Ultrafast electronic processes at nanoscale organic-inorganic semiconductor interfaces

Thesis

This thesis is concerned with the influence of nanoscale boundaries and interfaces upon the electronic processes that occur within both organic and inorganic semiconductors. Photoluminescent polymers, highly conducting polymers and nanoscale inorganic semiconductors have been investigated using state-of-the-art ultrafast optical techniques, to provide information on the sub-picosecond photoexcitation dynamics in these systems. The influence of dimensionality on the excitation transfer dynamic...

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Authors: Parkinson, P; Patrick Parkinson

• Publication date: 2009
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-qa1x2p1na
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: photoluminescence spectroscopy; terahertz spectroscopy; semiconducting polymer; Ultrafast spectroscopy; time-resolved conductivity; semiconductor heterojunctions; nanoscale interfaces; organic photovoltaics
• Subjects: Condensed Matter Physics; Surface nanoscience; Nanostructures; Supramolecular chemistry; Nanomaterials; Semiconductors; Laser Spectroscopy