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Domain and Switching Control of the Bulk Photovoltaic Effect in Epitaxial BiFeO3 Thin Films
摘要： Absence of inversion symmetry is the underlying origin of ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, and the bulk photovoltaic (BPV) effect, as a result of which they are inextricably linked. However, till now, only the piezoelectric effects (inverse) have been commonly utilized for probing ferroelectric characteristics such as domain arrangements and resultant polarization orientation. The bulk photovoltaic effect, despite sharing same relation with the symmetry as piezoelectricity, has been mostly perceived as an outcome of ferroelectricity and not as a possible analytical method. in this work, we investigate the development of BpV characteristics, i.e. amplitude and angular dependency of short-circuit current, as the ferroelastic domain arrangement is varied by applying electric fields in planar devices of Bifeo3 films. A rather sensitive co-dependency was observed from measurements on sample with ordered and disordered domain arrangements. Analysis of the photovoltaic response manifested in a mathematical model to estimate the proportion of switched and un-switched regions. the results unravel the potential utility of BPV effect to trace the orientation of the polarization vectors (direction and amplitude) in areas much larger than that can be accommodated in probe-based techniques.
关键词： BiFeO3,ferroelectricity,polarization orientation,domain switching,bulk photovoltaic effect
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Giant bulk photovoltaic effect in solar cell architectures with ultra-wide bandgap Ga2O3 transparent conducting electrodes
摘要： The use of ultra-wide bandgap transparent conducting beta gallium oxide (b-Ga2O3) thin films as electrodes in ferroelectric solar cells is reported. In a new material structure for energy applications, we report a solar cell structure (a light absorber sandwiched in between two electrodes - one of them - transparent) which is not constrained by the ShockleyeQueisser limit for open-circuit voltage (Voc) under typical indoor light. The solar blindness of the electrode enables a record-breaking bulk photovoltaic effect (BPE) with white light illumination (general use indoor light). This work opens up the perspective of ferroelectric photovoltaics which are not subject to the Shockley-Queisser limit by bringing into scene solar-blind conducting oxides.
关键词： Bulk photovoltaic effect,Pb(Zr,Ti)O3,Solar cell architecture,Ferroelectric photovoltaics,Ga2O3,Gallium oxide,Transparent conducting oxide,Ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Exploiting Bulk Photovoltaic Effect in a 2D Trilayered Hybrid Ferroelectric for Highly Sensitive Polarized Light Detection
摘要： Polarized light detection is attracting increasing attention for its wide applications ranging from optical switches to high-resolution photodetectors. Two-dimensional (2D) hybrid perovskite-type ferroelectrics combining inherent light polarization dependence of bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) with their excellent semiconducting performances present significant potential in this portfolio. Here, we first report the BPVE-driven highly sensitive polarized light detection in a 2D trilayered hybrid perovskite ferroelectric, (allyammonium)2(ethylammonium)2Pb3Br10 (1), which shows superior BPVE with a near-bandgap photovoltage of ~ 2.5 V and a high on/off switching ratio of current (~ 104). Notably, driven by the superior BPVE, 1 exhibits highly sensitive polarized light detection with a polarization ratio as high as ~15, which is far more beyond than those of structural anisotropy-based monocomponent devices. As far as we know, this is the first realization of BPVE-driven polarized light detection in hybrid perovskite ferroelectrics. This work opens a new avenue for the design of highly sensitive polarized light detection by exploiting the sinusoidal behavior of BPVE current in 2D multilayered hybrid perovskite ferroelectrics.
关键词： Ferroelectric photovoltaic,Two-dimensional hybrid perovskite,Polarization-sensitive photodetection,Bulk photovoltaic effect,Ferroelectric material
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Exploiting Bulk Photovoltaic Effect in a 2D Trilayered Hybrid Ferroelectric for Highly Sensitive Polarized Light Detection
摘要： Polarized light detection is attracting increasing attention for its wide applications ranging from optical switches to high-resolution photodetectors. Two-dimensional (2D) hybrid perovskite-type ferroelectrics combining inherent light polarization dependence of bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) with their excellent semiconducting performances present significant potential in this portfolio. Here, we first report the BPVE-driven highly sensitive polarized light detection in a 2D trilayered hybrid perovskite ferroelectric, (allyammonium)2(ethylammonium)2Pb3Br10 (1), which shows superior BPVE with a near-bandgap photovoltage of ~ 2.5 V and a high on/off switching ratio of current (~ 104). Notably, driven by the superior BPVE, 1 exhibits highly sensitive polarized light detection with a polarization ratio as high as ~15, which is far more beyond than those of structural anisotropy-based monocomponent devices. As far as we know, this is the first realization of BPVE-driven polarized light detection in hybrid perovskite ferroelectrics. This work opens a new avenue for the design of highly sensitive polarized light detection by exploiting the sinusoidal behavior of BPVE current in 2D multilayered hybrid perovskite ferroelectrics.
关键词： Ferroelectric photovoltaic,Two-dimensional hybrid perovskite,Polarization-sensitive photodetection,Bulk photovoltaic effect,Ferroelectric material
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Strong bulk photovoltaic effect in chiral crystals in the visible spectrum
摘要： Structurally chiral materials hosting multifold fermions with large topological number have attracted considerable attention because of their naturally long surface Fermi arcs and bulk quantized circular photogalvanic effect (CPGE). Multifold fermions only appear in metallic states, and therefore most studies so far have only focused on the semimetals in compounds with chiral crystal structures. In this work, we show that the structurally chiral topological trivial insulators are also exotic states, which is interesting from the application point of view, owing to their natural advantage to host a large bulk photovoltaic effect in the visible wavelength region. In recent decades, the shift current in the visible wavelength region was limited to be 10 μA/V2 in all the experimentally measured reports. By scanning the insulators with chiral structure, we found a class of compounds with photoconductivity ranging from ～20 to ～80 μA/V2, which is comparable to the largest reported shift current. This work illustrates that the compounds with chiral structure can host both quantum CPGE and a strong shift current in the second-order optical response. Moreover, this work offers a good platform for the study of the shift current and its future application by putting the focus on insulators with chiral lattices, so far overlooked in photovoltaic technologies.
关键词： photoconductivity,chiral crystals,shift current,bulk photovoltaic effect,visible spectrum
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22