Giant Ultrabroadband Bulk Photovoltaic Effect Engendered by Two-Photon Absorption in α-In2Se3 for Chiral Terahertz Wave Generation

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - (2024) vom: 15. Dez., Seite e2416595
1. Verfasser: Lei, Zhen (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Xi, Yayan, Shi, Mingjian, Xu, Guorong, Huang, Yuanyuan, Xu, Xinlong
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article bulk photovoltaic effect chiral terahertz wave ferroelectric α‐In2Se3 two‐photon absorption
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Zusammenfassung:© 2024 Wiley‐VCH GmbH.
Bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) can break the Shockley-Queisser limit by leveraging the inherent asymmetry of crystal lattice without a junction. However, this effect is mainly confined to UV-vis spectrum due to the wide-bandgap nature of traditional ferroelectric materials, thereby limiting the exploration of the infrared light-driven efficient BPVE. Herein, giant two-photon absorption (TPA) driven BPVE is uncovered from visible to infrared in ferroelectric α-In2Se3 utilizing wavelength-tunable terahertz (THz) emission spectroscopy. Remarkably, α-In2Se3 exhibits exceptional THz emission efficiency in the infrared region, surpassing renowned THz emitters like p-InAs and achieving an efficiency approximately eight times the magnitude of standard ZnTe. The power exponent-type pump fluence and quadruple polarization features reveal a unique TPA-driven BPVE, corroborated by a fourth-order nonlinear oscillator model. Notably, TPA-engendered BPVE efficiency approaches 68% of that observed in the single-photon absorption process. Moreover, the TPA responses display clear polarization anisotropy, with considerably relative phase and amplitude driven by synchronous in-plane and out-of-plane polarization, leading to chiral THz waves with high efficiency, tunable orientation, and controllable ellipticity. This work highlights the advantages of TPA-induced BPVE responses in narrow-bandgap ferroelectric semiconductors, enhancing spectral utilization efficiency, aiding high-performance devices based on BPVE, and guiding chiral THz wave design
Beschreibung:Date Revised 16.12.2024
published: Print-Electronic
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ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202416595