期刊
MATERIALS LETTERS
卷 64, 期 8, 页码 928-930出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2010.01.061
关键词
Defects; Semiconductors; Solar energy materials
资金
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Germany Federal Ministry for Education and Research
- Australian Research Council [DP0665275]
- Australian Research Council [DP0665275] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
Titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) is widely considered to be a strongly n-type semiconductor due to its tendency for oxygen deficiency. In this work, however, room temperature p-type semiconductivity has been observed in rutile TiO(2), as determined using surface photovoltage spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry subsequent to controlled processing at elevated temperatures. In particular, room temperature p-type semiconductivity has been imposed via strong oxidation [p(O(2)) = 75 kPa] at elevated temperatures (1273 K), followed by rapid cooling in the same gas phase. It is reasoned that under such conditions, the observed p-type behaviour is due to the formation of titanium vacancies (acceptor-type ionic defects) at the TiO(2) surface. It is also concluded that the extremely slow diffusion kinetics of these defects towards the bulk is what limits the p-type behaviour to the surface and near surface regions. Nevertheless. this could be overcome by applying appropriately lengthy annealing times. The reported observation of p-type semiconductivity in TiO(2) is expected to have far reaching consequences for this intensely researched material. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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