Print Email Facebook Twitter Large Polaron Conduction, Photoconductivity, and Photochromism in GdOxH3−2x Oxyhydride Thin Films Title Large Polaron Conduction, Photoconductivity, and Photochromism in GdOxH3−2x Oxyhydride Thin Films Author Colombi, G. (TU Delft ChemE/Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage) Boshuizen, B. (TU Delft ChemE/O&O groep) Chaykina, D. (TU Delft ChemE/Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage) Hsu, Y. (TU Delft QN/Kavli Nanolab Delft) Schreuders, H. (TU Delft ChemE/O&O groep) Savenije, T.J. (TU Delft ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials) Dam, B. (TU Delft ChemE/Chemical Engineering) Department ChemE/Chemical Engineering Date 2023 Abstract At ambient conditions, rare-earth oxyhydride thin films show reversible photochromism and photoconductivity, while their mechanism and relation are still unclear. In this work, this question is explored with in situ time-resolved measurements of both optical and transport properties of Gd-based oxyhydride thin films. It is found that p-type large polaron conduction is the initial mechanism of charge transport; however, upon photo-darkening, a 104-fold increase of conductivity occurs, and n-type carriers become dominant. Further, photochromism and photoconductivity are shown to originate from a single process, as indicated by the fact that the photoconductivity is exponentially proportional to the increase of optical absorption. This exponential relation, notably, cannot stem from any of the optically absorbing species thought responsible for photochromism and, therefore, suggests that their formation is accompanied by a concerted increase of negative charge carriers in the Gd oxyhydride films. Subject gadoliniumhydridesoxyhydridesphotochromismphotoconductivitypolarons To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:62c34e2b-68f4-40ff-94c0-c0170ec6f1c4 DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202202660 ISSN 2195-1071 Source Advanced Optical Materials, 11 (15) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 G. Colombi, B. Boshuizen, D. Chaykina, Y. Hsu, H. Schreuders, T.J. Savenije, B. Dam Files PDF Advanced_Optical_Material ... xH3_2x.pdf 2.2 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:62c34e2b-68f4-40ff-94c0-c0170ec6f1c4/datastream/OBJ/view