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Journal Article Ultrafast Photocarrier Dynamics Related to Defect States of Si1_xGex Nanowires Measured by Optical Pump-THz Probe Spectroscopy
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Authors
Jung Min Bae, Woo-Jung Lee, Seonghoon Jung, Jin Won Ma, Kwang-Sik Jeong, Seung Hoon Oh, Seongsin M. Kim, Dongchan Suh, Woobin Song, Sunjung Kim, Jaehun Park, Mann-Ho Cho
Issue Date
2017-06
Citation
Nanoscale, v.9, no.23, pp.8015-8023
ISSN
2040-3364
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Language
English
Type
Journal Article
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7nr00761b
Abstract
Slightly tapered Si1-xGex nanowires (NWs) (x = 0.29-0.84) were synthesized via a vapor-liquid-solid procedure using Au as a catalyst. We measured the optically excited carrier dynamics of Si1-xGex NWs as a function of Ge content using optical pump-THz probe spectroscopy. The measured -?봗/T0 signals of Si1-xGex NWs were converted into conductivity in the THz region. We developed a fitting formula to apply to indirect semiconductors such as Si1-xGex, which explains the temporal population of photo-excited carriers in the band structure and the relationship between the trapping time and the defect states on an ultrafast time scale. From the fitting results, we extracted intra- and inter-valley transition times and trapping times of electrons and holes of Si1-xGex NWs as a function of Ge content. On the basis of theoretical reports, we suggest a physical model to interpret the trapping times related to the species of interface defect states located at the oxide/NW: substoichiometric oxide states of Si(Ge)0+,1+,2+, but not Si(Ge)3+, could function as defect states capturing photo-excited electrons or holes and could determine the different trapping times of electrons and holes depending on negatively or neutrally charged states.
KSP Keywords
Band structure, Charged states, Fitting formula, Ge content, Indirect semiconductors, Interface defect states, Photo-excited, Physical model, Substoichiometric oxide, Time Scale, excited electrons