Effect of Internal Electric Fields on Charge Carrier Dynamics in a Ferroelectric Material for Solar Energy Conversion.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Spontaneous polarization is shown to enhance the lifetimes of photogenerated species in BaTiO3 . This is attributed to polarization-induced surface band bending acting as a thermal barrier to electron/hole recombination. The study indicates that the efficiencies of solar cells and solar fuels devices can be enhanced by the use of ferroelectric materials.