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ArticleNano letters2022

Dynamics of Two Distinct Exciton Populations in Methyl-Functionalized Germanane.

Eugenio Cinquanta, Samim Sardar, Warren L B Huey, Caterina Vozzi, Joshua E Goldberger, Cosimo D'Andrea, Christoph Gadermaier

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Article in Nano letters, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Eugenio CinquantaIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano 20133, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4721-5215
Samim SardarCenter for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Giovanni Pascoli 70, Milano 20133, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1783-6974
Warren L B HueyDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States.
Caterina VozziIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano 20133, Italy.
Joshua E GoldbergerDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4284-604X
Cosimo D'AndreaCenter for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Giovanni Pascoli 70, Milano 20133, Italy.
Christoph GadermaierCenter for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Giovanni Pascoli 70, Milano 20133, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6613-9644

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methyl-substituted germanane is an emerging material that has been proposed for novel applications in optoelectronics, photoelectrocatalysis, and biosensors. It is a two-dimensional semiconductor with a strong above-gap fluorescence associated with water intercalation. Here, we use time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy to understand the mechanism causing this fluorescence. We show that it originates from two distinct exciton populations. Both populations recombine exponentially, accompanied by the thermally activated transfer of exciton population from the shorter- to the longer-lived type. The two exciton populations involve different electronic levels and couple to different phonons. The longer-lived type of exciton migrates within the disordered energy landscape of localized recombination centers. These outcomes shed light on the fundamental optical and electronic properties of functionalized germanane, enabling the groundwork for future applications in optoelectronics, light harvesting, and sensing.

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SemiconductorsSpectrum Analysis2D materialsexcitonsgermananeintercalationtime-resolved photoluminescenceultrafast spectroscopy

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PMCPMC8832397

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