PbI2 (Lead Iodide)
PbI2 is a semiconductor 2D material having a bandgap of ~2.58eV. The layers are stacked together via van der Waals interactions and can be exfoliated into thin 2D layers.
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The PbI2 crystals produced at HQ Graphene have a typical lateral size of ~0.5 cm and have a yellow appearance.
More information about the PbI2 crystals we sell can be found below.
| Crystal size | ~5 mm |
| Electrical properties | Semiconductor |
| Crystal structure | Trigonal |
| Unit cell parameters | a = b = 0.456 nm, c = 0.700 nm, α = β = 90°, γ = 120° |
| Monolayer properties |  Link to C2DB containing calculated properties |
| Type | Synthetic |
| Purity | >99.995 % |
| Characterized by | XRD, EDX |
| More information? | Please contact us by email or phone |
The single crystal PbI2 is characterized using:
XRD: single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (D8 Venture Bruker and D8 Advance Bruker)EDX: Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy for stoichiometric analysis
XRD and EDX on PbI2:
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HQ Graphene Wiki on:
PbI2
1. Golovynskyi, S., et al. "Free exciton and bound excitons on Pb and I vacancies and O and I substituting defects in PbI2: Photoluminescence and DFT calculations." Applied Surface Science 624 (2023): 157128.
2. Lee, W., et al. "Spin-orbit effects on the electronic and optical properties of lead iodide." Applied Physics Letters 122.21 (2023).