Local mapping of generation and recombination lifetime in BiFeO 3 single crystals by scanning probe photoinduced transient spectroscopy

Nano Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2193-2198

  Alexe, Marin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

BiFeO3; lifetime; multiferroic; photoinduced transient spectroscopy; Photovoltaic; scanning probe

Indexed keywords

BIFEO3; LIFETIME; MULTIFERROICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SCANNING PROBES; TRANSIENT SPECTROSCOPY;

BISMUTH;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84861063995     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl300618e     Document Type: Article

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