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Biglarbeigi P, Morelli A, Pauly S, Yu Z, Jiang W, Sharma S, Finlay D, Kumar A, Soin N, Payam AF. Unraveling Spatiotemporal Transient Dynamics at the Nanoscale via Wavelet Transform-Based Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy. ACS NANO 2023; 17:21506-21517. [PMID: 37877266 PMCID: PMC10655243 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c06488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
Abstract
Mechanistic probing of surface potential changes arising from dynamic charge transport is the key to understanding and engineering increasingly complex nanoscale materials and devices. Spatiotemporal averaging in conventional heterodyne detection-based Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) inherently limits its time resolution, causing an irretrievable loss of transient response and higher-order harmonics. Addressing this, we report a wavelet transform (WT)-based methodology capable of quantifying the sub-ms charge dynamics and probing the elusive transient response. The feedback-free, open-loop wavelet transform KPFM (OL-WT-KPFM) technique harnesses the WT's ability to simultaneously extract spatial and temporal information from the photodetector signal to provide a dynamic mapping of surface potential, capacitance gradient, and dielectric constant at a temporal resolution 3 orders of magnitude higher than the lock-in time constant. We further demonstrate the method's applicability to explore the surface-photovoltage-induced sub-ms hole-diffusion transient in bismuth oxyiodide semiconductor. The OL-WT-KPFM concept is readily applicable to commercial systems and can provide the underlying basis for the real-time analysis of transient electronic and electrochemical properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pardis Biglarbeigi
- Nanotechnology
and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), School of Engineering, Ulster University, York Street, Belfast BT15 1AP, Co. Antrim, Northern
Ireland, United Kingdom
- School
of Science and Engineering, University of
Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4NH, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Nanotechnology
and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), School of Engineering, Ulster University, York Street, Belfast BT15 1AP, Co. Antrim, Northern
Ireland, United Kingdom
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- School
of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s
University Belfast, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Institute
for Materials Research and Innovation (IMRI), University of Bolton, Deane Road, Bolton BL3
5AB, United Kingdom
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- College
of Transportation Engineering, Dalian Maritime
University, Dalian 116026, China
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- Centre
for New Energy Transition Research Technologies (CfNETR), Federation University Australia, Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3810, Australia
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- Nanotechnology
and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), School of Engineering, Ulster University, York Street, Belfast BT15 1AP, Co. Antrim, Northern
Ireland, United Kingdom
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- School
of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s
University Belfast, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Nanotechnology
and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), School of Engineering, Ulster University, York Street, Belfast BT15 1AP, Co. Antrim, Northern
Ireland, United Kingdom
- School of
Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology,
P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn Victoria 3122, Australia
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- Nanotechnology
and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), School of Engineering, Ulster University, York Street, Belfast BT15 1AP, Co. Antrim, Northern
Ireland, United Kingdom
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Kajimoto K, Araki K, Usami Y, Ohoyama H, Matsumoto T. Visualization of Charge Migration in Conductive Polymers via Time-Resolved Electrostatic Force Microscopy. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:5063-5070. [PMID: 32442379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b12017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Charge dynamics play an important role in numerous natural phenomena and artificial devices, and tracking charge migration and recombination is crucial for understanding the mechanism and function of systems involving charge transfer. Tip-synchronized pump-probe electrostatic force microscopy simultaneously permits highly sensitive detection, microsecond time resolution, and nanoscale spatial resolution, where the spatial distribution in static measurement (usual EFM) reflects differences in the carrier density and the time evolution reveals the surface carrier mobility. By using this method, carrier injection and ejection in sulfonated polyaniline (SPAN) thin films were visualized. Comparison of tr-EFM results of SPAN thin films with different doping levels revealed the individual differences in carrier density and mobility.
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- Kentaro Kajimoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Giridharagopal R, Precht JT, Jariwala S, Collins L, Jesse S, Kalinin SV, Ginger DS. Time-Resolved Electrical Scanning Probe Microscopy of Layered Perovskites Reveals Spatial Variations in Photoinduced Ionic and Electronic Carrier Motion. ACS NANO 2019; 13:2812-2821. [PMID: 30726060 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b08390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We study light-induced dynamics in thin films comprising Ruddlesden-Popper phases of the layered 2D perovskite (C4H9NH3)2PbI4. We probe ionic and electronic carrier dynamics using two complementary scanning probe methods, time-resolved G-mode Kelvin probe force microscopy and fast free time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy, as a function of position, time, and illumination. We show that the average surface photovoltage sign is dominated by the band bending at the buried perovskite-substrate interface. However, the film exhibits substantial variations in the spatial and temporal response of the photovoltage. Under illumination, the photovoltage equilibrates over hundreds of microseconds, a time scale associated with ionic motion and trapped electronic carriers. Surprisingly, we observe that the surface photovoltage of the 2D grain centers evolves more rapidly in time than at the grain boundaries. We propose that the slower evolution at grain boundaries is due to a combination of ion migration occurring between PbI4 planes, as well as electronic carriers traversing grain boundary traps, thereby changing the time-dependent band unbending at grain boundaries. These results provide a model for the photoinduced dynamics in 2D perovskites and are a useful basis for interpreting photovoltage dynamics on hybrid 2D/3D structures.
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- Rajiv Giridharagopal
- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Science , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37830 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Science , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37830 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Science , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37830 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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Mascaro A, Miyahara Y, Enright T, Dagdeviren OE, Grütter P. Review of time-resolved non-contact electrostatic force microscopy techniques with applications to ionic transport measurements. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 10:617-633. [PMID: 30873333 PMCID: PMC6404404 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Recently, there have been a number of variations of electrostatic force microscopy (EFM) that allow for the measurement of time-varying forces arising from phenomena such as ion transport in battery materials or charge separation in photovoltaic systems. These forces reveal information about dynamic processes happening over nanometer length scales due to the nanometer-sized probe tips used in atomic force microscopy. Here, we review in detail several time-resolved EFM techniques based on non-contact atomic force microscopy, elaborating on their specific limitations and challenges. We also introduce a new experimental technique that can resolve time-varying signals well below the oscillation period of the cantilever and compare and contrast it with those previously established.
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- Aaron Mascaro
- Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 rue University, Montreal, Québec H3A2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 rue University, Montreal, Québec H3A2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 rue University, Montreal, Québec H3A2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 rue University, Montreal, Québec H3A2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 rue University, Montreal, Québec H3A2T8, Canada
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Borgani R, Haviland DB. Intermodulation spectroscopy as an alternative to pump-probe for the measurement of fast dynamics at the nanometer scale. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2019; 90:013705. [PMID: 30709170 DOI: 10.1063/1.5060727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
We present an alternative approach to pump-probe spectroscopy for measuring fast charge dynamics with an atomic force microscope (AFM). Our approach is based on coherent multifrequency lock-in measurement of the intermodulation between a mechanical drive and an optical or electrical excitation. In response to the excitation, the charge dynamics of the sample is reconstructed by fitting a theoretical model to the measured frequency spectrum of the electrostatic force near resonance of the AFM cantilever. We discuss the time resolution, which in theory is limited only by the measurement time, but in practice is of order 1 ns for standard cantilevers and imaging speeds. We verify the method with simulations and demonstrate it with a control experiment, achieving a time resolution of 30 ns in ambient conditions, limited by thermal noise.
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- Riccardo Borgani
- Nanostructure Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nanostructure Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Collins L, Ahmadi M, Qin J, Liu Y, Ovchinnikova OS, Hu B, Jesse S, Kalinin SV. Time resolved surface photovoltage measurements using a big data capture approach to KPFM. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:445703. [PMID: 30084391 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aad873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Optoelectronic behavior in materials such as organic/inorganic hybrid perovskites depend on a complex interplay between fast (electronic) and slower (ionic) processes. These processes are thought to be influenced by structural inhomogeneities (e.g. interfaces and grain boundaries) bringing forward the necessity for development of techniques capable of correlating nanostructure and photo-transport behavior. While Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) is ideally suited to map surface potentials on relevant length scales, it lacks sufficient temporal resolution to extract the meaningful system dynamics. Here, we develop a time resolved surface photovoltage (SPV) measurement based on full information capture of the photodetector stream during open loop KPFM operation. G-Mode, or G-KPFM allows quantification of SPV with microsecond temporal and nanoscale spatial resolution. Using this technique, we observe concurrent spatial and fast temporal variations in the SPV generated across a methylammonium lead bromide (MAPbBr3) thin film, a possible indicator relating microstructure with heterogenous photo-transport behavior. We further demonstrate the advantage of adopting big data analytics including unsupervised clustering methods to quickly discern spatial variability in the information rich SPV dataset. Beyond G-KPFM, such clustering methods will be useful for interpretation of the multidimensional datasets arising from the growing number of time resolved KPFM approaches now available.
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- Liam Collins
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States of America. Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States of America
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Chen X, Lai J, Shen Y, Chen Q, Chen L. Functional Scanning Force Microscopy for Energy Nanodevices. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1802490. [PMID: 30133000 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201802490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Energy nanodevices, including energy conversion and energy storage devices, have become a major cross-disciplinary field in recent years. These devices feature long-range electron and ion transport coupled with chemical transformation, which call for novel characterization tools to understand device operation mechanisms. In this context, recent developments in functional scanning force microscopy techniques and their application in thin-film photovoltaic devices and lithium batteries are reviewed. The advantages of scanning force microscopy, such as high spatial resolution, multimodal imaging, and the possibility of in situ and in operando imaging, are emphasized. The survey indicates that functional scanning force microscopy is making significant contributions in understanding materials and interfaces in energy nanodevices.
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- Xi Chen
- i-Lab, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- School of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, 230026, China
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- i-Lab, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- School of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, 230026, China
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- i-Lab, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- School of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, 230026, China
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Collins L, Ahmadi M, Wu T, Hu B, Kalinin SV, Jesse S. Breaking the Time Barrier in Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy: Fast Free Force Reconstruction Using the G-Mode Platform. ACS NANO 2017; 11:8717-8729. [PMID: 28780850 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b02114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) offers unparalleled insight into structure and material functionality across nanometer length scales. However, the spatial resolution afforded by the AFM tip is counterpoised by slow detection speeds compared to other common microscopy techniques (e.g., optical, scanning electron microscopy, etc.). In this work, we develop an ultrafast AFM imaging approach allowing direct reconstruction of the tip-sample forces with ∼3 order of magnitude higher time resolution than is achievable using standard AFM detection methods. Fast free force recovery (F3R) overcomes the widely viewed temporal bottleneck in AFM, that is, the mechanical bandwidth of the cantilever, enabling time-resolved imaging at sub-bandwidth speeds. We demonstrate quantitative recovery of electrostatic forces with ∼10 μs temporal resolution, free from influences of the cantilever ring-down. We further apply the F3R method to Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) measurements. F3R-KPFM is an open loop imaging approach (i.e., no bias feedback), allowing ultrafast surface potential measurements (e.g., <20 μs) to be performed at regular KPFM scan speeds. F3R-KPFM is demonstrated for exploration of ion migration in organometallic halide perovskite materials and shown to allow spatiotemporal imaging of positively charged ion migration under applied electric field, as well as subsequent formation of accumulated charges at the perovskite/electrode interface. In this work, we demonstrate quantitative F3R-KPFM measurements-however, we fully expect the F3R approach to be valid for all modes of noncontact AFM operation, including noninvasive probing of ultrafast electrical and magnetic dynamics.
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- Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville 37996, United States
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- Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville 37996, United States
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- Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville 37996, United States
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Dwyer RP, Nathan SR, Marohn JA. Microsecond photocapacitance transients observed using a charged microcantilever as a gated mechanical integrator. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1602951. [PMID: 28691085 PMCID: PMC5479705 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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How light is converted to electricity in blends of organic donor and acceptor molecules is an unsettled question, partly because the spatial heterogeneity present in these blends makes them challenging to characterize. Although scanned-probe measurements have provided crucially important microscopic insights into charge generation and transport in these blends, achieving the subnanosecond time resolution needed to directly observe the fate of photogenerated charges has proven difficult. We use a charged microcantilever as a gated mechanical integrator to record photocapacitance indirectly by measuring the accumulated change in cantilever phase as a function of the time delay between precisely synchronized voltage and light pulses. In contrast with previous time-resolved scanned-probe photocapacitance measurements, the time resolution of this method is set by the rise and fall time of the voltage and light pulses and not by the inverse detection bandwidth. We demonstrate in an organic donor-acceptor blend the ability of this indirect, "phase-kick" technique to record multiexponential photocapacitance transients on time scales ranging from 40 μs to 10 ms. The technique's ability to measure subcycle, nanosecond charge dynamics is demonstrated by measuring the tens of nanosecond sample electrical charging time.
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