Optoelectronic properties and ultrafast carrier dynamics of copper iodide thin films
As a promising high mobility p-type wide bandgap semiconductor, copper iodide has received increasing attention in recent years. However, the defect physics/evolution are still controversial, and particularly the ultrafast carrier and exciton dynamics in copper iodide has rarely been investigated. H...
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Published in | Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 6346 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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London
Nature Publishing Group UK
26.10.2022
Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio |
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Summary: | As a promising high mobility p-type wide bandgap semiconductor, copper iodide has received increasing attention in recent years. However, the defect physics/evolution are still controversial, and particularly the ultrafast carrier and exciton dynamics in copper iodide has rarely been investigated. Here, we study these fundamental properties for copper iodide thin films by a synergistic approach employing a combination of analytical techniques. Steady-state photoluminescence spectra reveal that the emission at ~420 nm arises from the recombination of electrons with neutral copper vacancies. The photogenerated carrier density dependent ultrafast physical processes are elucidated with using the femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. Both the effects of hot-phonon bottleneck and the Auger heating significantly slow down the cooling rate of hot-carriers in the case of high excitation density. The effect of defects on the carrier recombination and the two-photon induced ultrafast carrier dynamics are also investigated. These findings are crucial to the optoelectronic applications of copper iodide.
Deep understanding of defect physics, excitonic properties and the ultrafast carrier dynamics in the high mobility p-type transparent CuI is vital for its optoelectronic applications. Here, Liu et al. employ a synergistic approach to unveil these fundamental properties. |
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 2041-1723 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-022-34117-8 |