High electrical conduction of Sb square net in anti-ThCr2Si2 type La2O2Sb thin film grown by multilayer solid-phase epitaxy
Abstract
Anti-ThCr2Si2 type RE2O2Sb (RE = rare earth) with Sb square net has shown insulating conduction so far. Here we report the synthesis of La2O2Sb epitaxial thin films for the first time by multilayer solid-phase epitaxy. The valence state of Sb was about -2 evaluated from X-ray photoemission spectroscopy measurement, and the indirect band gap of 0.17 eV was observed. The La2O2Sb epitaxial thin film showed unexpectedly high electrical conduction as a narrow gap semiconductor, whose resistivity at room temperature was approximately ten-thousand-fold lower than that of La2O2Sb bulk polycrystal, attributed to increased carrier mobility probably due to suppressed Sb dimerization.
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