Optical absorbers find uses in a wide array of applications across the electromagnetic
spectrum, including photovoltaic and photochemical cells, photodetectors, optical filters …

Dynamically reconfigurable metasurfaces open up unprecedented opportunities in
applications such as high capacity communications, dynamic beam shaping, hyperspectral …

Nanostructured photonic materials enable control and manipulation of light at
subwavelength scales and exhibit unique optical functionalities. In particular, plasmonic …

Plasmonic chiral metamaterials have attracted broad research interest because of their
potential applications in optical communication, biomedical diagnosis, polarization imaging …

Lignin nanoparticles are useful in multiple applications, but their opaqueness remains an
obstacle in optical applications. In this study, we present a method to prepare optically clear …

Resonant absorbers based on nanostructured materials are promising for variety of
applications including optical filters, thermophotovoltaics, thermal emitters and hot-electron …

Numerous efficient semiconductors suffer from instability in aqueous electrolytes. Strategies
utilizing protective coatings have thus been developed to protect these photoabsorbers …

A fundamental strategy is developed to enhance the light-matter interaction of ultra-thin films
based on a strong interference effect in planar nanocavities, and overcome the limitation …

Plasmonic and metamaterial based nano/micro-structured materials enable spectrally
selective resonant absorption, where the resonant bandwidth and absorption intensity can …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) atomic crystals and van der Waals heterostructures
constitute an emerging platform for developing new functional ultra-thin electronic and …