Frequency-Dependent Sonochemical Processing of Silicon Surfaces in Tetrahydrofuran Studied by Surface Photovoltage Transients [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 The field of chemical and physical transformations induced by ultrasonic waves has shown steady progress during the past decades. There is a solid core of established results and some topics that are not thoroughly developed.
Artem Podolian +3 more
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Direct measurement of surface photovoltage by AC bias Kelvin probe force microscopy [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2022 Surface photovoltage (SPV) measurements are a crucial way of investigating optoelectronic and photocatalytic semiconductors. The local SPV is generally measured consecutively by Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) in darkness and under illumination, in ...
Masato Miyazaki +2 more
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Surface Photovoltage Response of ZnO to Phosphate-Buffered Saline Solution with and without Presence of Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2023 Nano- and microscale zinc oxide (ZnO) exhibits significant potential as a novel antibacterial agent in biomedical applications. However, the uncertainty regarding the underlying mechanisms of the observed antimicrobial action inhibits the realization of ...
Dustin A. Johnson +5 more
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Automated system for surface photovoltage spectroscopy [PDF]
Review of Scientific Instruments, 2021 This paper details the development of a lab-made experimental setup for surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPS) measurements using an open-source and Arduino® microcontroller to control a monochromator and some off-the-shelf electronic components. The experimental setup is interfaced to a computer, where LabVIEW® based software manages system control ...
Y. González +6 more
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Surface photovoltage characterisation of metal halide perovskite on crystalline silicon using Kelvin probe force microscopy and metal-insulator-semiconductor configuration [PDF]
EPJ Photovoltaics, 2022 In this study we analysed halide perovskite films deposited directly on crystalline silicon by means of two set-ups using different operating modes of the surface photovoltage (SPV) methods, i.e., the Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) and the metal ...
Bojar Aleksandra +7 more
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Nanoscale Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy [PDF]
Advanced Optical Materials, 2023 AbstractUnderstanding electron and ion dynamics is an important task for improving modern energy materials, such as photovoltaic perovskites. These materials usually have delicate nano‐ and microstructures that influence the device parameters. To resolve detailed structure–function relationships on the relevant micro‐ and nanometer length scales, the ...
Yenal Yalcinkaya +5 more
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A Novel Type Room Temperature Surface Photovoltage Gas Sensor Device [PDF]
Sensors, 2018 In this paper a novel type of a highly sensitive gas sensor device based on the surface photovoltage effect is described. It is based on the Kelvin probe approach.
Monika Kwoka +4 more
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Transient surface photovoltage spectroscopy of diamond
AIP Advances, 2022 Contactless and highly sensitive probing of electronic transitions in diamond over a wide spectral range from near infrared to deep ultraviolet is still challenging.
Th. Dittrich
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Interfacial Charge Transfer Enhances Transient Surface Photovoltage in Hybrid Heterojunctions [PDF]
NanomaterialsThe interfacial energy level alignment in the copper phthalocyanine/SiO2/p-Si(100) heterojunction has been studied in dark conditions and under illumination. The element-sensitivity of the time-resolved X-ray photoemission provides a real-time picture of
Cristian Soncini +4 more
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Surface Photovoltage Study of GaAsSbN and GaAsSb Layers Grown by LPE for Solar Cells Applications [PDF]
Energies, 2022 The properties of GaAsSbN and GaAsSb layers grown by liquid-phase epitaxy on n-GaAs substrates were investigated in a comparative plan with a view of their possible application in multi-junction solar cells.
Vesselin Donchev +2 more
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