Observing electron extraction by monolayer graphene using time-resolved surface photoresponse measurements

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 2510-2517

  Zhang, Lushuai ^a   Roy, Susmit Singha ^a   English, Caroline R ^b   Hamers, Robert J ^a,b   Arnold, Michael S ^a   Andrew, Trisha L ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

built in voltage; charge extraction; graphene; pentacene; surface photoresponse

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; EXTRACTION; GRAPHENE DEVICES; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; MONOLAYERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOSPHORUS; TIN OXIDES;

BUILT-IN VOLTAGE; CHARGE EXTRACTION; EFFICIENT DISSOCIATION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PENTACENES; PHOTOGENERATED EXCITONS; PHOTORESPONSE MEASUREMENTS; PHOTORESPONSES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84925588014     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b01157     Document Type: Article

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