Canalized light creates directional and switchable surface structures in vanadium dioxide

IF 15.7 1区综合性期刊 Q1 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

Nature Communications Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-58929-6

Daniel Kazenwadel, Noel Neathery, Peter Baum

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Abstract

Materials with switchable nanostructured surfaces enable optical and electronic functionalities beyond those of natural materials. Here we report the creation of self-organized, re-writable, laser-induced surface structures in single-crystalline vanadium dioxide. We discover anisotropic features caused by canalized surface plasmon polaritons that can only propagate along one crystal axis. The nanostructures remain mostly single-crystalline and preserve the material’s sharp metal-to-insulator transition, enabling femtosecond switching by temperature or light.

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透光在二氧化钒中产生定向和可切换的表面结构

具有可切换纳米结构表面的材料使光学和电子功能超越天然材料。在这里，我们报告了在单晶二氧化钒中创建自组织的，可重写的，激光诱导的表面结构。我们发现了由只能沿一个晶体轴传播的通道表面等离子激元极化子引起的各向异性特征。纳米结构大多保持单晶，并保持材料从金属到绝缘体的转变，使其能够通过温度或光进行飞秒切换。

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Nature Communications Biological Science Disciplines-

CiteScore

24.90

自引率

2.40%

发文量

6928

审稿时长

3.7 months

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