduction band are dominated by Bi 6p states. Irradiated by visible light, Bi
3O
3O
3SeBr shows a reliable photo-electric response. Its photo current density is 0.70 μA/cm
2, superior to that of Bi
2O
2Se, indicating its prospect for application in photodetection.