[HTML][HTML] Advances in ultrafast plasmonics

AN Koya, M Romanelli, J Kuttruff… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In the past 20 years, we have reached a broad understanding of many light-driven
phenomena in nanoscale systems. The temporal dynamics of the excited states are instead …

Twisted van der waals quantum materials: Fundamentals, tunability, and applications

X Sun, M Suriyage, AR Khan, M Gao, J Zhao… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Twisted van der Waals (vdW) quantum materials have emerged as a rapidly developing field
of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. These materials establish a new central research …

Interfacial epitaxy of multilayer rhombohedral transition-metal dichalcogenide single crystals

B Qin, C Ma, Q Guo, X Li, W Wei, C Ma, Q Wang, F Liu… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Rhombohedral-stacked transition-metal dichalcogenides (3R-TMDs), which are distinct from
their hexagonal counterparts, exhibit higher carrier mobility, sliding ferroelectricity, and …

Manipulating Peierls Distortion in van der Waals NbOX2 Maximizes Second-Harmonic Generation

T Fu, K Bu, X Sun, D Wang, X Feng, S Guo… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials, featuring relaxed phase-matching
conditions and highly tunable optical nonlinearity, endow them with potential applications in …

[HTML][HTML] Visible to mid-infrared giant in-plane optical anisotropy in ternary van der Waals crystals

Y Feng, R Chen, J He, L Qi, Y Zhang, T Sun… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Birefringence is at the heart of photonic applications. Layered van der Waals materials
inherently support considerable out-of-plane birefringence. However, funnelling light into …

Stacking‐controlled growth of rBN crystalline films with high nonlinear optical conversion efficiency up to 1%

J Qi, C Ma, Q Guo, C Ma, Z Zhang, F Liu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nonlinear optical crystals lie at the core of ultrafast laser science and quantum
communication technology. The emergence of 2D materials provides a revolutionary …

[HTML][HTML] A tunable transition metal dichalcogenide entangled photon-pair source

MA Weissflog, A Fedotova, Y Tang, EA Santos… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Entangled photon-pair sources are at the core of quantum applications like quantum key
distribution, sensing, and imaging. Operation in space-limited and adverse environments …

From Monofluorophosphates A2PO3F to Difluorophosphates APO2F2 (A = alkali metal): Design of a Potential Deep-Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optical Materials System …

W Jin, C Xie, X Hou, M Cheng, E Tikhonov… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploring new nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals for the output of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lasers
via the frequency conversion technique is of great interest. Monofluorophosphate is a new …

Emission Dipole and Pressure‐Driven Tunability of Second Harmonic Generation in vdWs Ferroelectric NbOI2

J Fu, N Yang, Y Liu, Q Liu, J Du, Y Fang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D in‐plane ferroelectric NbOI2 exhibits strong second harmonic generation (SHG)
and ultrahigh effective susceptibility. To push forward their applications in nonlinear …

[HTML][HTML] Two-dimensional semiconducting SnP2Se6 with giant second-harmonic-generation for monolithic on-chip electronic-photonic integration

CY Zhu, Z Zhang, JK Qin, Z Wang, C Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) layered semiconductors with nonlinear optical (NLO)
properties hold great promise to address the growing demand of multifunction integration in …