Direct and simultaneous observation of ultrafast electron and hole dynamics in germanium

Michael Zürch; Hung-Tzu Chang; Lauren J. Borja; Peter M. Kraus; Scott K. Cushing; Andrey Gandman; Christopher J. Kaplan; Myoung Hwan Oh; James S. Prell; David Prendergast; Chaitanya D. Pemmaraju; Daniel M. Neumark; Stephen R. Leone

doi:10.1038/ncomms15734

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Direct and simultaneous observation of ultrafast electron and hole dynamics in germanium

Michael Zürch,
Hung-Tzu Chang,
Lauren J. Borja,
Peter M. Kraus,
Scott K. Cushing,
Andrey Gandman,
Christopher J. Kaplan,
Myoung Hwan Oh,
James S. Prell,
David Prendergast,
Chaitanya D. Pemmaraju,
Daniel M. Neumark,
Stephen R. Leone

Affiliations

Michael Zürch: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Hung-Tzu Chang: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Lauren J. Borja: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Peter M. Kraus: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Scott K. Cushing: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Andrey Gandman: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Christopher J. Kaplan: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Myoung Hwan Oh: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
James S. Prell: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
David Prendergast: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chaitanya D. Pemmaraju: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniel M. Neumark: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Stephen R. Leone: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15734
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Understanding excited carrier dynamics in semiconductors is central to the continued development of optoelectronic devices. Using extreme ultraviolet transient absorption spectroscopy, Zürchet al. directly and simultaneously observe ultrafast electron and hole dynamics in germanium thin films.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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