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Dynamical Control over Terahertz Electromagnetic Interference Shielding with 2D Ti₃C₂Ty MXene by Ultrafast Optical Pulses
Nano Letters
  • Guangjiang Li
  • Naaman Amer
  • Hassan A. Hafez
  • Shuohan Huang
  • Dmitry Turchinovich
  • Vadym Mochalin, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Frank A. Hegmann
  • Lyubov V. Titova
Abstract

High electrical conductivity and strong absorption of electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz (THz) frequency range by metallic 2D MXene Ti3C2Ty make it a promising material for electromagnetic interference shielding, THz detectors, and transparent conducting electrodes. Here, we demonstrate that ultrafast optical pulses with wavelengths straddling the visible range (400 and 800 nm) induce transient broad-band THz transparency in the MXene that persists for nanoseconds. We demonstrate that optically induced transient THz transparency is independent of temperature from 95 to 290 K. This discovery opens new possibilities for development of switchable electromagnetic interference shielding materials and devices that can be rendered partially transparent on demand for transmitting THz signals, or for designing new THz devices such as sensitive optically gated detectors.

Department(s)
Chemistry
Second Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Keywords and Phrases
  • MXene,
  • Terahertz spectroscopy,
  • Electromagnetic interference shielding,
  • Ti3C2,
  • THz,
  • 2D materials
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
12-11-2019
Publication Date
11 Dec 2019
Citation Information
Guangjiang Li, Naaman Amer, Hassan A. Hafez, Shuohan Huang, et al.. "Dynamical Control over Terahertz Electromagnetic Interference Shielding with 2D Ti₃C₂Ty MXene by Ultrafast Optical Pulses" Nano Letters Vol. 20 Iss. 1 (2019) p. 636 - 643 ISSN: 1530-6984
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vadym-mochalin/86/