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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14123150
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bismuth film; electrodeposition; terahertz emission; terahertz photoconductivity spectra; femtosecond laser
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- European Social Fund [09.3.3LMT-K-712-01-0032]
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Electron dynamics in polycrystalline bismuth films were investigated by measuring emitted terahertz (THz) radiation pulses after their photoexcitation. The films were grown on metallic substrates by electrodeposition, allowing for more uniform films with consistent grain sizes. It was found that the thermalization of more mobile carriers (electrons) is dominated by carrier-carrier scattering in the THz photoconductivity spectra analysis.
Electron dynamics in the polycrystalline bismuth films were investigated by measuring emitted terahertz (THz) radiation pulses after their photoexcitation by tunable wavelength femtosecond duration optical pulses. Bi films were grown on metallic Au, Pt, and Ag substrates by the electrodeposition method with the Triton X-100 electrolyte additive, which allowed us to obtain more uniform films with consistent grain sizes on any substrate. It was shown that THz pulses are generated due to the spatial separation of photoexcited electrons and holes diffusing from the illuminated surface at different rates. The THz photoconductivity spectra analysis has led to a conclusion that the thermalization of more mobile carriers (electrons) is dominated by the carrier-carrier scattering rather than by their interaction with the lattice.
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