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Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Free Carrier Dynamics in 2D Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXenes: THz Spectroscopy Study
2D Materials
  • Guangjiang Li
  • Kateryna Kushnir
  • Yongchang Dong
  • Sergii Chertopalov
  • Apparao M. Rao
  • Vadym Mochalin, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Ramakrishna Podila
  • Lyubov V. Titova
Abstract

MXenes is an emerging class of 2D transition metal carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides which exhibit large conductivity, ultrahigh volumetric capacitance, high threshold for light-induced damage and nonlinear optical transmittance, making them attractive candidates for a variety of optoelectronic and electrochemical applications. Here, we report on equilibrium and non-equilibrium free carrier dynamics of Ti3C2Tx gleaned from THz spectroscopic studies for the first time. Ti3C2Tx showed high (~2 x 1021 cm-3) intrinsic charge carrier density and relatively high (~34 cm2 V-1 s-1) mobility of carriers with an exceptionally large, ~46 000 cm-1 absorption in the THz range, which suggests that Ti3C2Tx is well suited for THz detection. We also demonstrate that Ti3C2Tx conductivity and THz transmission can be manipulated by photoexcitation, as absorption of near-infrared, 800 nm pulses is found to cause transient suppression of the conductivity that recovers over hundreds of picoseconds. The possibility of control over THz transmission and conductivity by photoexcitation suggests the promise for application of Ti3C2Tx Mxenes in THz modulation devices and variable electromagnetic shielding.

Department(s)
Chemistry
Second Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Keywords and Phrases
  • carrier dynamics,
  • MXene,
  • terahertz,
  • THz spectroscopy
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-1-2018
Publication Date
01 Jun 2018
Disciplines
Citation Information
Guangjiang Li, Kateryna Kushnir, Yongchang Dong, Sergii Chertopalov, et al.. "Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Free Carrier Dynamics in 2D Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXenes: THz Spectroscopy Study" 2D Materials Vol. 5 Iss. 3 (2018) ISSN: 2053-1583
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vadym-mochalin/77/