Comparative Study of Photocarrier Dynamics in CVD-deposited CuWO4, CuO, and WO3 Thin Films for Photoelectrocatalysis

Autor: Lukas Mai, Rainer Eichberger, Daniel Peeters, Dennis Friedrich, Anjana Devi, Radim Beranek, Sönke Müller, Dariusz Mitoraj, James Hirst, Oliver Mendoza Reyes, Alexander Sadlo
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. 234:699-717
ISSN: 2196-7156
0942-9352
DOI: 10.1515/zpch-2019-1485
Popis: The temporal evolution of photogenerated carriers in CuWO4, CuO and WO3 thin films deposited via a direct chemical vapor deposition approach was studied using time-resolved microwave conductivity and terahertz spectroscopy to obtain the photocarrier lifetime, mobility and diffusion length. The carrier transport properties of the films prepared by varying the copper-to-tungsten stoichiometry were compared and the results related to the performance of the compositions built into respective photoelectrochemical cells. Superior carrier mobility was observed for CuWO4 under frontside illumination.
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