Photoexcitation of PbS nanosheets leads to highly mobile charge carriers and stable excitons

Jannika Lauth; Michele Failla; Eugen Klein; Christian Klinke; Sachin Kinge; Laurens D.A. Siebbeles

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Photoexcitation of PbS nanosheets leads to highly mobile charge carriers and stable excitons

Jannika Lauth^*, Michele Failla, Eugen Klein, Christian Klinke, Sachin Kinge, Laurens D.A. Siebbeles

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Solution-processable two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors with chemically tunable thickness and associated tunable band gaps are highly promising materials for ultrathin optoelectronics. Here, the properties of free charge carriers and excitons in 2D PbS nanosheets of different thickness are investigated by means of optical pump-terahertz probe spectroscopy. By analyzing the frequency-dependent THz response, a large quantum yield of excitons is found. The scattering time of free charge carriers increases with nanosheet thickness, which is ascribed to reduced effects of surface defects and ligands in thicker nanosheets. The data discussed provide values for the DC mobility in the range 550-1000 cm² V^-1 s^-1 for PbS nanosheets with thicknesses ranging from 4 to 16 nm. Results underpin the suitability of colloidal 2D PbS nanosheets for optoelectronic applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21569-21576
Journal	Nanoscale
Volume	11
Issue number	44
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c9nr07927k
Publication status	Published - 2019

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