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Ultrafast carrier dynamics in BiVO4 thin film photoanode material: interplay between free carriers, trapped carriers and low-frequency lattice vibrations

Published:2016 Issue:47 Volume:4 Page:18516-18523
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Butler K. T.¹²³,Dringoli B. J.⁴⁵⁶⁷,Zhou L.⁸⁵⁶⁷⁹,Rao P. M.⁸⁵⁶⁷⁹,Walsh A.¹⁰¹¹³^ORCID,Titova L. V.⁴⁵⁶⁷

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. University of Bath

3. UK

4. Department of Physics

5. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

6. Worcester

7. USA

8. Department of Mechanical Engineering

9. Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program

10. Department of Materials

11. Imperial College London

Abstract

We explore ultrafast carrier dynamics and interactions of photoexcited carriers with lattice vibrational modes in BiVO₄ using time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy and first-principles phonon spectrum calculations.

Funder

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/TA/C6TA07177E

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