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Mamedov D, Karazhanov SZ, Alonso-Vante N. Fermi level pinning in metal oxides: influence on photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:413001. [PMID: 38942001 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad5d3b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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Photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical (PEC) reactions are complex processes involving both the physical properties and surface chemistry of the semiconductor photocatalyst. Their interplay applies specific limitations on the performance of different materials in light-driven reactions, often despite their optimal band structure and optical absorption. One of the ways to properly characterize the photocatalytic and PEC properties of semiconductors remains the measurement of the photopotential, which characterizes a driving force of photoinduced processes in the material. In this work, we give a general scope on the photopotential in PEC reactions that finds its origin in semiconductor physics. It is shown that the photopotential does not always play an interchangeable role with the photocurrent in comparative analysis of the photocatalytic performance of different materials. Furthermore, a correlation between the photopotential and the kinetics of methylene blue dye photocatalysis is shown for anatase-TiO2, CeO2and WO3as photocatalysts. Fermi level pinning (FLP) in the bandgap of CeO2is observed limiting the photoactivity of the compound, which is attributed to the high defectivity of CeO2. A short review is given on the possible origins of FLP in metal oxides and ways to overcome it. It is pointed out that the shift of the Fermi level after illumination of CeO2can trigger the chemical instability of the material accompanied by the FLP process.
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- D Mamedov
- IC2MP, UMR-CNRS 7285, University of Poitiers, 4 rue Michel Brunet, 86072 Poitiers, France
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- Department for Solar Energy, Institute for Energy Technology, Instituttveien 18, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
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- IC2MP, UMR-CNRS 7285, University of Poitiers, 4 rue Michel Brunet, 86072 Poitiers, France
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Powar NS, Kim D, In SI. Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Amorphous Photocatalysts: Fundamental Hypotheses and Applications in CO 2 Photoreduction. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203810. [PMID: 36805697 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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In principle, photocatalytic activity can be precisely controlled with crystalline catalysts. However, an amorphous photocatalyst could be a viable candidate for CO2 photoreduction to form value-added products. The amorphous phase is currently part of the crystalline material in several ongoing CO2 photoreduction studies. Additionally, no study indicates the amorphous material required for overall CO2 photoreduction. This perspective review article highlights fundamental assumptions that are necessary to gain insights and understand the effectiveness of amorphous photocatalysts for CO2 photoreduction. We start with basic ideas and theories about these materials, including light harvesting, variable coordination number, and the interaction of CO2 molecules with the amorphous catalytic surface. To understand the prospects of the amorphous photocatalyst, we explore machine learning with EXAFS. Furthermore, we discuss product selectivity and regeneration of photocatalysts in detail. Finally, we briefly review the work in progress on amorphous materials and compare it to that on crystalline ones.
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- Niket S Powar
- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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Varotto S, Johansson A, Göbel B, Vicente-Arche LM, Mallik S, Bréhin J, Salazar R, Bertran F, Fèvre PL, Bergeal N, Rault J, Mertig I, Bibes M. Direct visualization of Rashba-split bands and spin/orbital-charge interconversion at KTaO 3 interfaces. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6165. [PMID: 36257940 PMCID: PMC9579156 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33621-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Rashba interfaces have emerged as promising platforms for spin-charge interconversion through the direct and inverse Edelstein effects. Notably, oxide-based two-dimensional electron gases display a large and gate-tunable conversion efficiency, as determined by transport measurements. However, a direct visualization of the Rashba-split bands in oxide two-dimensional electron gases is lacking, which hampers an advanced understanding of their rich spin-orbit physics. Here, we investigate KTaO3 two-dimensional electron gases and evidence their Rashba-split bands using angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Fitting the bands with a tight-binding Hamiltonian, we extract the effective Rashba coefficient and bring insight into the complex multiorbital nature of the band structure. Our calculations reveal unconventional spin and orbital textures, showing compensation effects from quasi-degenerate band pairs which strongly depend on in-plane anisotropy. We compute the band-resolved spin and orbital Edelstein effects, and predict interconversion efficiencies exceeding those of other oxide two-dimensional electron gases. Finally, we suggest design rules for Rashba systems to optimize spin-charge interconversion performance. Visualization of the Rashbasplit bands in oxide two-dimensional electron gases is lacking, which hampers understanding of their rich spin-orbit physics. Here, the authors investigate KTaO3 two dimensional electron gases and their Rashba-split bands.
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- Sara Varotto
- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle, Germany.
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- Institute of Physics, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06099, Halle, Germany
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, 91192, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, 91192, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, 91192, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Matériaux, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, 91192, France
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- Institute of Physics, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06099, Halle, Germany
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France.
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Shi W, Meng J, Li Q, Xiao Z, Xu X, Qin M, Zhang X, Mai L. Ternary TiO 2/SiO x@C nanocomposite derived from a novel titanium-silicon MOF for high-capacity and stable lithium storage. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:2751-2754. [PMID: 32022005 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09558f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A novel titanium-silicon MOF precursor was first designed and constructed via a facile solvothermal process. After subsequent pyrolysis, the derived ternary TiO2/SiOx@C nanocomposite exhibited superior lithium storage performances, which was attributed to their all-in-one architecture of synergistic components, including stable-cycling nanostructured TiO2, high-capacity SiOx and high-conductivity carbon matrix.
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- Wenchao Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Charge Transfer in Mixed-Phase TiO2 Photoelectrodes for Perovskite Solar Cells. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12030788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In mesoscopic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) the recombination processes within the TiO2 photoelectrode and at the TiO2/perovskite interface limit power conversion efficiency. To overcome this challenge, we investigated the effect of TiO2 phase composition on the electronic structure of TiO2 photoelectrodes, as well as on PSCs performance. For this, a set of PSCs based on TiO2 thin films with different content of anatase and rutile particles was fabricated under ambient conditions. X-ray diffraction, optical spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to study the structural, morphological and optical characteristics of TiO2 powders and TiO2-based thin films. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of anatase revealed a cliff conduction band alignment of 0.2 eV with respect to the rutile. Energy band alignment at the anatase/rutile/perovskite interfaces deduced from the XPS data provides the possibility for interparticle electron transport from the rutile to anatase phase and the efficient blocking of electron recombination at the TiO2/perovskite interface, leading to efficient electron-hole separation in PSCs based on mixed-phase TiO2 photoelectrodes. PSCs based on TiO2 layers with 60/40 anatase/rutile ratio were characterized by optimized charge extraction and low level of recombination at the perovskite/TiO2 interface and showed the best energy conversion efficiency of 13.4% among the studied PSCs. Obtained results provide a simple and effective approach towards the development of the next generation high efficiency PSCs.
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Ladewig C, Anwar F, Lee V, Kelber JA, Shah SQA, Dowben PA. Ultrathin Chromia on a Hexagonally-Ordered d 0 Ferromagnet: Evidence of Interfacial Exchange Bias at the Cr 2O 3/TiO 2-x Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:14797-14803. [PMID: 31661625 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Heterostructures consisting of 10 Å thick chromia films and 50 Å thick titania films display significant exchange bias at and above room temperature. Chromia films ∼10 Å thick were deposited by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) of Cr at room temperature in ultrahigh vacuum on 50 Å thick TiO2-x(111) films (x < 0.3) also deposited epitaxially by MBE on Al2O3(0001). Cr deposition yields increased Ti(III) formation in the titania substrate and the formation of a Cr2O3 overlayer, without Cr/Ti interfacial mixing, as determined by in situ photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). In situ low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and XPS data indicate that the chromia overlayer is hexagonally ordered and ∼10 Å thick. Longitudinal and polar magneto-optic Kerr effect (MOKE) measurements at 285-315 K provide evidence of strong exchange bias between the boundary layer magnetization of chromia and the ferromagnetic substrate. These data demonstrate the robust room-temperature interaction of the boundary layer magnetization of a multiferroic antiferromagnet with a d0 ferromagnetic substrate.
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- Chad Ladewig
- Department of Chemistry , University of North Texas , Denton , Texas 76203 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of North Texas , Denton , Texas 76203 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of North Texas , Denton , Texas 76203 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of North Texas , Denton , Texas 76203 , United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Nebraska-Lincoln , Lincoln , Nebraska 68588 , United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Nebraska-Lincoln , Lincoln , Nebraska 68588 , United States
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Krysova H, Zlamalova M, Tarabkova H, Jirkovsky J, Frank O, Kohout M, Kavan L. Rutile TiO2 thin film electrodes with excellent blocking function and optical transparency. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Huang Z, Renshaw Wang X, Rusydi A, Chen J, Yang H, Venkatesan T. Interface Engineering and Emergent Phenomena in Oxide Heterostructures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1802439. [PMID: 30133012 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201802439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Complex oxide interfaces have mesmerized the scientific community in the last decade due to the possibility of creating tunable novel multifunctionalities, which are possible owing to the strong interaction among charge, spin, orbital, and structural degrees of freedom. Artificial interfacial modifications, which include defects, formal polarization, structural symmetry breaking, and interlayer interaction, have led to novel properties in various complex oxide heterostructures. These emergent phenomena not only serve as a platform for investigating strong electronic correlations in low-dimensional systems but also provide potentials for exploring next-generation electronic devices with high functionality. Herein, some recently developed strategies in engineering functional oxide interfaces and their emergent properties are reviewed.
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- Zhen Huang
- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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Seok TJ, Liu Y, Jung HJ, Kim SB, Kim DH, Kim SM, Jang JH, Cho DY, Lee SW, Park TJ. Field-Effect Device Using Quasi-Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in Mass-Producible Atomic-Layer-Deposited Al 2O 3/TiO 2 Ultrathin (<10 nm) Film Heterostructures. ACS NANO 2018; 12:10403-10409. [PMID: 30204410 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b05891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report the field-effect transistors using quasi-two-dimensional electron gas generated at an ultrathin (∼10 nm) Al2O3/TiO2 heterostructure interface grown via atomic layer deposition (ALD) on a SiO2/Si substrate without using a single crystal substrate. The 2DEG at the Al2O3/TiO2 interface originates from oxygen vacancies generated at the surface of the TiO2 bottom layer during ALD of the Al2O3 overlayer. High-density electrons (∼1014 cm-2) are confined within a ∼2.2 nm distance from the Al2O3/TiO2 interface, resulting in a high on-current of ∼12 μA/μm. The ultrathin TiO2 bottom layer is easy to fully deplete, allowing an extremely low off-current, a high on/off current ratio over 108, and a low subthreshold swing of ∼100 mV/decade. Via the implementation of ALD, a mature thin-film process can facilitate mass production as well as three-dimensional integration of the devices.
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- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Physics , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Physics , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Physics , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Electron Microscopy Research Center , Korea Basic Science Institute , Daejeon 169-148 , Korea
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- IPIT and Department of Physics , Chonbuk National University , Jeonju 54896 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Physics , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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Rakshit R, Kadakuntla SK, Agarwal P, Sardar S, Saha P, Mandal K, Rana DS. Surface Electronic States Induced High Terahertz Conductivity of Co 3O 4 Microhollow Structure. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:19189-19196. [PMID: 29749226 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b02925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Herein, we report the observation of unusual electronic and magnetic phases in traditional antiferromagnetic Co3O4 micromaterials and modulation of their properties on a temperature scale. In particular, we demonstrate a comparative low-energy carrier dynamics of Co3O4 microflower and microhollow flower (MHF) structures of same average size of 2 μm to unravel the ground-state information induced by surface electronics across the insulator-semiconductor transition using terahertz (THz) time domain spectroscopy. Interestingly, the THz optical constants of these structures are found to exhibit remarkably distinct features both as a function of frequency and temperature. Detailed study reveals that the partial metallization through large two-dimensional surface electronic states of MHF structure enables to achieve significantly higher carrier dynamics in contrast to its wide-band-gap solid counterparts and the magnetic measurements reconfirm the presence of these surface states by indicating ferromagnetism in Co3O4 MHF structures. Moreover, the simultaneous existence of insulator-semiconductor and antiferromagnetic-paramagnetic transitions near the Néel temperature points out the significant role of magnetically active Co2+ ions at the tetrahedral site of Co3O4 normal spinel structure in determining the conduction dynamics instead of 3d band related to Co3+ ions at octahedral site. Finally, we demonstrate that the continuous modulation of temperature-controlled charge transport coupled with intrinsic phase transition in Co3O4 microstructures has the potential to design efficient analog-like THz modulator, filter, and sensor. We believe that these outcomes can stimulate new opportunities toward next-generation caloritronics-based ultrafast energy-efficient transition-metal oxide electronics having both economic and environmental significance.
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- Rupali Rakshit
- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Science Education & Research , Bhopal Bypass Road , Bhauri, Bhopal 462066 , India
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics & Material Sciences , S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Block JD, Sector III , Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106 , India
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Center, The Institute of Scientific & Industrial Research , Osaka University , Mihogaoka 8-1 , Ibaraki Osaka 5650871 , Japan
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- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Science Education & Research , Bhopal Bypass Road , Bhauri, Bhopal 462066 , India
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- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Science Education & Research , Bhopal Bypass Road , Bhauri, Bhopal 462066 , India
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- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Science Education & Research , Bhopal Bypass Road , Bhauri, Bhopal 462066 , India
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics & Material Sciences , S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Block JD, Sector III , Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106 , India
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics & Material Sciences , S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Block JD, Sector III , Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106 , India
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- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Science Education & Research , Bhopal Bypass Road , Bhauri, Bhopal 462066 , India
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Pai YY, Tylan-Tyler A, Irvin P, Levy J. Physics of SrTiO 3-based heterostructures and nanostructures: a review. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2018; 81:036503. [PMID: 29424362 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/aa892d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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This review provides a summary of the rich physics expressed within SrTiO3-based heterostructures and nanostructures. The intended audience is researchers who are working in the field of oxides, but also those with different backgrounds (e.g., semiconductor nanostructures). After reviewing the relevant properties of SrTiO3 itself, we will then discuss the basics of SrTiO3-based heterostructures, how they can be grown, and how devices are typically fabricated. Next, we will cover the physics of these heterostructures, including their phase diagram and coupling between the various degrees of freedom. Finally, we will review the rich landscape of quantum transport phenomena, as well as the devices that elicit them.
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- Yun-Yi Pai
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States of America. Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States of America
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Zhang Y, Gan Y, Niu W, Norrman K, Yan X, Christensen DV, von Soosten M, Zhang H, Shen B, Pryds N, Sun J, Chen Y. Tuning the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas at Oxide Interfaces with Ti-O Configurations: Evidence from X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:1434-1439. [PMID: 29226677 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b16510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A chemical redox reaction can lead to a two-dimensional electron gas at the interface between a TiO2-terminated SrTiO3 (STO) substrate and an amorphous LaAlO3 capping layer. When replacing the STO substrate with rutile and anatase TiO2 substrates, considerable differences in the interfacial conduction are observed. On the basis of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transport measurements, we conclude that the interfacial conduction comes from redox reactions, and that the differences among the materials systems result mainly from variations in the activation energies for the diffusion of oxygen vacancies at substrate surfaces.
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- Yu Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, Peoples' Republic of China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark , Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark , Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark , Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark , Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, Peoples' Republic of China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark , Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark , Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, Peoples' Republic of China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, Peoples' Republic of China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark , Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, Peoples' Republic of China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark , Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Maitani MM, Tanaka K, Shen Q, Toyoda T, Wada Y. Electron transport properties in dye-sensitized solar cells with {001} facet-dominant TiO 2 nanoparticles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:22129-22140. [PMID: 28795712 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp03593d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with reactive {001} facet-dominant TiO2 have attracted a great deal of attention owing to their high solar cell performance, despite the origin and the variation of the results being controversial. Here, we report the characteristic charge transport properties of DSSCs composed of {001} and {101} facet-dominant TiO2 nanoparticles in order to explain the origin of solar cell performance. Based on transient photocurrent and photovoltage measurements and transient absorption spectroscopy, the energetics of TiO2 semiconductors and dye sensitizers are utilized to understand the electron diffusion, recombination, and injection kinetics to determine solar cell performance. Novel strategies to improve DSSC performance by utilizing the characteristics of {001} facet-dominant TiO2 nanoparticles are proposed, which are (1) enhancement of electron injection and (2) reduction of carrier recombination for JSC and VOC improvement, despite the drawback of slower electron diffusion in the mesoporous network of {001} facet-dominant TiO2.
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- M M Maitani
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan.
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Choi YH, Kim HB, Yang IS, Sung SD, Choi YS, Kim J, Lee WI. Silicotungstate, a Potential Electron Transporting Layer for Low-Temperature Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:25257-25264. [PMID: 28700209 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b05146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Thin films of a heteropolytungstate, lithium silicotungstate (Li4SiW12O40, termed Li-ST), prepared by a solution process at low temperature, were successfully applied as electron transporting layer (ETL) of planar-type perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Dense and uniform Li-ST films were prepared on FTO glass by depositing a thin Li-ST buffer layer, followed by coating of a main Li-ST layer. The film thickness was controlled by varying the number of coating cycles, consisting of spin-coating and thermal treatment at 150 °C. In particular, by employing 60 nm-thick Li-ST layer obtained by two cycles of coating, the fabricated CH3NH3PbI3 PSC device demonstrates the photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PCE) of 14.26% with JSC of 22.16 mA cm-2, VOC of 0.993 mV and FF of 64.81%. The obtained PCE is significantly higher than that of the PSC employing a TiO2 layer processed at the same temperature (PCE = 12.27%). Spectroscopic analyses by time-resolved photoluminescence and pulsed light-induced transient measurement of photocurrent indicate that the Li-ST layer collects electrons from CH3NH3PbI3 more efficiently and also exhibits longer electron lifetime than the TiO2 layer thermally treated at 150 °C. Thus, Li-ST is considered to be a promising ETL material that can be applied for the fabrication of flexible PSC devices.
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- Yoon Ho Choi
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University , Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University , Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University , Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University , Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University , Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University , Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University , Incheon 22212, Korea
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Gobaut B, Orgiani P, Sambri A, di Gennaro E, Aruta C, Borgatti F, Lollobrigida V, Céolin D, Rueff JP, Ciancio R, Bigi C, Das PK, Fujii J, Krizmancic D, Torelli P, Vobornik I, Rossi G, Miletto Granozio F, Scotti di Uccio U, Panaccione G. Role of Oxygen Deposition Pressure in the Formation of Ti Defect States in TiO 2(001) Anatase Thin Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:23099-23106. [PMID: 28613812 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b03181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report the study of anatase TiO2(001)-oriented thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition on LaAlO3(001). A combination of in situ and ex situ methods has been used to address both the origin of the Ti3+-localized states and their relationship with the structural and electronic properties on the surface and the subsurface. Localized in-gap states are analyzed using resonant X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and are related to the Ti3+ electronic configuration, homogeneously distributed over the entire film thickness. We find that an increase in the oxygen pressure corresponds to an increase in Ti3+ only in a well-defined range of deposition pressure; outside this range, Ti3+ and the strength of the in-gap states are reduced.
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- Benoit Gobaut
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.c.p.A. , Basovizza, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, UOS Napoli , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Napoli Federico II , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, UOS Napoli , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Napoli Federico II , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, UOS Napoli , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Napoli Federico II , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL , L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, Saint Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL , L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, Saint Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique-Matière et Rayonnement, UPMC Université; Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7614 , F-75005 Paris, France
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- CNR-IOM, Laboratorio TASC , I-34149 Trieste, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Milano , I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, Laboratorio TASC , I-34149 Trieste, Italy
- International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) , I-34100 Trieste, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, Laboratorio TASC , I-34149 Trieste, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, Laboratorio TASC , I-34149 Trieste, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Milano , I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, UOS Napoli , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Napoli Federico II , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, UOS Napoli , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Napoli Federico II , I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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Lee SY, Kim J, Park A, Park J, Seo H. Creation of a Short-Range Ordered Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Channel in Al 2O 3/In 2O 3 Interfaces. ACS NANO 2017; 11:6040-6047. [PMID: 28521101 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The tuning of electrical properties in oxides via surface and interfacial two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) channels is of great interest, as they reveal the extraordinary transition from insulating or semiconducting characteristics to metallic conduction or superconductivity enabled by the ballistic transport of spatially confined electrons. However, realizing the practical aspects of this exotic phenomenon toward short-range ordered and air-stable 2DEG channels remains a great challenge. At the heterointerface formed after deposition of an Al2O3 layer on a nanocrystalline In2O3 layer, a dramatic improvement in carrier conduction equivalent to metallic conduction is obtained. A conductivity increase by a factor of 1013 times that in raw In2O3, a sheet resistance of 850 Ω/cm2, and a room temperature Hall mobility of 20.5 cm2 V-1 s-1 are obtained, which are impossible to achieve by tuning each layer individually. The physicochemical origin of metallic conduction is mainly ascribed to the 2D interfacially confined O-vacancies and semimetallic nanocrystalline InOx (x < 2) phases by the clustered self-doping effect caused by O-extraction from In2O3 to the Al2O3 phase during ALD. Unlike other submetallic oxides, this 2D channel is air-stable by complete Al2O3 passivation and thereby promises applicability for implementation in devices.
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- Sang Yeon Lee
- Department of Energy Systems Research & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University , Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University , Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University , Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Gyeongbuk Science Technology Promotion Center, Gumi Electronics & Information Technology Research Institute , Gumi 39171, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University , Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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Cheng J, Luo J, Yang K. Comparison Studies of Interfacial Electronic and Energetic Properties of LaAlO 3/TiO 2 and TiO 2/LaAlO 3 Heterostructures from First-Principles Calculations. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:7682-7690. [PMID: 28139115 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b12254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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By using first-principles electronic structure calculations, we studied electronic and energetic properties of perovskite oxide heterostructures with different epitaxial growth order between anatase TiO2 and LaAlO3. Two types of heterostructures, i.e., TiO2 film grown on LaAlO3 substrate (TiO2/LaAlO3) and LaAlO3 film grown on TiO2 substrate (LaAlO3/TiO2), were modeled. The TiO2/LaAlO3 model is intrinsically metallic and thus does not exhibit an insulator-to-metal transition as TiO2 film thickness increases; in contrast, the LaAlO3/TiO2 model shows an insulator-to-metal transition as the LaAlO3 film thickness increases up to 4 unit cells. The former model has a larger interfacial charge carrier density (n ∼ 1014 cm-2) and smaller electron effective mass (0.47me) than the later one (n ∼ 1013 cm-2, and 0.70me). The interfacial energetics calculations indicate that the TiO2/LaAlO3 model is energetically more favorable than the LaAlO3/TiO2 model, and the former has a stronger interface cohesion than the later model. This research provides fundamental insights into the different interfacial electronic and energetic properties of TiO2/LaAlO3 and LaAlO3/TiO2 heterostructures.
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- Jianli Cheng
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0448, La Jolla, California 92093-0448, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0448, La Jolla, California 92093-0448, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0448, La Jolla, California 92093-0448, United States
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