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A polarization-sensitive, self-powered, broadband and fast Ti3C2Tx MXene photodetector from visible to near-infrared driven by photogalvanic effects

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Broadband, self-power, and polarization-sensitivity are desirable qualities for a photodetector. However, currently few photodetectors can fulfill these requirements simultaneously. Here, we propose a Ti3C2Tx (MXene) photodetector that is driven by the photogalvanic effect with impressive performances. A polarization-sensitive photocurrent is generated at zero bias under the illumination of linearly polarized laser light of 1064 nm, with an extinction ratio of 1.11. Meanwhile, a fast response with a 32/28 ms rise/decay time and a large on/off switching ratio of 120 are achieved. Besides, a robust zero-bias photocurrent is also generated in the photodetector under the illumination of 940 and 620 nm light, as well as the white light, showing a broadband photoresponse from the near-infrared to visible. Moreover, quantum transport simulations indicate that the photogalvanic effect plays an important role in the generation of the polarized photocurrent at zero bias due to the broken space inversion symmetry of the stacked few-layer Ti3C2Tx. Our results shed light on a potential application of the Ti3C2Tx—MXene in the low-power photodetection with high performances.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12073018, 51871156, U2031128, and 61904107), the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (No. U1931205), and Shanghai Natural Science Foundation (No. 22ZR1446100).

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Liu, B., Qian, L., Zhao, Y. et al. A polarization-sensitive, self-powered, broadband and fast Ti3C2Tx MXene photodetector from visible to near-infrared driven by photogalvanic effects. Front. Phys. 17, 53501 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-022-1156-3

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