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Liu Y, He W, Wu B, Xuan F, Fang Y, Zhong Z, Fu J, Wang JP, Li Z, Wang J, Yao M, Huang F, Zhen L, Li Y, Xu CY. Stacking Faults Enabled Second Harmonic Generation in Centrosymmetric van der Waals RhI 3. ACS NANO 2024. [PMID: 38870206 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Second harmonic generation (SHG) in van der Waals (vdW) materials has garnered significant attention due to its potential for integrated nonlinear optical and optoelectronic applications. Stacking faults in vdW materials are a typical kind of planar defect that introduces a degree of freedom to modulate the crystal symmetry and resultant SHG response. However, the physical origin and tunability of stacking-fault-governed SHG in vdW materials remain unclear. Here, taking the intrinsically centrosymmetric vdW RhI3 as an example, we theoretically reveal the origin of stacking-fault-governed SHG response, where the SHG response comes from the energetically favorable AC̅ stacking fault of which the electrical transitions along the high-symmetry paths Γ-M and Γ-K in the Brillion zone play the dominant role at 810 nm. Such a stacking-fault-governed SHG response is further confirmed via structural characterizations and SHG measurements. Furthermore, by applying hydrostatic pressure on RhI3, the correlation between structural evolution and SHG response is revealed with SHG enhancement up to 6.9 times, where the decreased electronic transition energies and higher momentum matrix elements due to the stronger interlayer interactions upon compression magnify the SHG susceptibility. This study develops a promising foundation for nonlinear nano-optics applications through the strategic design of stacking faults.
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- Yue Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
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Zhang X, Deng J, Li G. Twist-Angle-Controlled Nonlinear Circular Dichroism on Gold-Crystal Hybrid Metasurfaces. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:6369-6375. [PMID: 38752581 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Optical chirality, which plays important roles in liquid crystal display and biological and chemical detection, has been attracting scientists' attention due to its potential applications in optical information processing. Usually, the chiral optical response of natural molecules is very weak. However, the emergence of metasurfaces offers a promising solution to solve this issue. By judiciously designing the geometry of meta-atoms, we have realized strong optical circular dichroism (CD) in both linear and nonlinear optical regimes. However, tuning of the CD with a metasurface remains challenging. Here, we propose the twist-angle-controlled nonlinear CD effect by using the second-harmonic generation process on a gold-crystal hybrid metasurface. The CD effect of the second-harmonic waves can be tuned well by controlling the twist angle between the two constituent materials. The proposed hybrid metasurface may open new avenues for developing ultracompact and multifunctional nonlinear optical devices.
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- Xuecai Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Zhu S, Duan R, Xu X, Sun F, Chen W, Wang F, Li S, Ye M, Zhou X, Cheng J, Wu Y, Liang H, Kono J, Li X, Liu Z, Wang QJ. Strong nonlinear optical processes with extraordinary polarization anisotropy in inversion-symmetry broken two-dimensional PdPSe. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2024; 13:119. [PMID: 38802363 PMCID: PMC11130276 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01474-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Nonlinear optical activities, especially second harmonic generation (SHG), are key phenomena in inversion-symmetry-broken two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). On the other hand, anisotropic nonlinear optical processes are important for unique applications in nano-nonlinear photonic devices with polarization functions, having become one of focused research topics in the field of nonlinear photonics. However, the strong nonlinearity and strong optical anisotropy do not exist simultaneously in common 2D materials. Here, we demonstrate strong second-order and third-order susceptibilities of 64 pm/V and 6.2×10-19 m2/V2, respectively, in the even-layer PdPSe, which has not been discovered in other common TMDCs (e.g., MoS2). Strikingly, it also simultaneously exhibited strong SHG anisotropy with an anisotropic ratio of ~45, which is the largest reported among all 2D materials to date, to the best of our knowledge. In addition, the SHG anisotropy ratio can be harnessed from 0.12 to 45 (375 times) by varying the excitation wavelength due to the dispersion ofχ ( 2 ) values. As an illustrative example, we further demonstrate polarized SHG imaging for potential applications in crystal orientation identification and polarization-dependent spatial encoding. These findings in 2D PdPSe are promising for nonlinear nanophotonic and optoelectronic applications.
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- Song Zhu
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001, Harbin, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
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- GPL Photonics Lab, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130033, Changchun, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, 610064, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore, Singapore
- Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001, Harbin, China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore.
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore, Singapore.
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore.
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore, Singapore.
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore, Singapore.
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Ostovan A, Milowska KZ, García-Cervera CJ. A twist for tunable electronic and thermal transport properties of nanodevices. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:7504-7514. [PMID: 38466025 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00058g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Twisted graphene-layered materials with nonzero interlayer twist angles (θ) have recently become appealing, as they exhibit a range of attractive physical properties, which include a Mott insulating phase and superconductivity. In this study, we consider nanodevices constructed from zigzag graphene nanoribbons with a top rectangular benzenoid [6,3]-flake. Using density functional theory and a non-equilibrium Green's function approach, we explore how the electronic and thermal transport properties in such nanodevices can be tuned through a twist of the top flake by an angle 0° ≤ θ ≤ 8.8° for different stacking configurations. We found a strong dependency of the electronic structure on the stacking type, as well as on the twisting regime, specifically in AA-stacking devices. Electron and hole van Hove singularities (vHSs), which originate, respectively, from the flatness of the top of the valence band for the minor-spin component and the bottom of the conduction band for the major-spin component, are found very close to the Fermi level in the density of states and electronic transmission spectra of AA-stacking devices with a twist angle of 1.1°. We establish that these vHSs in AA-1.1° devices are stable at higher temperatures and, with the increased number of available states, lead to larger values of electron thermal conductivity and finally total thermal conductivity in AA-1.1°. Our work highlights the essential role of twisting and stacking for the fabrication of nanoscale charge and heat switches and spurs future studies of twisted layered structures.
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- Azar Ostovan
- Mathematics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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- CIC nanoGUNE, Tolosa Hiribidea 76, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Mathematics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
- BCAM, Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, E48009 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
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Han S, Ye L, Li Y, Huang B. Theoretical Understanding of Nonlinear Optical Properties in Solids: A Perspective. J Phys Chem Lett 2024:3323-3335. [PMID: 38498006 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals have become a hot topic in chemical science and material physics, due to their essential role in laser technology, optical information, optoelectronics, and precision measurements. In this Perspective, we provide an overview of recent advances in second-order nonlinear optics, with a focus on two critical topics: second harmonic generation (SHG) and the bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE). For SHG, we discuss recent progress in deep-ultraviolet (DUV) materials, highlighting their structural characteristics and nonlinear groups that contribute to their exceptional performance. For BPVE, we concentrate on the emerging field of low-dimensional materials, emphasizing their potential in a shift current. Additionally, we discuss the development of regulation approaches for NLO materials, which is vital for their practical application. Finally, we address the outlook for the field, including the challenges that must be overcome to further advance NLO materials research.
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- Shengru Han
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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Mooshammer F, Xu X, Trovatello C, Peng ZH, Yang B, Amontree J, Zhang S, Hone J, Dean CR, Schuck PJ, Basov DN. Enabling Waveguide Optics in Rhombohedral-Stacked Transition Metal Dichalcogenides with Laser-Patterned Grating Couplers. ACS NANO 2024; 18:4118-4130. [PMID: 38261768 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Waveguides play a key role in the implementation of on-chip optical elements and, therefore, lie at the heart of integrated photonics. To add the functionalities of layered materials to existing technologies, dedicated fabrication protocols are required. Here, we build on laser writing to pattern grating structures into bulk noncentrosymmetric transition metal dichalcogenides with grooves as sharp as 250 nm. Using thin flakes of 3R-MoS2 that act as waveguides for near-infrared light, we demonstrate the functionality of the grating couplers with two complementary experiments: first, nano-optical imaging is used to visualize transverse electric and magnetic modes, whose directional outcoupling is captured by finite element simulations. Second, waveguide second-harmonic generation is demonstrated by grating-coupling femtosecond pulses into the slabs in which the radiation partially undergoes frequency doubling throughout the propagation. Our work provides a straightforward strategy for laser patterning of van der Waals crystals, demonstrates the feasibility of compact frequency converters, and examines the tuning knobs that enable optimized coupling into layered waveguides.
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- Fabian Mooshammer
- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
- Department of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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Hong H, Huang C, Ma C, Qi J, Shi X, Liu C, Wu S, Sun Z, Wang E, Liu K. Twist Phase Matching in Two-Dimensional Materials. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:233801. [PMID: 38134808 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.233801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Optical phase matching involves establishing a proper phase relationship between the fundamental excitation and generated waves to enable efficient optical parametric processes. It is typically achieved through birefringence or periodic polarization. Here, we report that the interlayer twist angle in two-dimensional (2D) materials creates a nonlinear geometric phase that can compensate for the phase mismatch, and the vertical assembly of the 2D layers with a proper twist sequence generates a nontrivial "twist-phase-matching" (twist-PM) regime. The twist-PM model provides superior flexibility in the design of optical crystals, which can be applied for twisted layers with either periodic or random thickness distributions. The designed crystal from the twisted rhombohedral boron nitride films within a thickness of only 3.2 μm is capable of producing a second-harmonic generation with conversion efficiency of ∼8% and facile polarization controllability that is absent in conventional crystals. Our methodology establishes a platform for the rational design and atomic manufacturing of nonlinear optical crystals based on abundant 2D materials.
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- Hao Hong
- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Interdisciplinary Institute of Light-Element Quantum Materials and Research Centre for Light- Element Advanced Materials, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering and QTF Centre of Excellence, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
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- International Centre for Quantum Materials, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Lab, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dongguan, China
- School of Physics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
- International Centre for Quantum Materials, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Lab, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dongguan, China
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Ginsberg JS, Jadidi MM, Zhang J, Chen CY, Tancogne-Dejean N, Chae SH, Patwardhan GN, Xian L, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Hone J, Rubio A, Gaeta AL. Phonon-enhanced nonlinearities in hexagonal boron nitride. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7685. [PMID: 38001087 PMCID: PMC10673846 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43501-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Polar crystals can be driven into collective oscillations by optical fields tuned to precise resonance frequencies. As the amplitude of the excited phonon modes increases, novel processes scaling non-linearly with the applied fields begin to contribute to the dynamics of the atomic system. Here we show two such optical nonlinearities that are induced and enhanced by the strong phonon resonance in the van der Waals crystal hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). We predict and observe large sub-picosecond duration signals due to four-wave mixing (FWM) during resonant excitation. The resulting FWM signal allows for time-resolved observation of the crystal motion. In addition, we observe enhancements of third-harmonic generation with resonant pumping at the hBN transverse optical phonon. Phonon-induced nonlinear enhancements are also predicted to yield large increases in high-harmonic efficiencies beyond the third.
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- Jared S Ginsberg
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg, 22761, Germany.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg, 22761, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg, 22761, Germany
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- Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg, 22761, Germany.
- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Simons Foundation Flatiron Institute, New York, NY, 10010, USA.
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
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Biswas A, Xu R, Alvarez GA, Zhang J, Christiansen-Salameh J, Puthirath AB, Burns K, Hachtel JA, Li T, Iyengar SA, Gray T, Li C, Zhang X, Kannan H, Elkins J, Pieshkov TS, Vajtai R, Birdwell AG, Neupane MR, Garratt EJ, Ivanov TG, Pate BB, Zhao Y, Zhu H, Tian Z, Rubio A, Ajayan PM. Non-Linear Optics at Twist Interfaces in h-BN/SiC Heterostructures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2304624. [PMID: 37707242 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Understanding the emergent electronic structure in twisted atomically thin layers has led to the exciting field of twistronics. However, practical applications of such systems are challenging since the specific angular correlations between the layers must be precisely controlled and the layers have to be single crystalline with uniform atomic ordering. Here, an alternative, simple, and scalable approach is suggested, where nanocrystallinetwo-dimensional (2D) film on 3D substrates yields twisted-interface-dependent properties. Ultrawide-bandgap hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) thin films are directly grown on high in-plane lattice mismatched wide-bandgap silicon carbide (4H-SiC) substrates to explore the twist-dependent structure-property correlations. Concurrently, nanocrystalline h-BN thin film shows strong non-linear second-harmonic generation and ultra-low cross-plane thermal conductivity at room temperature, which are attributed to the twisted domain edges between van der Waals stacked nanocrystals with random in-plane orientations. First-principles calculations based on time-dependent density functional theory manifest strong even-order optical nonlinearity in twisted h-BN layers. This work unveils that directly deposited 2D nanocrystalline thin film on 3D substrates could provide easily accessible twist-interfaces, therefore enabling a simple and scalable approach to utilize the 2D-twistronics integrated in 3D material devices for next-generation nanotechnology.
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- Abhijit Biswas
- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Chaussee 149, 22761, Luruper, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Applied Physics Graduate Program, Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, RF Devices and Circuits, Adelphi, MD, 20783, USA
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- DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, RF Devices and Circuits, Adelphi, MD, 20783, USA
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- DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, RF Devices and Circuits, Adelphi, MD, 20783, USA
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- DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, RF Devices and Circuits, Adelphi, MD, 20783, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., 20375, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Chaussee 149, 22761, Luruper, Germany
- Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), Flatiron Institute, New York, NY, 10010, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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Kim W, Jeong G, Oh J, Kim J, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Ryu S. Exciton-Sensitized Second-Harmonic Generation in 2D Heterostructures. ACS NANO 2023; 17:20580-20588. [PMID: 37801328 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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The efficient optical second-harmonic generation (SHG) of two-dimensional (2D) crystals, coupled with their atomic thickness, which circumvents the phase-match problem, has garnered considerable attention. While various 2D heterostructures have shown promising applications in photodetectors, switching electronics, and photovoltaics, the modulation of nonlinear optical properties in such heterosystems remains unexplored. In this study, we investigate exciton-sensitized SHG in heterobilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), where photoexcitation of one donor layer enhances the SHG response of the other as an acceptor. We utilize polarization-resolved interferometry to detect the SHG intensity and phase of each individual layer, revealing the energetic match between the excitonic resonances of donors and the SHG enhancement of acceptors for four TMD combinations. Our results also uncover the dynamic nature of interlayer coupling, as made evident by the dependence of sensitization on interlayer gap spacing and the average power of the fundamental beam. This work provides insights into how the interlayer coupling of two different layers can modify nonlinear optical phenomena in 2D heterostructures.
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- Wontaek Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Korea
- Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology (I-CREATE), Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Giang DN, Nguyen NM, Ngo DA, Tran TT, Duy LT, Tran CK, Tran TTV, La PPH, Dang VQ. A visible-light photodetector based on heterojunctions between CuO nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 14:1018-1027. [PMID: 37915311 PMCID: PMC10616698 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.14.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Optoelectronic devices have various applications in medical equipment, sensors, and communication systems. Photodetectors, which convert light into electrical signals, have gained much attention from many research teams. This study describes a low-cost photodetector based on CuO nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods operating in a wide range of light wavelengths (395, 464, 532, and 640 nm). Particularly, under 395 nm excitation, the heterostructure device exhibits high responsivity, photoconductive gain, detectivity, and sensitivity with maximum values of 1.38 A·W-1, 4.33, 2.58 × 1011 Jones, and 1934.5% at a bias of 2 V, respectively. The sensing mechanism of the p-n heterojunction of CuO/ZnO is also explored. Overall, this study indicates that the heterostructure of CuO nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods obtained via a simple and cost-effective synthesis process has great potential for optoelectronic applications.
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- Doan Nhat Giang
- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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Ye L, Zhou W, Huang D, Jiang X, Guo Q, Cao X, Yan S, Wang X, Jia D, Jiang D, Wang Y, Wu X, Zhang X, Li Y, Lei H, Gou H, Huang B. Manipulation of nonlinear optical responses in layered ferroelectric niobium oxide dihalides. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5911. [PMID: 37737236 PMCID: PMC10516934 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41383-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Realization of highly tunable second-order nonlinear optical responses, e.g., second-harmonic generation and bulk photovoltaic effect, is critical for developing modern optical and optoelectronic devices. Recently, the van der Waals niobium oxide dihalides are discovered to exhibit unusually large second-harmonic generation. However, the physical origin and possible tunability of nonlinear optical responses in these materials remain to be unclear. In this article, we reveal that the large second-harmonic generation in NbOX2 (X = Cl, Br, and I) may be partially contributed by the large band nesting effect in different Brillouin zone. Interestingly, the NbOCl2 can exhibit dramatically different strain-dependent bulk photovoltaic effect under different polarized light, originating from the light-polarization-dependent orbital transitions. Importantly, we achieve a reversible ferroelectric-to-antiferroelectric phase transition in NbOCl2 and a reversible ferroelectric-to-paraelectric phase transition in NbOI2 under a certain region of external pressure, accompanied by the greatly tunable nonlinear optical responses but with different microscopic mechanisms. Our study establishes the interesting external-field tunability of NbOX2 for nonlinear optical device applications.
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- Liangting Ye
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications & School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China
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- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & MicroNano Devices, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
- Key Laboratory of Quantum State Construction and Manipulation (Ministry of Education), Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications & School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China
- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & MicroNano Devices, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, 100193, China.
- Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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Qi J, Ma C, Guo Q, Ma C, Zhang Z, Liu F, Shi X, Wang L, Xue M, Wu M, Gao P, Hong H, Wang X, Wang E, Liu C, Liu K. Stacking-Controlled Growth of rBN Crystalline Films with High Nonlinear Optical Conversion Efficiency up to 1. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2303122. [PMID: 37522646 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Nonlinear optical crystals lie at the core of ultrafast laser science and quantum communication technology. The emergence of 2D materials provides a revolutionary potential for nonlinear optical crystals due to their exceptionally high nonlinear coefficients. However, uncontrolled stacking orders generally induce the destructive nonlinear response due to the optical phase deviation in different 2D layers. Therefore, conversion efficiency of 2D nonlinear crystals is typically limited to less than 0.01% (far below the practical criterion of >1%). Here, crystalline films of rhombohedral boron nitride (rBN) with parallel stacked layers are controllably synthesized. This success is realized by the utilization of vicinal FeNi (111) single crystal, where both the unidirectional arrangement of BN grains into a single-crystal monolayer and the continuous precipitation of (B,N) source for thick layers are guaranteed. The preserved in-plane inversion asymmetry in rBN films keeps the in-phase second-harmonic generation field in every layer and leads to a record-high conversion efficiency of 1% in the whole family of 2D materials within the coherence thickness of only 1.6 µm. The work provides a route for designing ultrathin nonlinear optical crystals from 2D materials, and will promote the on-demand fabrication of integrated photonic and compact quantum optical devices.
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- Jiajie Qi
- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, China
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- International Center for Quantum Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- International Center for Quantum Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- International Center for Quantum Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Lab, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dongguan, 523808, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum State Construction and Manipulation (Ministry of Education), Department of Physics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- International Center for Quantum Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Lab, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dongguan, 523808, China
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Tang H, Lou B, Du F, Zhang M, Ni X, Xu W, Jin R, Fan S, Mazur E. Experimental probe of twist angle-dependent band structure of on-chip optical bilayer photonic crystal. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh8498. [PMID: 37436985 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh8498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Recently, twisted bilayer photonic materials have been extensively used for creating and studying photonic tunability through interlayer couplings. While twisted bilayer photonic materials have been experimentally demonstrated in microwave regimes, a robust platform for experimentally measuring optical frequencies has been elusive. Here, we demonstrate the first on-chip optical twisted bilayer photonic crystal with twist angle-tunable dispersion and great simulation-experiment agreement. Our results reveal a highly tunable band structure of twisted bilayer photonic crystals due to moiré scattering. This work opens the door to realizing unconventional twisted bilayer properties and novel applications in optical frequency regimes.
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- Haoning Tang
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Jiang X, Kang L, Wang J, Huang B. Giant Bulk Electrophotovoltaic Effect in Heteronodal-Line Systems. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:256902. [PMID: 37418709 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.256902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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The realization of a giant and continuously tunable second-order photocurrent is desired for many nonlinear optical (NLO) and optoelectronic applications, which remains a great challenge. Here, based on a two-band model, we propose a concept of the bulk electrophotovoltaic effect, that is, an out-of-plane external electric field (E_{ext}) that can continuously tune in-plane shift current along with its sign flip in a heteronodal-line (HNL) system. While strong linear optical transition around the nodal loop may potentially generate giant shift current, an E_{ext} can effectively control the radius of the nodal loop, which can continuously modulate the shift-vector components inside and outside the nodal loop holding opposite signs. This concept has been demonstrated in the HNL HSnN/MoS_{2} system using first-principles calculations. The HSnN/MoS_{2} heterobilayer can not only produce a shift-current conductivity with magnitude that is one to two orders larger than other reported systems, but it can also realize a giant bulk electrophotovoltaic effect. Our finding opens new routes to create and manipulate NLO responses in 2D materials.
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- Xiao Jiang
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Asaithambi A, Kazemi Tofighi N, Ghini M, Curreli N, Schuck PJ, Kriegel I. Energy transfer and charge transfer between semiconducting nanocrystals and transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:7717-7730. [PMID: 37199319 PMCID: PMC10281493 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc01125a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Nowadays, as a result of the emergence of low-dimensional hybrid structures, the scientific community is interested in their interfacial carrier dynamics, including charge transfer and energy transfer. By combining the potential of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and nanocrystals (NCs) with low-dimensional extension, hybrid structures of semiconducting nanoscale matter can lead to fascinating new technological scenarios. Their characteristics make them intriguing candidates for electronic and optoelectronic devices, like transistors or photodetectors, bringing with them challenges but also opportunities. Here, we will review recent research on the combined TMD/NC hybrid system with an emphasis on two major interaction mechanisms: energy transfer and charge transfer. With a focus on the quantum well nature in these hybrid semiconductors, we will briefly highlight state-of-the-art protocols for their structure formation and discuss the interaction mechanisms of energy versus charge transfer, before concluding with a perspective section that highlights novel types of interactions between NCs and TMDs.
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- Aswin Asaithambi
- Functional Nanosystems, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.
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- Functional Nanosystems, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.
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- Functional Nanosystems, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.
- Nanoelectronic Devices Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Functional Nanosystems, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Functional Nanosystems, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.
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Zhu CY, Zhang Z, Qin JK, Wang Z, Wang C, Miao P, Liu Y, Huang PY, Zhang Y, Xu K, Zhen L, Chai Y, Xu CY. Two-dimensional semiconducting SnP 2Se 6 with giant second-harmonic-generation for monolithic on-chip electronic-photonic integration. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2521. [PMID: 37130849 PMCID: PMC10154306 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38131-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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Two-dimensional (2D) layered semiconductors with nonlinear optical (NLO) properties hold great promise to address the growing demand of multifunction integration in electronic-photonic integrated circuits (EPICs). However, electronic-photonic co-design with 2D NLO semiconductors for on-chip telecommunication is limited by their essential shortcomings in terms of unsatisfactory optoelectronic properties, odd-even layer-dependent NLO activity and low NLO susceptibility in telecom band. Here we report the synthesis of 2D SnP2Se6, a van der Waals NLO semiconductor exhibiting strong odd-even layer-independent second harmonic generation (SHG) activity at 1550 nm and pronounced photosensitivity under visible light. The combination of 2D SnP2Se6 with a SiN photonic platform enables the chip-level multifunction integration for EPICs. The hybrid device not only features efficient on-chip SHG process for optical modulation, but also allows the telecom-band photodetection relying on the upconversion of wavelength from 1560 to 780 nm. Our finding offers alternative opportunities for the collaborative design of EPICs.
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- Cheng-Yi Zhu
- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- HORIBA Scientific, Shanghai, 205335, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.
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Luo W, Whetten BG, Kravtsov V, Singh A, Yang Y, Huang D, Cheng X, Jiang T, Belyanin A, Raschke MB. Ultrafast Nanoimaging of Electronic Coherence of Monolayer WSe 2. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:1767-1773. [PMID: 36827496 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have demonstrated a wide range of novel photonic, optoelectronic, and correlated electron phenomena for more than a decade. However, the coherent dynamics of their excitons, including possibly long dephasing times and their sensitivity to spatial heterogeneities, are still poorly understood. Here we implement adiabatic plasmonic nanofocused four-wave mixing (FWM) to image the coherent electron dynamics in monolayer WSe2. We observe nanoscale heterogeneities at room temperature with dephasing ranging from T2 ≲ 5 to T2 ≳ 60 fs on length scales of 50-100 nm. We further observe a counterintuitive anticorrelation between FWM intensity and T2, with the weakest FWM emission at locations of longest coherence. We interpret this behavior as a nonlocal nano-optical interplay between spatial coherence of the nonlinear polarization and disorder-induced scattering. The results highlight the challenges associated with heterogeneities in TMDs limiting their photophysical properties, yet also the potential of their novel nonlinear optical phenomena.
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- Wenjin Luo
- MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, and School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
- Department of Physics and JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Physics and JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg 197101, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, and School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, and School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, and School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Physics and JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Qiu ZL, Cheng Y, Zeng Q, Wu Q, Zhao XJ, Xie RJ, Feng L, Liu K, Tan YZ. Synthesis and Interlayer Assembly of a Graphenic Bowl with Peripheral Selenium Annulation. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3289-3293. [PMID: 36745399 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pentagonal cyclization at the bay positions of armchair-edged graphenic cores can build molecular bowls without the destruction of hexagonal lattices. However, this synthesis remains challenging due to unfavorable strain and the multiple reactions required. Here, we show that a new type of graphenic molecular bowl with a depth of 1.7 Å and a diameter of 1.2 nm is constructed by sextuple Se annulation at the bay positions of armchair-edged hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene. This graphenic bowl is functionalized with phenylseleno groups that stack into a discrete bilayer dimer in solution. Such a dimer exhibits high stability and survives in the gas phase after laser ablation. Strikingly, the asymmetric one-dimensional supramolecular columns of graphenic bowl with coherent stacking configuration are observed in the solid state, which results in a strong second harmonic generation with prominent polarization dependence. Our findings present a concise synthesis of a giant molecular bowl with a graphenic core and demonstrate the unique supramolecular assembly of extended graphenic bowls.
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- Zhen-Lin Qiu
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Centre for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Centre for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Zhu S, Duan R, Chen W, Wang F, Han J, Xu X, Wu L, Ye M, Sun F, Han S, Zhao X, Tan CS, Liang H, Liu Z, Wang QJ. Ultrastrong Optical Harmonic Generations in Layered Platinum Disulfide in the Mid-Infrared. ACS NANO 2023; 17:2148-2158. [PMID: 36706067 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nonlinear optical activities (e.g., harmonic generations) in two-dimensional (2D) layered materials have attracted much attention due to the great promise in diverse optoelectronic applications such as nonlinear optical modulators, nonreciprocal optical device, and nonlinear optical imaging. Exploration of nonlinear optical response (e.g., frequency conversion) in the infrared, especially the mid-infrared (MIR) region, is highly desirable for ultrafast MIR laser applications ranging from tunable MIR coherent sources, MIR supercontinuum generation, and MIR frequency-comb-based spectroscopy to high harmonic generation. However, nonlinear optical effects in 2D layered materials under MIR pump are rarely reported, mainly due to the lack of suitable 2D layered materials. Van der Waals layered platinum disulfide (PtS2) with a sizable bandgap from the visible to the infrared region is a promising candidate for realizing MIR nonlinear optical devices. In this work, we investigate the nonlinear optical properties including third-and fifth-harmonic generation (THG and FHG) in thin layered PtS2 under infrared pump (1550-2510 nm). Strikingly, the ultrastrong third-order nonlinear susceptibility χ(3)(-3ω;ω,ω,ω) of thin layered PtS2 in the MIR region was estimated to be over 10-18 m2/V2, which is about one order of that in traditional transition metal chalcogenides. Such excellent performance makes air-stable PtS2 a potential candidate for developing next-generation MIR nonlinear photonic devices.
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- Song Zhu
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin150001, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan610064, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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Moon S, Kim J, Park J, Im S, Kim J, Hwang I, Kim JK. Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Next-Generation Photonics and Electronics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2204161. [PMID: 35735090 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), an insulating 2D layered material, has recently attracted tremendous interest motivated by the extraordinary properties it shows across the fields of optoelectronics, quantum optics, and electronics, being exotic material platforms for various applications. At an early stage of h-BN research, it is explored as an ideal substrate and insulating layers for other 2D materials due to its atomically flat surface that is free of dangling bonds and charged impurities, and its high thermal conductivity. Recent discoveries of structural and optical properties of h-BN have expanded potential applications into emerging electronics and photonics fields. h-BN shows a very efficient deep-ultraviolet band-edge emission despite its indirect-bandgap nature, as well as stable room-temperature single-photon emission over a wide wavelength range, showing a great potential for next-generation photonics. In addition, h-BN is extensively being adopted as active media for low-energy electronics, including nonvolatile resistive switching memory, radio-frequency devices, and low-dielectric-constant materials for next-generation electronics.
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- Seokho Moon
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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Fonseca J, Diederich GM, Ovchinnikov D, Cai J, Wang C, Yan J, Xiao D, Xu X. Anomalous Second Harmonic Generation from Atomically Thin MnBi 2Te 4. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:10134-10139. [PMID: 36475690 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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MnBi2Te4 is a van der Waals topological insulator with intrinsic intralayer ferromagnetic exchange and A-type antiferromagnetic interlayer coupling. Theoretically, it belongs to a class of structurally centrosymmetric crystals whose layered antiferromagnetic order breaks inversion symmetry for even layer numbers, making optical second harmonic generation (SHG) an ideal probe of the coupling between the crystal and magnetic structures. Here, we perform magnetic field and temperature-dependent SHG measurements on MnBi2Te4 flakes ranging from bulk to monolayer thickness. We find that the dominant SHG signal from MnBi2Te4 is unexpectedly unrelated to both magnetic state and layer number. We suggest that surface SHG is the likely source of the observed strong SHG, whose symmetry matches that of the MnBi2Te4-vacuum interface. Our results highlight the importance of considering the surface contribution to inversion symmetry-breaking in van der Waals centrosymmetric magnets.
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- Jordan Fonseca
- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
- Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
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- Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee37831, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee37996, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
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Shen J, Dong Z, Qi M, Zhang Y, Zhu C, Wu Z, Li D. Observation of Moiré Patterns in Twisted Stacks of Bilayer Perovskite Oxide Nanomembranes with Various Lattice Symmetries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:50386-50392. [PMID: 36287237 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c14746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The design and fabrication of novel quantum devices in which exotic phenomena arise from moiré physics have sparked a new race of conceptualization and creation of artificial lattice structures. This interest is further extended to the research on thin-film transition metal oxides, with the goal of synthesizing twisted layers of perovskite oxides concurrently revealing moiré landscapes. By utilizing a sacrificial-layer-based approach, we show that such high-quality twisted bilayer oxide nanomembrane structures can be achieved. We observe atomic-scale distinct moiré patterns directly formed with different twist angles, and the symmetry-inequivalent nanomembranes can be stacked together to constitute new complex moiré configurations. This study paves the way to the construction of higher-order artificial oxide heterostructures based on different materials/symmetries and provides the materials foundation for investigating moiré-related electronic effects in an expanded selection of twisted oxide thin films.
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- Jiaying Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications & School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing100876, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications & School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing100876, P. R. China
- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications & School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing100876, P. R. China
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- Institute of Modern Optics & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Nankai University, Tianjin300071, P. R. China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Micro/Nano Fabrication, Device and System, Southeast University, Nanjing210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications & School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing100876, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, China
- Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR999077, China
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Lyu X, Tan Q, Wu L, Zhang C, Zhang Z, Mu Z, Zúñiga-Pérez J, Cai H, Gao W. Strain Quantum Sensing with Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:6553-6559. [PMID: 35960708 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hexagonal boron nitride is not only a promising functional material for the development of two-dimensional optoelectronic devices but also a good candidate for quantum sensing thanks to the presence of quantum emitters in the form of atom-like defects. Their exploitation in quantum technologies necessitates understanding their coherence properties as well as their sensitivity to external stimuli. In this work, we probe the strain configuration of boron vacancy centers (VB-) created by ion implantation in h-BN flakes thanks to wide-field spatially resolved optically detected magnetic resonance and submicro Raman spectroscopy. Our experiments demonstrate the ability of VB- for quantum sensing of strain and, given the omnipresence of h-BN in 2D-based devices, open the door for in situ imaging of strain under working conditions.
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- Xiaodan Lyu
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
- The Photonics Institute and Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
- MajuLab, International Research Laboratory IRL 3654, CNRS, Université Côte d'Azur, Sorbonne Université, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
- The Photonics Institute and Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
- Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, 117543, Singapore
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Su C, Zhang F, Kahn S, Shevitski B, Jiang J, Dai C, Ungar A, Park JH, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Kong J, Tang Z, Zhang W, Wang F, Crommie M, Louie SG, Aloni S, Zettl A. Tuning colour centres at a twisted hexagonal boron nitride interface. NATURE MATERIALS 2022; 21:896-902. [PMID: 35835818 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-022-01303-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The colour centre platform holds promise for quantum technologies, and hexagonal boron nitride has attracted attention due to the high brightness and stability, optically addressable spin states and wide wavelength coverage discovered in its emitters. However, its application is hindered by the typically random defect distribution and complex mesoscopic environment. Here, employing cathodoluminescence, we demonstrate on-demand activation and control of colour centre emission at the twisted interface of two hexagonal boron nitride flakes. Further, we show that colour centre emission brightness can be enhanced by two orders of magnitude by tuning the twist angle. Additionally, by applying an external voltage, nearly 100% brightness modulation is achieved. Our ab initio GW and GW plus Bethe-Salpeter equation calculations suggest that the emission is correlated to nitrogen vacancies and that a twist-induced moiré potential facilitates electron-hole recombination. This mechanism is further exploited to draw nanoscale colour centre patterns using electron beams.
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- Cong Su
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Research Centre for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- International Centre for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Zotev PG, Wang Y, Sortino L, Severs Millard T, Mullin N, Conteduca D, Shagar M, Genco A, Hobbs JK, Krauss TF, Tartakovskii AI. Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Dimer Nanoantennas for Tailored Light-Matter Interactions. ACS NANO 2022; 16:6493-6505. [PMID: 35385647 PMCID: PMC9047003 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c00802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Transition metal dichalcogenides have emerged as promising materials for nanophotonic resonators because of their large refractive index, low absorption within a large portion of the visible spectrum, and compatibility with a wide range of substrates. Herein, we use these properties to fabricate WS2 double-pillar nanoantennas in a variety of geometries enabled by the anisotropy in the crystal structure. Using dark-field spectroscopy, we reveal multiple Mie resonances, to which we couple WSe2 monolayer photoluminescence and achieve Purcell enhancement and an increased fluorescence by factors up to 240 for dimer gaps of 150 nm. We introduce postfabrication atomic force microscope repositioning and rotation of dimer nanoantennas, achieving gaps as small as 10 ± 5 nm, which enables a host of potential applications, including strong Purcell enhancement of single-photon emitters and optical trapping, which we study in simulations. Our findings highlight the advantages of using transition metal dichalcogenides for nanophotonics by exploring applications enabled by their properties.
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- Panaiot G. Zotev
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
- Chair
in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München 80539, Munich, Germany
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
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Mannix AJ, Ye A, Sung SH, Ray A, Mujid F, Park C, Lee M, Kang JH, Shreiner R, High AA, Muller DA, Hovden R, Park J. Robotic four-dimensional pixel assembly of van der Waals solids. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 17:361-366. [PMID: 35075299 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01061-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Van der Waals (vdW) solids can be engineered with atomically precise vertical composition through the assembly of layered two-dimensional materials1,2. However, the artisanal assembly of structures from micromechanically exfoliated flakes3,4 is not compatible with scalable and rapid manufacturing. Further engineering of vdW solids requires precisely designed and controlled composition over all three spatial dimensions and interlayer rotation. Here, we report a robotic four-dimensional pixel assembly method for manufacturing vdW solids with unprecedented speed, deliberate design, large area and angle control. We used the robotic assembly of prepatterned 'pixels' made from atomically thin two-dimensional components. Wafer-scale two-dimensional material films were grown, patterned through a clean, contact-free process and assembled using engineered adhesive stamps actuated by a high-vacuum robot. We fabricated vdW solids with up to 80 individual layers, consisting of 100 × 100 μm2 areas with predesigned patterned shapes, laterally/vertically programmed composition and controlled interlayer angle. This enabled efficient optical spectroscopic assays of the vdW solids, revealing new excitonic and absorbance layer dependencies in MoS2. Furthermore, we fabricated twisted N-layer assemblies, where we observed atomic reconstruction of twisted four-layer WS2 at high interlayer twist angles of ≥4°. Our method enables the rapid manufacturing of atomically resolved quantum materials, which could help realize the full potential of vdW heterostructures as a platform for novel physics2,5,6 and advanced electronic technologies7,8.
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- Andrew J Mannix
- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Center for Molecular Engineering and Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Rousseau A, Valvin P, Desrat W, Xue L, Li J, Edgar JH, Cassabois G, Gil B. Bernal Boron Nitride Crystals Identified by Deep-Ultraviolet Cryomicroscopy. ACS NANO 2022; 16:2756-2761. [PMID: 35099926 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c09717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The presence of metastable Bernal stacking boron nitride is verified by combining second harmonic generation (SHG) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The scanning confocal cryomicroscope, operating in the deep-ultraviolet range, shows a one-to-one correlation between inversion symmetry breaking probed by SHG and the detection of an intense PL line at ∼6.035 eV, the specific signature of the noncentrosymmetric Bernal stacking. The coherent character of the Bernal phase in boron nitride crystals is demonstrated by two-photon excitation spectroscopy. Direct and indirect excitons are simultaneously detected in the emission spectrum; they are quasi-degenerate, in agreement with theoretical predictions for Bernal boron nitride. The transition from AA' to AB stacking is characterized by an intense emission from stacking faults at the grain boundaries of hexagonal and Bernal boron nitride crystals.
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- Adrien Rousseau
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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He C, Wu R, Zhu L, Huang Y, Du W, Qi M, Zhou Y, Zhao Q, Xu X. Anisotropic Second-Harmonic Generation Induced by Reduction of In-Plane Symmetry in 2D Materials with Strain Engineering. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:352-361. [PMID: 34985291 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Strain engineering is an attractive method to induce and control anisotropy for polarized optoelectronic applications with two-dimensional (2D) materials. Herein, we have investigated the nonlinear optical coefficient dispersion relationship and the second-harmonic generation (SHG) pattern evolution under the uniaxial strains for graphene, WS2, GaSe, and In2Se3 monolayers. The uniaxial strain can break the in-plane symmetry of 2D materials, leading to both trade-off breaking of the nonlinear coefficient and new emergent nonlinear coefficients. In such a case, a classical sixfold ϕ-dependent SHG pattern is transformed into a distorted sixfold SHG pattern under the strain. Due to the lattice symmetry breaking and the uneven charge density distribution in strained 2D materials, the SHG patterns also depend on the excitation photon energy. The results could give a guide for the SHG pattern analysis in experiments, suggesting strain engineering on 2D materials for the tunable anisotropy in polarized and flexible nonlinear optical devices.
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- Chuan He
- Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene, International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene, International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene, International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene, International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene, International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene, International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene, International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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The electrical and optical properties of twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) depend sensitively on the twist angle. To study the angle dependent properties of the tBLG, currently it is required fabrication of a large number of samples with systematically varied twist angles. Here, we demonstrate the construction of in-situ twistable bilayer graphene, in which the twist angle of the two graphene monolayers can be in-situ tuned continuously in a large range with high precision. The controlled tuning of the twist angle is confirmed by a combination of real-space and spectroscopic characterizations, including atomic force microscopy (AFM) identification of crystal lattice orientation, scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) imaging of superlattice domain walls, and resonant Raman spectroscopy of the largely enhanced G-mode. The developed in-situ twistable homostructure devices enable systematic investigation of the twist angle effects in a single device, thus could largely advance the research of twistronics.
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Rousseau A, Ren L, Durand A, Valvin P, Gil B, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Urbaszek B, Marie X, Robert C, Cassabois G. Monolayer Boron Nitride: Hyperspectral Imaging in the Deep Ultraviolet. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:10133-10138. [PMID: 34528808 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The optical response of 2D materials and their heterostructures is the subject of intense research with advanced investigation of the luminescence properties in devices made of exfoliated flakes of few- down to one-monolayer thickness. Despite its prevalence in 2D materials research, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) remains unexplored in this ultimate regime because of its ultrawide bandgap of about 6 eV and the technical difficulties related to performing microscopy in the deep-ultraviolet domain. Here, we report hyperspectral imaging at wavelengths around 200 nm in exfoliated hBN at low temperature. In monolayer boron nitride, we observe direct-gap emission around 6.1 eV. In marked contrast to transition metal dichalcogenides, the photoluminescence signal is intense in few-layer hBN, a result of the near unity radiative efficiency in indirect-gap multilayer hBN.
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- Adrien Rousseau
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSA-CNRS-UPS, LPCNO, 135 Avenue Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Université de Toulouse, INSA-CNRS-UPS, LPCNO, 135 Avenue Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSA-CNRS-UPS, LPCNO, 135 Avenue Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSA-CNRS-UPS, LPCNO, 135 Avenue Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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Wilson NP, Yao W, Shan J, Xu X. Excitons and emergent quantum phenomena in stacked 2D semiconductors. Nature 2021; 599:383-392. [PMID: 34789905 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03979-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The design and control of material interfaces is a foundational approach to realize technologically useful effects and engineer material properties. This is especially true for two-dimensional (2D) materials, where van der Waals stacking allows disparate materials to be freely stacked together to form highly customizable interfaces. This has underpinned a recent wave of discoveries based on excitons in stacked double layers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), the archetypal family of 2D semiconductors. In such double-layer structures, the elegant interplay of charge, spin and moiré superlattice structure with many-body effects gives rise to diverse excitonic phenomena and correlated physics. Here we review some of the recent discoveries that highlight the versatility of TMD double layers to explore quantum optics and many-body effects. We identify outstanding challenges in the field and present a roadmap for unlocking the full potential of excitonic physics in TMD double layers and beyond, such as incorporating newly discovered ferroelectric and magnetic materials to engineer symmetries and add a new level of control to these remarkable engineered materials.
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- Nathan P Wilson
- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Walter Schottky Institute, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.,Munich Centre for Quantum Science and Technology, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,HKU-UCAS Joint Institute of Theoretical and Computational Physics at Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. .,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Zhao Y, Ye J, Wang H, Zhang F, Sun M, Yu B, Wang J, Liu Y, Shan X, Bai X, Wang W. Edge-Enriched Large-Area Hexagonal BN Ultrathin Films with Enhanced Optical Second Harmonic Generation. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9475-9480. [PMID: 34559546 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The optical second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) layered materials is profoundly influenced by the symmetry properties, which has severely limited the usefulness of their SHG for nonlinear optical applications. Herein, we report on the controlled growth of large-area and continuous ultrathin h-BN films with a high density of exposed edges that show strongly enhanced SHG, owing to the breaking of inversion symmetry occurring naturally at edge sites. The large-area growth of edge-enriched BN films was accomplished through the introduction of Turing instability into a growth process that involves the liquid-gas interface self-limiting reaction between molten boron oxide (B2O3) with gaseous ammonia (NH3) at elevated temperature. Remarkably, the edge-enriched BN films give rise to a SHG response up to nearly 3 orders of magnitude higher than that of the smooth BN films prepared through the same growth approach but with different growth parameters.
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- Yu Zhao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
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Moore SL, Ciccarino CJ, Halbertal D, McGilly LJ, Finney NR, Yao K, Shao Y, Ni G, Sternbach A, Telford EJ, Kim BS, Rossi SE, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Pasupathy AN, Dean CR, Hone J, Schuck PJ, Narang P, Basov DN. Nanoscale lattice dynamics in hexagonal boron nitride moiré superlattices. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5741. [PMID: 34593793 PMCID: PMC8484559 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26072-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Twisted two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures have unlocked a new means for manipulating the properties of quantum materials. The resulting mesoscopic moiré superlattices are accessible to a wide variety of scanning probes. To date, spatially-resolved techniques have prioritized electronic structure visualization, with lattice response experiments only in their infancy. Here, we therefore investigate lattice dynamics in twisted layers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), formed by a minute twist angle between two hBN monolayers assembled on a graphite substrate. Nano-infrared (nano-IR) spectroscopy reveals systematic variations of the in-plane optical phonon frequencies amongst the triangular domains and domain walls in the hBN moiré superlattices. Our first-principles calculations unveil a local and stacking-dependent interaction with the underlying graphite, prompting symmetry-breaking between the otherwise identical neighboring moiré domains of twisted hBN. Here, the authors investigate the lattice dynamics of twisted hexagonal boron nitride layers via nano-infrared spectroscopy, showing local and stacking-dependent variations of the optical phonon frequencies associated to the interaction with the graphite substrate.
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- S L Moore
- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Japan
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- National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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