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  • Materials Science
  • Optoelectronics
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Traditional transparent conducting materials like tin-doped indium oxide have limitations including insufficient conductivity and vulnerable interfaces.
  • Controllable transparent conducting systems with selective light transparency are essential for advanced optoelectronic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an efficient transparent conducting electrode using two-dimensional (2D) titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene films.
  • To improve the performance of lead sulfide (PbS) colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) photodiodes by utilizing MXene electrodes.
  • To achieve controllable near-infrared transmittance in optoelectronic devices.

Main Methods:

  • Solution-processed interface engineering between MXene and PbS layers.
  • Fabrication of Ti3C2Tx/PbS CQDs photodiodes.
  • Characterization of photodiode performance, including specific detectivity, dynamic response range, and bandwidth.

Main Results:

  • The Ti3C2Tx MXene film served as an efficient transparent conducting electrode for PbS CQDs photodiodes.
  • Interface engineering reduced defects and carrier concentration, enhancing photodiode stability.
  • Achieved high specific detectivity (5.51 × 10^12 cm W^-1 Hz^1/2), large dynamic range (140 dB), and bandwidth (0.76 MHz) at 940 nm in self-powered state.

Conclusions:

  • The developed Ti3C2Tx/PbS CQDs photodiodes demonstrate exceptional performance, surpassing traditional photodiode technologies.
  • This approach provides a new pathway for constructing high-performance, stable infrared photodiodes using CQDs and MXenes.
  • The study highlights the potential of 2D MXene films in advanced optoelectronic applications.