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Yang TL, Ye GZ, Su WJ, Wu H. Nonreciprocal routing of microwave photons with broad bandwidth via magnon-cavity chiral coupling. OPTICS LETTERS 2024; 49:3781-3784. [PMID: 38950266 DOI: 10.1364/ol.528451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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We propose a scheme for realizing nonreciprocal microwave photon routing with two cascaded magnon-cavity coupled systems, which work around the exceptional points of a parity-time (PT)-symmetric Hamiltonian. An almost perfect nonreciprocal transmission can be achieved with a broad bandwidth, where the transmission for a forward-propagating photon can be flexibly controlled with the backpropagating photon being isolated. The transmission or isolated direction can be reversed via simply controlling the magnetic field direction applied to the magnons. The isolation bandwidth is improved by almost three times in comparison with the device based on a single PT-symmetric system. Moreover, the effect of intrinsic cavity loss and added thermal noises is considered, confirming the experimental feasibility of the nonreciprocal device and potential applications in quantum information processing.
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Huo S, Zhang S, Wu Q, Zhang X. Feature-Assisted Machine Learning for Predicting Band Gaps of Binary Semiconductors. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:445. [PMID: 38470776 DOI: 10.3390/nano14050445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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The band gap is a key parameter in semiconductor materials that is essential for advancing optoelectronic device development. Accurately predicting band gaps of materials at low cost is a significant challenge in materials science. Although many machine learning (ML) models for band gap prediction already exist, they often suffer from low interpretability and lack theoretical support from a physical perspective. In this study, we address these challenges by using a combination of traditional ML algorithms and the 'white-box' sure independence screening and sparsifying operator (SISSO) approach. Specifically, we enhance the interpretability and accuracy of band gap predictions for binary semiconductors by integrating the importance rankings of support vector regression (SVR), random forests (RF), and gradient boosting decision trees (GBDT) with SISSO models. Our model uses only the intrinsic features of the constituent elements and their band gaps calculated using the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof method, significantly reducing computational demands. We have applied our model to predict the band gaps of 1208 theoretically stable binary compounds. Importantly, the model highlights the critical role of electronegativity in determining material band gaps. This insight not only enriches our understanding of the physical principles underlying band gap prediction but also underscores the potential of our approach in guiding the synthesis of new and valuable semiconductor materials.
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- Sitong Huo
- Institute of Information Photonics Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Institute of Information Photonics Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Institute of Information Photonics Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Institute of Information Photonics Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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Wang Z, Xu S, Zheng G, Qian L, Pei S. Omnidirectional and near-unity nonreciprocal thermal radiation with trilayer cavities-enhanced approach. OPTICS LETTERS 2024; 49:262-265. [PMID: 38194543 DOI: 10.1364/ol.513900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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From the standpoint of thermal radiation, omnidirectional nonreciprocal thermal radiation (NTR) is strongly desired for thermal energy harvesting. Here, we propose theoretically lithographic free thermal emitter made in a dielectric-Weyl semimetal (WSM)-dielectric fashion and terminated by a metallic substrate. By engineering the structural parameters, a surprising result of spectrally selective as well as omnidirectional (along both polar and azimuthal angles) NTR is realized. It is shown that the magnitude and sign of the contrast between emission (e) and absorption (α) can be managed simultaneously. The suggested structure shows good nonreciprocity stability in a wide range of polar and azimuthal angles for transverse magnetic (TM) polarized incident wave. The ability to fine tune nonreciprocal radiative properties of our design suggests a relatively simple way to manifest the NTR with high performance, which could lead to the development of power scavenging and conversion devices.
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Chen J, Liu X, Wang P, Xiao C, Chen S, Zhou H. Epsilon-near-zero material-based bi-layer metamaterials for selective mid-infrared radiation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 35:055302. [PMID: 37883949 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad074f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Selective mid-infrared (MIR) radiation is highly desirable in many applications. However, there are still great challenges to simultaneously achieve MIR camouflage and radiative cooling utilizing simple structure. This work theoretically and experimentally proposes a bi-layer metamaterial composed of aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) nanoparticles embedded in Al2O3matrix on the aluminum film. The bi-layer metamaterial exhibits high performance in MIR camouflage with radiative cooling, a low emissivity (ε3-5μm= 0.11,ε8-14μm= 0.20) in atmospheric windows and a high emissivity (ε5-8μm= 0.81) in non-atmospheric windows. The interaction of the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) mode and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) mode is responsible for the perfect emission over the wavelength range of 5-8μm. Additionally, the proposed selective MIR emitter supports large-angle incidence and has great polarization insensitivity. This demonstrates that epsilon-near-zero material-based bi-layer metamaterial is highly promising for the development of selective mid-infrared radiation.
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- Ju Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shenzhen, 518057, People's Republic of China
- Future Materials Innovation Center, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 429 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201203, People's Republic of China
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Liu M, Xia S, Wan W, Qin J, Li H, Zhao C, Bi L, Qiu CW. Broadband mid-infrared non-reciprocal absorption using magnetized gradient epsilon-near-zero thin films. NATURE MATERIALS 2023; 22:1196-1202. [PMID: 37592027 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01635-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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The study of magneto-optical absorption has stimulated diverse energy-technology-related explorations, showing potential in breaking the current theoretical efficiency limits of energy devices compared with reciprocal counterparts. However, experimentally realizing strong infrared non-reciprocal absorption remains an open challenge, and existing proposals of non-reciprocal absorbers are restricted to a narrow working waveband. Here we observe highly asymmetric absorption spectra over a broad mid-infrared band (nearly 10 μm) using doped InAs multilayers with gradient epsilon-near-zero frequencies. We reveal that the magnetized epsilon-near-zero behaviours and material loss play important roles in achieving strongly non-reciprocal absorption under a moderate external magnetic field using a thin epsilon-near-zero film (<λ/40, λ is the wavelength). Our approach enables flexible control over the working frequencies and non-reciprocal bandwidths by designing magnetized InAs films with different doping concentrations. The proposed principles can also be generalized to other III-V semiconductors, magnetized metals, topological Weyl semimetals, magnetized zero-index metamaterials and metasurfaces.
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- Mengqi Liu
- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, MOE Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Engineering Research Center of Electromagnetic Radiation Control Materials, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Electromagnetic Radiation Control Materials, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, MOE Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Electromagnetic Radiation Control Materials, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Li H, Zheng G. Magnetical Manipulation of Hyperbolic Phonon Polaritons in Twisted Double-Layers of Molybdenum Trioxide. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:648. [PMID: 36985055 PMCID: PMC10054559 DOI: 10.3390/mi14030648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Controlling the twist angle between double stacked van der Waals (vdW) crystals holds great promise for nanoscale light compression and manipulation in the mid-infrared (MIR) range. A lithography-free geometry has been proposed to mediate the coupling of phonon polaritons (PhPs) in double-layers of vdW α-MoO3. The anisotropic hyperbolic phonon polaritons (AHPhPs) are further hybridized by the anisotropic substrate environment of magneto-optic indium arsenide (InAs). The AHPhPs can be tuned by twisting the angle between the optical axes of the two separated layers and realize a topological transition from open to closed dispersion contours. Moreover, in the presence of external magnetic field, an alteration of the hybridization of PhPs will be met, which enable an efficient way for the control of light-matter interaction at nanoscale in the MIR region.
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- Hongjing Li
- School of Electronics Engineering, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center on Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Mai J, Cheah KW. Nonreciprocal transmission in a nonlinear coupled heterostructure. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:46357-46365. [PMID: 36558592 DOI: 10.1364/oe.476927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A nonlinear coupled heterostructure, metal-nonlinear-metal-insulator-metal, is proposed. The heterostructure is a non-Hermitian system that possesses reciprocal and nonreciprocal optical transmission characteristics. With low incident power, linear optical characteristic is observed whereas at high incident power, nonlinear optical characteristics is observed. Under the low incident power there is no nonlinear effect, the forward and backward transmission are reciprocal. With appropriate geometric parameters, for forward propagation two exceptional points where the reflection coefficients equal zero can be obtained simultaneously. With high power incident nonlinear effect becomes significant, leading to reciprocity broken and optical bistability observed. We investigated the behaviours of forward and backward transmission as well as the optical bistability under different incident powers using nonlinear coupled mode theory. There is excellent agreement between the simulation results and theoretical modelling. The theoretical study of proposed heterostructure shows it has several novel optical responses under different incident conditions. The proposed heterostructure is relatively simple to fabricate and therefore can be experimentally verified with ease. These unique optical characteristics allow more possibilities for the design of multifunctional devices.
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