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arxiv: 2507.23647 · v2 · submitted 2025-07-31 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Spectroscopic Signatures of Structural Disorder and Electron-Phonon Interactions in Trigonal Selenium Thin Films for Solar Energy Harvesting

Rasmus S. Nielsen , Axel G. Medaille , Arnau Torrens , Oriol Segura-Blanch , Se\'an R. Kavanagh , David O. Scanlon , Aron Walsh , Edgardo Saucedo
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keywords selenium thin filmsstructural disorderRaman spectroscopyphotoluminescenceelectron-phonon interactionsnon-radiative recombinationphotovoltaic devicestrigonal selenium
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Short-range structural disorder in selenium thin films stems from processing variations rather than being inherent to the material

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The paper shows that short-range structural disorder in trigonal selenium thin films varies strongly with subtle differences in synthesis conditions across different laboratories. Temperature-dependent Raman and photoluminescence measurements, made possible by closed-space encapsulation to avoid degradation, connect this disorder and grown-in stress to stronger electron-phonon coupling and the formation of extended defects. These defects serve as the main sites for non-radiative recombination, which shortens carrier lifetimes and lowers open-circuit voltage in photovoltaic devices. A reader would care because selenium is a simple elemental semiconductor with promise for thin-film solar cells, and the work identifies concrete processing levers that could raise its optoelectronic quality.

Core claim

Using temperature-dependent Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy on selenium thin films synthesized under nominally identical conditions, the authors find that short-range structural disorder is not intrinsic but highly sensitive to subtle processing variations. These variations strongly influence electron-phonon coupling and non-radiative recombination. Structural disorder and grown-in stress promote extended defects that act as dominant non-radiative recombination centers, limiting carrier lifetime and open-circuit voltage in photovoltaic devices.

What carries the argument

Temperature-dependent Raman linewidths and peak shifts together with photoluminescence intensity and temperature dependence, used as spectroscopic signatures of short-range structural disorder and grown-in stress

If this is right

  • Precise control of synthesis and post-deposition treatments can raise the optoelectronic quality of selenium thin films.
  • Targeted control of crystallization dynamics reduces microstructural disorder and improves selenium-based thin-film devices.
  • Lower structural disorder and stress decrease the density of extended defects that limit carrier lifetime.
  • Minimizing processing variations across fabrication routes reduces non-radiative recombination rates in photovoltaic devices.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same encapsulation and spectroscopic approach could assess microstructural quality in other volatile elemental or compound semiconductors.
  • Reproducibility differences between research groups working on selenium devices may largely trace to uncontrolled variations in short-range order.
  • Reducing disorder through optimized growth could raise open-circuit voltages in selenium solar cells closer to the material's theoretical limit.

Load-bearing premise

The observed variations in Raman linewidths, peak shifts, and photoluminescence signals across samples arise primarily from differences in short-range structural disorder and grown-in stress rather than from surface contamination, thickness variation, or other unmeasured factors.

What would settle it

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy showing no increase in extended defect density in films that exhibit broader Raman lines and reduced photoluminescence would falsify the claimed causal link between the observed disorder signatures and recombination centers.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2507.23647 by Arnau Torrens, Aron Walsh, Axel G. Medaille, David O. Scanlon, Edgardo Saucedo, Marcel Placidi, Mirjana Dimitrievska, Oriol Segura-Blanch, Rasmus S. Nielsen, Se\'an R. Kavanagh.

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Selenium is experiencing renewed interest as a elemental semiconductor for a range of optoelectronic and energy applications due to its irresistibly simple composition and favorable wide bandgap. However, its high volatility and low radiative efficiency make it challenging to assess structural and optoelectronic quality, calling for advanced, non-destructive characterization methods. In this work, we employ a closed-space encapsulation strategy to prevent degradation during measurement and enable sensitive probing of vibrational and optoelectronic properties. Using temperature-dependent Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy, we investigate grown-in stress, vibrational dynamics, and electron-phonon interactions in selenium thin films synthesized under nominally identical conditions across different laboratories. Our results reveal that short-range structural disorder is not intrinsic to the material, but highly sensitive to subtle processing variations, which strongly influence electron-phonon coupling and non-radiative recombination. We find that such structural disorder and grown-in stress likely promote the formation of extended defects, which act as dominant non-radiative recombination centers limiting carrier lifetime and open-circuit voltage in photovoltaic devices. These findings demonstrate that the optoelectronic quality of selenium thin films can be significantly improved through precise control of synthesis and post-deposition treatments, outlining a clear pathway toward optimizing selenium-based thin film technologies through targeted control of crystallization dynamics and microstructural disorder.

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Summary. The manuscript reports temperature-dependent Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy on trigonal selenium thin films prepared under nominally identical conditions across laboratories. It claims that observed variations in Raman linewidths, peak positions, and PL intensity/temperature dependence arise from short-range structural disorder and grown-in stress (rather than being intrinsic), which in turn strengthen electron-phonon coupling and promote extended defects that dominate non-radiative recombination, thereby limiting carrier lifetime and open-circuit voltage in Se-based photovoltaics. The work concludes that precise control of synthesis and post-deposition treatments can substantially improve optoelectronic quality.

Significance. If the causal attribution to processing-induced disorder holds, the results would be significant for elemental chalcogenide photovoltaics: they identify a practical, non-destructive spectroscopic route to diagnose and mitigate microstructural defects that currently limit Se solar-cell performance, and they demonstrate that nominally identical growth protocols can produce meaningfully different material quality.

major comments (3)
  1. [Results and Discussion (spectroscopic comparison across samples)] The central interpretation that Raman linewidth/peak-shift and PL variations primarily track short-range structural disorder and stress (rather than thickness non-uniformity or surface contamination) is load-bearing for the abstract claim yet remains under-constrained. No film-thickness maps, profilometry data, or surface-sensitive measurements (e.g., XPS or AFM) are presented to exclude these common confounds in chalcogenide films, which are known to alter both Raman and PL responses.
  2. [Experimental methods and structural characterization] Direct structural corroboration is absent: the inference of short-range disorder relies entirely on spectroscopic proxies without supporting XRD, TEM, or pair-distribution-function data that would quantify the disorder metric independently of the optical spectra.
  3. [Implications for photovoltaic performance] The assertion that the inferred defects act as dominant non-radiative recombination centers (limiting lifetime and Voc) is stated without quantitative carrier-lifetime or device-level measurements that correlate the spectroscopic disorder indicators with actual recombination rates.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Figure captions and data analysis] Error bars or standard deviations are not reported on the extracted Raman linewidths, peak shifts, or PL intensity ratios, making it difficult to assess the statistical significance of the inter-sample differences.
  2. [Raman spectroscopy results] A single-crystal Se reference spectrum is not shown alongside the thin-film data, which would help anchor the magnitude of the observed shifts and broadening.

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We thank the referee for their thorough review and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment in detail below, providing the strongest honest defense of our work while acknowledging areas where additional clarification or data will strengthen the presentation. We have revised the manuscript accordingly where feasible.

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  1. Referee: [Results and Discussion (spectroscopic comparison across samples)] The central interpretation that Raman linewidth/peak-shift and PL variations primarily track short-range structural disorder and stress (rather than thickness non-uniformity or surface contamination) is load-bearing for the abstract claim yet remains under-constrained. No film-thickness maps, profilometry data, or surface-sensitive measurements (e.g., XPS or AFM) are presented to exclude these common confounds in chalcogenide films, which are known to alter both Raman and PL responses.

    Authors: We thank the referee for highlighting this important point. The films were prepared with nominally identical deposition parameters and consistent target thicknesses across laboratories, and the spectroscopic variations are systematic and reproducible rather than stochastic, which argues against random thickness non-uniformity as the primary driver. Surface contamination is further mitigated by our closed-space encapsulation protocol. Nevertheless, we agree that explicit exclusion of these confounds would make the interpretation more robust. In the revised manuscript we will add profilometry thickness maps and AFM surface roughness data for representative samples to directly address this concern. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Experimental methods and structural characterization] Direct structural corroboration is absent: the inference of short-range disorder relies entirely on spectroscopic proxies without supporting XRD, TEM, or pair-distribution-function data that would quantify the disorder metric independently of the optical spectra.

    Authors: We acknowledge that independent structural metrics would provide valuable corroboration. Our conclusions rest on the sensitivity of temperature-dependent Raman linewidths and shifts to local vibrational environments and short-range order, which are well-established probes for disorder in chalcogenides. To strengthen this, we will incorporate XRD patterns in the revised manuscript to quantify average crystallite size and crystallinity, thereby providing an orthogonal measure that supports the spectroscopic inference of processing-dependent short-range disorder. revision: yes

  3. Referee: [Implications for photovoltaic performance] The assertion that the inferred defects act as dominant non-radiative recombination centers (limiting lifetime and Voc) is stated without quantitative carrier-lifetime or device-level measurements that correlate the spectroscopic disorder indicators with actual recombination rates.

    Authors: The link to non-radiative recombination is drawn from the observed suppression of PL intensity and its characteristic temperature dependence, which are established signatures of increased defect-mediated recombination in selenium. While we do not include direct time-resolved lifetime or completed device measurements in the present study—our scope being the identification of spectroscopic signatures—we will expand the discussion section to more explicitly connect our findings to the existing literature on defect-limited Voc in Se photovoltaics and to clarify the inferential nature of this step. This remains an area for future experimental correlation. revision: partial

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The paper's central claims derive from direct experimental measurements of temperature-dependent Raman linewidths, peak shifts, and photoluminescence intensity/temperature dependence across selenium thin film samples made under nominally identical conditions in different labs. These observed spectral variations are interpreted as evidence that short-range structural disorder and grown-in stress are sensitive to subtle processing differences and promote extended defects. No equations, fitted parameters, or self-citations are invoked in a way that reduces any reported metric or prediction to the same data by construction. The derivation chain is self-contained through empirical observation and standard defect physics interpretation, with no self-definitional loops or fitted-input predictions.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The interpretation rests on standard assumptions of Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy in semiconductors; no new free parameters, ad-hoc axioms, or invented entities are introduced.

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  • domain assumption Raman peak broadening and shifts reliably indicate short-range structural disorder and grown-in stress in trigonal selenium
    Invoked when attributing spectral differences to disorder rather than other factors
  • domain assumption Temperature-dependent photoluminescence quenching reflects non-radiative recombination via extended defects
    Used to connect PL behavior to carrier lifetime limitations in devices

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