Carrier localization and cooling in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline titanium dioxide

被引:206
作者
Turner, GM [1 ]
Beard, MC [1 ]
Schmuttenmaer, CA [1 ]
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[1] Yale Univ, Dept Chem, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
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10.1021/jp025844e
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The transient photoconductivity of dye-sensitized titanium dioxide has been measured using time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy, a noncontact electrical probe with sub-picosecond temporal resolution. The photoconductivity deviates strongly from Drude behavior and is explained by disorder-induced carrier localization and/or backscattering of the photogenerated carriers. In addition, the carriers are found to thermally equilibrate with the lattice in roughly 300 fs. Ramifications for understanding the function of DSSCs and electrical transport in disordered media are discussed.
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页码:11716 / 11719
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