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Effects of oxygen vacancies on the photoexcited carrier lifetime in rutile TiO 2

Journal Article · · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cp04248c· OSTI ID:1982192
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3]
  1. Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China; Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
  2. Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China; Departments of Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
  3. Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

The photoexcited carrier lifetime in semiconductors plays a crucial role in solar energy conversion processes.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1982192
Journal Information:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Vol. 24, Issue 8; ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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