Surface photovoltage phase spectroscopy study of the photo-induced charge carrier properties of TiO 2 nanotube arrays

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-234

  Chen, Liping ^a   Xie, Tengfeng ^a   Wang, Dejun ^a   Fan, Zhiyong ^a   Jiang, Tengfei ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

charge carrier property; phase spectra; surface photovoltage; surface state; TiO 2 nanotube arrays

Indexed keywords

ANODIZATIONS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL SOLUTIONS; LOCK-IN AMPLIFIER; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; NEGATIVE BIAS; PHASE SPECTRA; PHOTO-INDUCED CHARGE; PHOTOEXCITED CARRIERS; POSITIVE BIAS; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE TECHNIQUE; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGES; SURFACE STATE; TIO; TITANIUM FOILS; TRANSPORTATION PROPERTIES;

CHARGE CARRIERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; EXCITED STATES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOTUBES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84856226494     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-011-4335-6     Document Type: Article

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