Phonon Polaritons in Twisted Double-Layers of Hyperbolic van der Waals Crystals
- 23 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Nano Letters
- Vol. 20 (7), 5301-5308
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01627
Abstract
Controlling the twist angle between two stacked van der Waals (vdW) crystals is a powerful approach for tuning their electronic and photonic properties. Hyperbolic media have recently attracted much attention due to their ability to tailor electromagnetic waves at the subwavelength-scale which, however, usually requires complex patterning procedures. Here, we demonstrate a lithography-free approach for manipulating the hyperbolicity by harnessing the twist-dependent coupling of phonon polaritons in double-layers of vdW α-MoO3, a naturally biaxial hyperbolic crystal. The polariton isofrequency contours can be modified due to this interlayer coupling, allowing for controlling the polaritonic characteristics by adjusting the orientation angles between the two layers. Our findings provide opportunities for control of nanoscale light flow with twisted stacks of vdW crystals.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2019YFA0210200, 2019YFA0210203)
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M663199)
- Li Ka Shing Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (11904420, 51702372, 91963205)
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2019A1515011355, 2020A1515011329)
- Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars (2014A030306017)
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