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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 9, 1918(2024)

In situ tracking anisotropic photocarrier dynamics in two-dimensional ternary Ta₂NiSe₅ via digital micromirror device-based pump-probe microscopy

Bingxu Chen^1、†, Jie Qiao^2、†, Fei Han¹, Fu Feng^2,3, and Shih-Chi Chen^1、*

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¹Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

²Zhejiang Lab, Research Center for Humanoid Sensing, Hangzhou 311100, China

³e-mail: fufeng@zhejianglab.com

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Paper Information

Category: Instrumentation and Measurements

Received: Apr. 24, 2024

Accepted: Jun. 17, 2024

Published Online: Aug. 23, 2024

The Author Email: Shih-Chi Chen (scchen@mae.cuhk.edu.hk)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.528229

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