Direct measurement of coherent phonon dynamics in solution-processed stibnite thin films
We report observations of coherent phonon oscillations in solution-processed polycrystalline stibnite (Sb2S3) photovoltaic thin films using transient absorption spectroscopy. Detailed optical spectroscopy correlated by extensive first-principles lattice dynamics calculations indicates that the coher...
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| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104898 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20395 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | We report observations of coherent phonon oscillations in solution-processed polycrystalline stibnite (Sb2S3) photovoltaic thin films using transient absorption spectroscopy. Detailed optical spectroscopy correlated by extensive first-principles lattice dynamics calculations indicates that the coherent B3g longitudinal optical phonon mode with a frequency of 63.74 ± 0.05 cm−1 (or 1.911 ± 0.002 THz) at room temperature is generated via the impulsive stimulated-Raman-scattering mechanism. These strong electron-phonon interactions indicate a dominant energy-loss channel in these materials that could impose a fundamental limit on their solar energy conversion efficiency. |
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