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MXenes’ Optical and Optoelectronic Properties and Related Applications
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MXenes’ Optical and Optoelectronic Properties and Related Applications

Danzhen Zhang, Kanit Hantanasirisakul and Yury Gogotsi
Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides (MXenes) Handbook, pp 429-452
05 Jul 2024

Abstract

MXenes optical properties optoelectronics plasmonic ultrafast carrier dynamics Nonlinear Optics
The diverse family of two‐dimensional (2D) carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides of early transition metals called “MXenes” has been quickly growing, with dozens of compositions reported to date. They exhibit an unusual combination of electronic, chemical, and mechanical properties. Recently, attractive optical and optoelectronic properties of MXenes have been demonstrated, including plasmonic behavior, optical nonlinearities, and ultrafast dynamics, enabling utilization of MXenes in a variety of devices. Moreover, these properties can be modulated using an ionotronic approach. In this chapter, we provide an overview of selected optical properties and phenomena, and applications of MXenes in the field of plasmonics, ultrafast optics, nonlinear optics, and optoelectronics. Accounting for the variety of available MXene structures and compositions that offer tunable optical properties, MXenes exhibit immense potential in optics and optoelectronics fields.

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