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Title: Vacancy relaxation in cuprous oxide (Cu2–xO1–y)

Abstract

Phonons are produced when an excited vacancy in cuprous oxide (Cu2O) relaxes. Time resolved luminescence was used to find the excited copper vacancy (acceptor) and oxygen vacancy (donor) trap levels and lifetimes. It was also used to determine the typical energy and number of phonons in the phonon pulses emitted by vacancies. The vacancy properties of cuprous oxide are controlled by several synthesis parameters and by the temperature. We directly demonstrate the absorption of light by oxygen vacancies with transient absorption. Copper and oxygen vacancies behave differently, in part because the two kinds of traps capture carriers from different states. For example, the copper vacancy luminescence lifetime is around 25 times greater at low temperature. Moreover, both kinds of vacancy luminescence are consistent with a Poissonian multiple phonon emission model.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [2]
  1. Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States); UNSW, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
  2. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
  3. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Inverse Design (CID)
Sponsoring Org.:
Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN); Argonne National Laboratory, Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22), Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1364756
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1396574
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Luminescence
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 183; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-2313
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; bound exciton; cuprous oxide; exciton; phonon; stoichiometry; vacancy

Citation Formats

Frazer, Laszlo, Chang, Kelvin B., Schaller, Richard D., Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R., and Ketterson, John B. Vacancy relaxation in cuprous oxide (Cu2–xO1–y). United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.11.011.
Frazer, Laszlo, Chang, Kelvin B., Schaller, Richard D., Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R., & Ketterson, John B. Vacancy relaxation in cuprous oxide (Cu2–xO1–y). United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.11.011
Frazer, Laszlo, Chang, Kelvin B., Schaller, Richard D., Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R., and Ketterson, John B. Mon . "Vacancy relaxation in cuprous oxide (Cu2–xO1–y)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.11.011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1364756.
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title = {Vacancy relaxation in cuprous oxide (Cu2–xO1–y)},
author = {Frazer, Laszlo and Chang, Kelvin B. and Schaller, Richard D. and Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R. and Ketterson, John B.},
abstractNote = {Phonons are produced when an excited vacancy in cuprous oxide (Cu2O) relaxes. Time resolved luminescence was used to find the excited copper vacancy (acceptor) and oxygen vacancy (donor) trap levels and lifetimes. It was also used to determine the typical energy and number of phonons in the phonon pulses emitted by vacancies. The vacancy properties of cuprous oxide are controlled by several synthesis parameters and by the temperature. We directly demonstrate the absorption of light by oxygen vacancies with transient absorption. Copper and oxygen vacancies behave differently, in part because the two kinds of traps capture carriers from different states. For example, the copper vacancy luminescence lifetime is around 25 times greater at low temperature. Moreover, both kinds of vacancy luminescence are consistent with a Poissonian multiple phonon emission model.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.11.011},
journal = {Journal of Luminescence},
number = C,
volume = 183,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Mon Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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