Modulating Carrier Dynamics in PdSe 2 : The Role of Pressure in Electronic and Phononic Interactions.

PdSe 2 is a puckered transition metal dichalcogenide that has been reported to undergo a two-dimensional to three-dimensional structural transition under pressure. Here, we investigated the electronic and phononic evolution of PdSe 2 under high pressure using pump-probe spectroscopy. We observed the electronic intraband and interband transitions occurring in the d orbitals of Pd, revealing the disappearance of the Jahn-Teller effect under high pressure. Furthermore, we found that the decay rates of interband recombination and intraband relaxation lifetimes change at 3 and 7 GPa, respectively. First-principles calculations suggest that the bandgap closure slows the decay rate of interband recombination after 3 GPa, while the saturation of phonon-phonon scattering is the main reason for the relatively constant intraband relaxation lifetime. Our work provides a novel perspective for understanding the evolution of the electron and modulation of the carrier dynamics by phonons under pressure.