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Giant optical anisotropy in transition metal dichalcogenides for next-generation photonics

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  • G. A. Ermolaev

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology)

  • D. V. Grudinin

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology)

  • Y. V. Stebunov

    (University of Manchester)

  • K. V. Voronin

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology)

  • V. G. Kravets

    (University of Manchester)

  • J. Duan

    (University of Oviedo
    Center of Research on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CINN (CSIC-Universidad de Oviedo))

  • A. B. Mazitov

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    Dukhov Research Institute of Automatics (VNIIA))

  • G. I. Tselikov

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology)

  • A. Bylinkin

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    CIC nanoGUNE BRTA)

  • D. I. Yakubovsky

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology)

  • S. M. Novikov

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology)

  • D. G. Baranov

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    Chalmers University of Technology)

  • A. Y. Nikitin

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
    IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science)

  • I. A. Kruglov

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    Dukhov Research Institute of Automatics (VNIIA))

  • T. Shegai

    (Chalmers University of Technology)

  • P. Alonso-González

    (University of Oviedo
    Center of Research on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CINN (CSIC-Universidad de Oviedo))

  • A. N. Grigorenko

    (University of Manchester)

  • A. V. Arsenin

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    GrapheneTek, Skolkovo Innovation Center)

  • K. S. Novoselov

    (University of Manchester
    National University of Singapore
    Chongqing 2D Materials Institute)

  • V. S. Volkov

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    GrapheneTek, Skolkovo Innovation Center)

Abstract

Large optical anisotropy observed in a broad spectral range is of paramount importance for efficient light manipulation in countless devices. Although a giant anisotropy has been recently observed in the mid-infrared wavelength range, for visible and near-infrared spectral intervals, the problem remains acute with the highest reported birefringence values of 0.8 in BaTiS3 and h-BN crystals. This issue inspired an intensive search for giant optical anisotropy among natural and artificial materials. Here, we demonstrate that layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) provide an answer to this quest owing to their fundamental differences between intralayer strong covalent bonding and weak interlayer van der Waals interaction. To do this, we made correlative far- and near-field characterizations validated by first-principle calculations that reveal a huge birefringence of 1.5 in the infrared and 3 in the visible light for MoS2. Our findings demonstrate that this remarkable anisotropy allows for tackling the diffraction limit enabling an avenue for on-chip next-generation photonics.

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  • G. A. Ermolaev & D. V. Grudinin & Y. V. Stebunov & K. V. Voronin & V. G. Kravets & J. Duan & A. B. Mazitov & G. I. Tselikov & A. Bylinkin & D. I. Yakubovsky & S. M. Novikov & D. G. Baranov & A. Y. Nik, 2021. "Giant optical anisotropy in transition metal dichalcogenides for next-generation photonics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-21139-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21139-x
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