Lyubov Titova

Associate Professor-Physics

Research efforts of the Ultrafast THz and Optical Spectroscopy Lab at WPI (PI- Lyubov Titova) are focused on three themes: (i) Application of terahertz (THz) spectroscopy to probe dynamics of photo-excited charge carriers in nanomaterials with applications in photovoltaics and solar fuel production; (ii) Using THz pulses and ultrafast optical techniques to study intermolecular dynamics in liquids; (iii) Investigating interactions of intense THz pulses with cells, tissues and their constituents, with a goal of development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Prof. Titova is a member of WPI Energy Research Group http://energy.wpi.edu

ltitova@wpi.edu

Office Location

Olin Hall 125

Contact

Phone:

+1 (508) 8315000 x5418

Personal Website

Research Lab

THz Physics Lab Olin Hall 010R

INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUPS

MatR: Materials Reimagined

Research Interests

Research Interests:

Ultrafast optical spectroscopy; terahertz science and technology; nanomaterials for energy conversion.

Scholarly Work

For a full listing please see my Google Scholar profile.

Microscopic origin of the Drude-Smith model, Tyler L Cocker, Devin Baillie, Miles Buruma, Lyubov V Titova, Richard D Sydora, Frank Marsiglio, Frank A Hegmann, Phys. Rev. B. 96, 205439 (2017) - 2017

Ultrafast Zero-Bias Photocurrent in GeS Nanosheets: Promise for Photovoltaics, Kateryna Kushnir, Mengjing Wang, Patrick D Fitzgerald, Kristie J Koski, Lyubov V Titova, ACS Energy Letters 2, 1429 (2017) - 2017

Enhancing the solar energy conversion efficiency of solution-deposited Bi2S3 thin films by annealing in sulfur vapor at elevated temperature, Zhehao Zhu, Satish Kumar Iyemperumal, Kateryna Kushnir, Alexander D Carl, Lite Zhou, Drew R Brodeur, Ronald L Grimm, Lyubov V Titova, N Aaron Deskins, Pratap M Rao, Sustainable Energy & Fuels 1, 2134 (2017). - 2017

Ultrafast carrier dynamics in BiVO4 thin film photoanode material: interplay between free carriers, trapped carriers and low-frequency lattice vibrations, K.T. Butler, B. J. Dringoli, L. Zhou, P. M. Rao, A. Walsh, and L. V. Titova, J. Mater. Chem. A 4, 18516-18523 - 2016

Ultrafast carrier recombination, trapping and mobility in silicon thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy, L.V. Titova, T.L. Cocker, S. Su, J.-M. Baribeau, X. Wu, D.J. Lockwood, and F.A. Hegmann, Semicond. Sci.Technol. 31, 105017 - 2016