Probing the Free-carrier Absorption in Multi-Layer Black Phosphorus

Abstract

We study the carrier relaxation dynamics in thin black phosphorus (bP) using time-resolved differential transmission measurements. The inter-band and intra-band transitions, relaxation, and carrier recombination lifetimes are revealed by tuning the mid-infrared probe wavelength above and below the bandgap of black phosphorus. When the probe energy exceeds the bandgap, Pauli blocked inter-band transitions are observed. The differential transmission signal changes sign from positive to negative when the probe energy is below the bandgap, due to the absence of inter-band transitions and enhancement in the free-carrier absorption (FCA). The minority carrier lifetime and radiative recombination coefficient are estimated 1.3 ns, and 5.9$\times 10^{-10}$ $\mathrm{c}{\mathrm{m}}^3/s$, respectively. The overall recombination lifetime of bP is limited by radiative recombination for excess carrier densities larger than 5$\times 10^{19}$ $\mathrm{c}{\mathrm{m}}^{-3}$.

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