Soulard C, Rocquefelte X, Petit PE, Evain M, Jobic S, Itié JP, Munsch P, Koo HJ, Whangbo MH. Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on the Relative Stability of the PdS2- and Pyrite-Type Structures of PdSe2.
Inorg Chem 2004;
43:1943-9. [PMID:
15018514 DOI:
10.1021/ic0352396]
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Abstract
Under ambient condition PdSe2 has the PdS2-type structure. The crystal structure of PdSe2 under pressure (up to 30 GPa) was investigated at room temperature by X-ray diffraction in an energy-dispersive configuration using a diamond anvil cell with a mixture of water/ethanol/methanol as a pressure transmitting medium. A reversible structural transition from the PdS2-type to the pyrite-type structure occurs around 10 GPa, and the applied pressure reduces the spacing between adjacent 2/proportional to [PdSe2] layers of the PdS2-type structure to form the three-dimensional lattice of the pyrite-type structure. First principles and extended Hückel electronic band structure calculations were carried out to confirm the observed pressure-induced structural changes. We also examined why the isoelectronic analogues NiSe2 and PtSe2 adopt structures different from the PdS2-type structure on the basis of qualitative electronic structure considerations.
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