Built-In Potential in Fe2O3-Cr2O3 Superlattices for Improved Photoexcited Carrier Separation.

Kaspar, Tiffany C; Schreiber, Daniel K; Spurgeon, Steven R; McBriarty, Martin E; Carroll, Gerard M; Gamelin, Daniel R; Chambers, Scott A · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Hematite (α-Fe2 O3) is engineered to improve photoexcited electron-hole pair separation by synthesizing Fe2O3-Cr2O3 superlattices (SLs) with precise atomic control. The different surface terminations exhibited by Fe2O3 and Cr2O3 determine the hetero-junction interface structure and result in controllable, noncommutative band offset values. This controllable band alignment is harnessed to generate a built-in potential as large as 0.8 eV in Fe2 O3-Cr2O3 SLs.