Many materials crystallize in structure types that feature a square net of atoms. While these
compounds can exhibit many different properties, some members of this family are …

Surface nonlinear optics are essential for developments in integrated photonics and
micro/nano optoelectronics. However, the nonlinear optical conversion efficiency on a …

A two-dimensional ferromagnetic semiconductor Cr 2 Ge 2 Te 6 (CGT) was recently found to
possess extraordinary characteristics and has great potential in the emerging field of …

ZrSiS exhibits a frequency-independent interband conductivity σ (ω)= const (ω)≡ σ flat in a
broad range from 250 to 2500 cm-1 (30–300 meV). This makes ZrSiS similar to (quasi-) two …

Topological semimetals with massless Dirac and Weyl fermions represent the forefront of
quantum materials research. In two dimensions, a peculiar class of fermions that are …

In nodal-line semimetals, linearly dispersing states form Dirac loops in the reciprocal space
with a high degree of electron-hole symmetry and a reduced density of states near the Fermi …

GaGeTe is a layered van der Waals material composed of germanene and GaTe sublayers
that has been recently predicted to be a basic Z 2 topological semimetal. To date, only one …

High quality single crystals are critical for experimental materials science research. ZrSnTe
represents such an example. This material belongs to the ZrSiS-type topological material …

Two-dimensional (2D) multiferroic materials have great potential applications in
multifunctional nanoelectronics devices. Here, we construct a series of stable and isolated …

The linear dichroism (LD) conversion shows promising applications for polarized detectors,
optical transition and light propagation. However, polarity reversal always occurs at a certain …