Luminescent boron-rich nanosheets were synthesized by the liquid-phase exfoliation of polycrystalline titanium diboride, utilizing the synergy of shear-force grinding and ultrasonication.
We report herein a giant light-to-heat transduction observed in bulk magnesium diboride (MgB2) on exposure to incoherent, continuous wave, broadband light-sources. The heat-flow from the sample was accurately determined using photocalorimetry, to register an ultrahigh value of 45 W/g upon irradiation with a low-pressure mercury vapour lamp (λ ∼ 250–450 nm; irradiance ∼800 mW/cm2) with a photo-to-thermal conversion efficiency of about 83% (with an error of ±1.86%). As a practical application, light-induced heat was used to generate electrical power using a thermoelectric generator (open voltage ∼125 mV, when illuminated by a solar simulator). The bulk MgB2 powder was found to be photo-stable under different irradiation conditions, and the photothermal effect was found to be highly reproducible.
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