Transient absorption spectroscopy is a powerful tool to monitor the out-of-equilibrium optical response of photoexcited semiconductors. When this method is applied to two-dimensional semiconductors deposited on different substrates, the excited state optical properties are inferred from the pump-induced changes in the transmission/reflection of the probe,
- Award ID(s):
- 1719875
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10146335
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- SPIE OPTO, 2020, San Francisco, California, United States
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 4
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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