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Modification of the Properties of Titanium Carbide MXene by Ag Doping via Ion Implantation for Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

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The current work investigates ion implantation of a transition metal (Ag) into MXene/TiO2 films utilizing low energy at different fluence rates of 5 × 1012, 5 × 1013, 5 × 1014, and 5 × 1015 ions-cm−2 respectively. The morphology and crystal structure of the transition metal-implanted MXene/TiO2 samples were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy. In addition, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed the presence of Ag(I) oxidation state at 5 × 1014 ions-cm−2 fluence, whereas at a higher fluence of 5 × 1015 ions-cm−2, both Ag(I) and Ag(0) states were found. The optical properties of the transition metal-implanted MXene/TiO2 samples were also investigated via UV-visible and photoluminescence studies. The transition metal implantation significantly enhanced the light absorption and reduced the charge recombination owing to the formation of defect states. Finally, the quantum dot-sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) device fabricated with 5 × 1014 ions-cm−2 (Ag_3) exhibited the highest power conversion efficiency of 3.94% versus the unimplanted MXene/TiO2-based QDSSC (2.48%), which is attributed to enhanced absorption and minimization of charge recombinations, as confirmed by photovoltaic characteristics and Nyquist plots.

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The authors are grateful to IUAC, New Delhi, India, for providing the beam time facility and financial assistance under project No. UFR-69304.

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    Iqbal Singh & Aman Mahajan

  2. Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi, 110 0067, India

    Devrani Devi, Fouran Singh & Sundeep Chopra

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Singh, I., Devi, D., Singh, F. et al. Modification of the Properties of Titanium Carbide MXene by Ag Doping via Ion Implantation for Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications. J. Electron. Mater. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-11063-3

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