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Large in-plane vibrational and optical anisotropy in natural 2D heterostructure abramovite. Sci Rep 2022; 12:16803. [PMID: 36207449 PMCID: PMC9547020 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21042-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The design and formation of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures with different two-dimensional (2D) materials provide an opportunity to create materials with extraordinary physical properties tailored toward specific applications. Mechanical exfoliation of natural vdW materials has been recognized as an effective way for producing high-quality ultrathin vdW heterostructures. Abramovite is one of such naturally occurring vdW materials, where the superlattice is composed of alternating Pb2BiS3 and SnInS4 2D material lattices. The forced commensuration between the two incommensurate constituent 2D material lattices induces in-plane structural anisotropy in the formed vdW heterostructure of abramovite, even though the individual 2D material lattices are isotropic in nature. Here, we show that ultrathin layers of vdW heterostructures of abramovite can be achieved by mechanical exfoliation of the natural mineral. Furthermore, the structural anisotropy induced highly anisotropic vibrational and optical responses of abramovite thin flakes are demonstrated by angle-resolved polarized Raman scattering, linear dichroism, and polarization-dependent third-harmonic generation. Our results not only establish abramovite as a promising natural vdW material with tailored linear and nonlinear optical properties for building future anisotropic integrated photonic devices, but also provide a deeper understanding of the origin of structural, vibrational and optical anisotropy in vdW heterostructures.
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Tripathi RPN, Yang X, Gao J. Anisotropic third-harmonic generation of exfoliated As 2S 3 thin flakes. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:22661-22670. [PMID: 36224958 DOI: 10.1364/oe.457858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Van der Waals (vdW) materials have recently attracted significant interest in the context of orientation-dependent linear and nonlinear optical properties. Recently, arsenic trisulfide (As2S3) or orpiment is identified as a new vdW layered material having anisotropic vibrational and optomechanical responses due to the reduced in-plane crystal symmetry, but its nonlinear optical response is still not well understood yet. Herein, the anisotropic third-harmonic generation (THG) response of mechanically exfoliated As2S3 thin flakes is reported. The polarization-dependent evolution of THG emission from butterfly-shaped pattern to four-lobe pattern is comprehensively explored. Moreover, the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of As2S3 crystal is extracted by analyzing the thickness-dependent THG emission. We anticipate that the discussed results will not only update the existing understanding on the nonlinear light-matter interaction in anisotropic vdW materials, but also promote future applications in integrated photonic circuits, on-chip nonlinear signal processing, and polarization-sensitive optical devices.
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Dasgupta A, Yang X, Gao J. Natural 2D layered mineral cannizzarite with anisotropic optical responses. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10006. [PMID: 35705652 PMCID: PMC9200787 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14046-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cannizzarite is a naturally occurring mineral formed by van der Waals (vdW) stacking of alternating layers of PbS-like and Bi2S3-like two-dimensional (2D) materials. Although the PbS-type and Bi2S3-type 2D material layers are structurally isotropic individually, the forced commensuration between these two types of layers while forming the heterostructure of cannizzarite induces strong structural anisotropy. Here we demonstrate the mechanical exfoliation of natural cannizzarite mineral to obtain thin vdW heterostructures of PbS-type and Bi2S3-type atomic layers. The structural anisotropy induced anisotropic optical properties of thin cannizzarite flakes are explored through angle-resolved polarized Raman scattering, linear dichroism, and polarization-dependent anisotropic third-harmonic generation. Our study establishes cannizzarite as a new natural vdW heterostructure-based 2D material with highly anisotropic optical properties for realizing polarization-sensitive linear and nonlinear photonic devices for future on-chip optical computing and optical information processing.
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- Arindam Dasgupta
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA. .,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
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Tripathi RPN, Gao J, Yang X. Natural layered mercury antimony sulfosalt livingstonite with anisotropic optical properties. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:19611-19628. [PMID: 36221733 DOI: 10.1364/oe.458576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Naturally occurring layered mineral livingstonite is identified as a new type of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure based 2D material, consisting of two commensurately modulated alternating layers of HgSb2S4 and Sb2S4. The heterostructures of livingstonite crystal are prepared as thin flakes via mechanical exfoliation method. The prepared livingstonite crystals are further investigated in the context of vibrational, linear, and nonlinear optical properties, including anisotropic Raman scattering, wavelength-dependent linear dichroism (LD) transition effect, birefringence, and anisotropic third-harmonic generation (THG). Owing to the monoclinic crystal structure, livingstonite crystals exhibit strong anisotropic vibrational and optical responses. In contrast to conventional vdW heterostructures, the anomalous LD transition effect and the evolution of butterfly-shaped THG emission pattern in livingstonite crystals are demonstrated. Furthermore, the third-order nonlinear susceptibility is estimated for livingstonite crystal using the thickness-dependent THG emission response. Overall, the discussed outcomes establish livingstonite as a new type of naturally grown vdW heterostructure based 2D material and offer insights in tailoring linear and nonlinear light-matter interactions in such vdW heterostructures, which may find further relevance in polarized optical applications and on-chip integrated photonic circuits.
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Polarization-sensitive optical responses from natural layered hydrated sodium sulfosalt gerstleyite. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4242. [PMID: 35273338 PMCID: PMC8913734 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08235-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Multi-element layered materials have gained substantial attention in the context of achieving the customized light-matter interactions at subwavelength scale via stoichiometric engineering, which is crucial for the realization of miniaturized polarization-sensitive optoelectronic and nanophotonic devices. Herein, naturally occurring hydrated sodium sulfosalt gerstleyite is introduced as one new multi-element van der Waals (vdW) layered material. The mechanically exfoliated thin gerstleyite flakes are demonstrated to exhibit polarization-sensitive anisotropic linear and nonlinear optical responses including angle-resolved Raman scattering, anomalous wavelength-dependent linear dichroism transition, birefringence effect, and polarization-dependent third-harmonic generation (THG). Furthermore, the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of gerstleyite crystal is estimated by the probed flake thickness-dependent THG response. We envisage that our findings in the context of polarization-sensitive light-matter interactions in the exfoliated hydrated sulfosalt layers will be a valuable addition to the vdW layered material family and will have many implications in compact waveplates, on-chip photodetectors, optical sensors and switches, integrated photonic circuits, and nonlinear signal processing applications.
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Zschiesche H, Aygar AM, Langelier B, Szkopek T, Botton GA. Atomic scale chemical ordering in franckeite-a natural van der Waals superlattice. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 34:055403. [PMID: 34783682 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac3451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The mineral franckeite is a naturally occurring van der Waals superlattice which has recently attracted attention for future applications in optoelectronics, biosensors and beyond. Furthermore, its stacking of incommensurately modulated 2D layers, the pseudo tetragonal Q-layer and the pseudo hexagonal H-layer, is an experimentally accessible prototype for the development of synthetic van der Waals materials and of advanced characterization methods to reveal new insights in their structure and chemistry at the atomic scale that is crucial for deep understanding of its properties. While some experimental studies have been undertaken in the past, much is still unknown on the correlation between local atomic structure and chemical composition within the layers. Here we present an investigation of the atomic structure of franckeite using state-of-the-art high-angle annular dark-field (HAADF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and atom probe tomography (APT). With atomic-number image contrast in HAADF STEM direct information about both the geometric structure and its chemistry is provided. By imaging samples under different zone axes within the van der Waals plane, we propose refinements to the structure of the Q-layer and H-layer, including several chemical ordering effects that are expected to impact electronic structure calculations. Additionally, we observe and characterize stacking faults which are possible sources of differences between experimentally determined properties and calculations. Furthermore, we demonstrate advantages and discuss current limitations and perspectives of combining TEM and APT for the atomic scale characterization of incommensurately modulated von der Waals materials.
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- Hannes Zschiesche
- McMaster University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
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- McGill University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3480 Rue University, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada
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- McMaster University, Canadian Center for Electron microscopy, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
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- McGill University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3480 Rue University, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada
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- McMaster University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
- Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2V3, Canada
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Anisotropic optical responses of layered thallium arsenic sulfosalt gillulyite. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22002. [PMID: 34754041 PMCID: PMC8578543 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01542-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Multi-element two-dimensional (2D) materials hold great promise in the context of tailoring the physical and chemical properties of the materials via stoichiometric engineering. However, the rational and controllable synthesis of complex 2D materials remains a challenge. Herein, we demonstrate the preparation of large-area thin quaternary 2D material flakes via mechanical exfoliation from a naturally occurring bulk crystal named gillulyite. Furthermore, the anisotropic linear and nonlinear optical properties including anisotropic Raman scattering, linear dichroism, and anisotropic third-harmonic generation (THG) of the exfoliated gillulyite flakes are investigated. The observed highly anisotropic optical properties originate from the reduced in-plane crystal symmetry. Additionally, the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of gillulyite crystal is retrieved from the measured thickness-dependent THG emission. We anticipate that the demonstrated strong anisotropic linear and nonlinear optical responses of gillulyite crystal will facilitate the better understanding of light-matter interaction in quaternary 2D materials and its implications in technological innovations such as photodetectors, frequency modulators, nonlinear optical signal processors, and solar cell applications.
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Polarization-dependent optical responses in natural 2D layered mineral teallite. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21895. [PMID: 34750491 PMCID: PMC8575908 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01511-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Multi-element layered materials enable the use of stoichiometric variation to engineer their optical responses at subwavelength scale. In this regard, naturally occurring van der Waals minerals allow us to harness a wide range of chemical compositions, crystal structures and lattice symmetries for layered materials under atomically thin limit. Recently, one type of naturally occurring sulfide mineral, ternary teallite has attained significant interest in the context of thermoelectric, optoelectronic, and photovoltaic applications, but understanding of light-matter interactions in such ternary teallite crystals is scarcely available. Herein, polarization-dependent linear and nonlinear optical responses in mechanically exfoliated teallite crystals are investigated including anisotropic Raman modes, wavelength-dependent linear dichroism, optical band gap evolution, and anisotropic third-harmonic generation (THG). Furthermore, the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of teallite crystal is estimated using the thickness-dependent THG emission process. We anticipate that our findings will open the avenue to a better understanding of the tailored light-matter interactions in complex multi-element layered materials and their implications in optical sensors, frequency modulators, integrated photonic circuits, and other nonlinear signal processing applications.
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