What limits photoconductance in anatase TiO2 nanostructures? A real and imaginary microwave conductance study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 8032-8040

  Fravventura, Maria C ^a   Deligiannis, Dimitrios ^a   Schins, Juleon M ^a   Siebbeles, Laurens D A ^a   Savenije, Tom J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BAND ELECTRONS; ELECTRON TRAP DENSITY; ELECTRON TRAPPING PROCESS; NANOSECOND TIME SCALE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; PHOTOGENERATED HOLES; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS;

CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONS; MICROWAVES; NANOCRYSTALS; SINTERING;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84876833983     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400222t     Document Type: Article

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