Layered indium selenides (In2Se3) have recently been discovered to host robust out-of-plane and inplane ferroelectricity in the α and β´ phases, respectively. In this work, we utilise angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy to directly measure the electronic bandstructure of β´-In2Se3, and compare to hybrid density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In agreement with DFT, we find the band structure is highly two-dimensional, with negligible dispersion along the c-axis. Due to n-type doping we are able to observe the conduction band minima, and directly measure the minimum indirect (0.99 eV) and direct (1.53 eV) bandgaps. We find the Fermi surface in the conduction band is characterized by anisotropic electron pockets with sharp in-plane dispersion about the M ̅ points, yielding effective masses of 0.21 m0 along KM ̅̅̅̅̅ and 0.33 m0 along ΓM ̅̅̅̅ . The measured band structure is well supported by hybrid density functional theory calculations. The highly two-dimensional (2D) bandstructure with moderate bandgap and small effective mass suggest that β´-In2Se3 is a potentially useful new van der Waals semiconductor. This together with its ferroelectricity makes it a viable material for highmobility ferroelectric-photovoltaic devices, with applications in non-volatile memory switching and renewable energy technologies.
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