Influence of oxygen vacancies on time-resolved photoluminescence in photocatalytic anatase TiO_2 film

摘要

We have investigated the relaxation process of photo-excited carriers in anatase TiO2 films, in which the concentration of the oxygen vacancy is controlled by annealing in ultra high vacuum. A broad luminescence band peaked at 2.32 eV is ascribed to a recombination of self-trapped excitons (STEs). The luminescence decay curve was composed of several time constants corresponding to the direct and indirect formation of STEs. We have confirmed that the longer annealing, i.e. higher concentration of the oxygen vacancy, leads to an increase in the indirect STEs.