Multifunctional Super-Continuum-Laser-Equipped Electro-Optical Probestation for Advanced Device Characterization
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- Projektleiter/in : Dr. Wolfgang Tress
- Projektvolumen : CHF 86'973
- Projektstatus : laufend
- Drittmittelgeber : SNF (R'Equip)
- Kontaktperson : Wolfgang Tress
Beschreibung
Emerging optoelectronic materials are one of the main drivers of
innovations in the fields of sustainable energy supply, advanced
lighting and display technology. Development of such materials and
in particular their application in electronic devices requires a
detailed optoelectronic characterization, both spectrally resolved
and in time domain. Within this context, the research equipment,
consisting of a pulsed supercontinuum-laser with spectral filters,
a time-correlated photon counting unit, and a temperature and
atmosphere-controlled probe station, is supposed to be employed.
Such a system allows for in-operando photoluminescence and
photocurrent spectroscopy measurements with variable monochromatic
light of tunable and high intensity. In conventional
spectrofluorometers based on white light source (Xe lamp) and
monochromator, this is not possible. Conventional transient
photoluminescence setups provide only a selection of wavelengths
dependent on the employed laser that is installed. Furthermore,
commonly such experiments are done under ambient atmosphere, which
is problematic for materials that oxidize, especially under
illumination.
With the proposed versatile setup we have a powerful platform to
address several questions related to the emerging perovskite
semiconductors that we are investigating. A big question are
defects, as defects limit the performance of solar cells and LEDs.
Using our setup in highly sensitive photocurrent spectroscopy mode,
we intend to characterize these defect states and relate them to
the structure of the material and interfaces in the devices. In
pho-toluminescence experiments with continuously tunable
excitation, we intend to use the wavelength-dependent absorption
depth to probe the fate of photogenerated carriers, both in steady
state and transient and correlate them with electroluminescence
that we can measure at the same time. By this “depth profiling” we
expect to better understand the role of vertical gradients on the
nanoscale and the physics behind the newest 2D/3D hybrid structures
that provide a defect passivation effect.
Beyond electronic defects, mobile ionic lattice defects play an
important role that give rise to new properties such as memristive
behavior, which is a topic we are working on in our group. To
develop efficient (photo-)memristors and deeply characterize the
mixed-ionic-electronic conductivity, we will perform the
measurements under different atmospheres in the test chamber.
Furthermore, we will down-scale our memristors, which we will
contact with the microprobes of the setup. Connected to our
electric characterization tools, we can in-operando probe
correlations between ambient parameters and ionic conductivity of
our materials.