Enhanced optical nonlinearity of Mxene Ti 3 C 2 T x nanosheets decorated with silver nanoparticles

Two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx nanosheets have drawn much attention due to their unique nonlinear optical properties. To enhance the optical nonlinearity of the material, we synthesized Ti3C2Tx composites decorated with silver nanoparticles (Ti3C2Tx/Ag) through self-assembling of Ag nanoparticles on the surface of Ti3C2Tx. The nonlinear optical properties the composite were studied via nanosecond laser Z-scan method, and enhanced saturable absorption (SA) and reversed saturable absorption (RSA) effects were demonstrated. Using the femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption measurements, the carrier dynamics in the nonlinear response, as well as the enhancement mechanism of the composites was clarified.