Tianyun Zhu, Wenji Jing, Jie Deng, Bo Wang, Ruowen Wang, Tao Ye, Mengdie Shi, Jiexian Ye, Tianyuan Cui, Jinyong Shen, Fangzhe Li, Jun Ning, Jing Zhou, Xiaoshuang Chen
{"title":"Achieving Ultra‐High Background‐Limited Detectivity by a Brillouin Zone Folding Induced Quasi‐Bound State in the Continuum","authors":"Tianyun Zhu, Wenji Jing, Jie Deng, Bo Wang, Ruowen Wang, Tao Ye, Mengdie Shi, Jiexian Ye, Tianyuan Cui, Jinyong Shen, Fangzhe Li, Jun Ning, Jing Zhou, Xiaoshuang Chen","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401857","url":null,"abstract":"During infrared detection, the thermal radiation from the background generates substantial photon noise and thus severely limit the capability of an infrared detector to identify a target. Going beyond this limitation has been a long‐standing challenge in the development of infrared detectors. This paper proposes to break this limitation by creating a narrow photoresponse band with a high peak responsivity to reject the background radiation and enhance the responsivity to the target with characteristic emission lines. This scheme is numerically demonstrated in a dimerized grating integrated quantum well infrared photodetector, based on critical coupling with a Brillouin zone folding induced quasi‐bound state in the continuum (BIC). The asymmetric deformation of the grating structure folds the photonic band and generates a quasi‐BIC with a tunable high radiation <jats:italic>Q</jats:italic> factor (<jats:italic>Q<jats:sub>R</jats:sub></jats:italic>) at the Γ point. By reducing the doping concentration of the quantum wells for a high absorption <jats:italic>Q</jats:italic> factor (<jats:italic>Q<jats:sub>A</jats:sub></jats:italic>) and tuning the <jats:italic>Q<jats:sub>R</jats:sub></jats:italic> to make <jats:italic>Q<jats:sub>R</jats:sub></jats:italic> = <jats:italic>Q<jats:sub>A</jats:sub></jats:italic> for critical coupling, a narrowband photoresponse with a high peak responsivity is achieved and the background‐limited specific detectivity of 4.55 × 10<jats:sup>12</jats:sup> cm Hz<jats:sup>1/2</jats:sup> W<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> is obtained for a 2π field of view, surpassing the ideal‐photoconductor limit by 92 times.","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matteo Cei, Alessandra Operamolla, Francesco Zinna
{"title":"Interplay of Circularly Polarized Light with Molecular and Structural Chirality: Chiral Lanthanide Complexes and Cellulose Nanocrystals","authors":"Matteo Cei, Alessandra Operamolla, Francesco Zinna","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401714","url":null,"abstract":"The interaction of circularly polarized (CP) light with chiral matter at different scales opens several possibilities of light manipulation in photonic and electronic devices. Here it is shown that in a multilayer architecture, it is possible to take advantage of the polarization‐selective reflection of the nematic arrangement of cellulose nanocrystals and the strong intrinsic CP luminescence (CPL) of the various bands of chiral Eu complexes. In this way, both the intrinsic CPL and total emission of the complex are modified depending on the enantiomer applied and on the detection geometry. This concept may apply for polarization control in electronic and photonic devices and polarized optical cavities.","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep Inverse Design of an Infrared Metasurface Diffuser","authors":"Natalie Rozman, Rixi Peng, Willie J. Padilla","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401462","url":null,"abstract":"Machine learning (ML) algorithms have become invaluable tools for tackling design challenges associated with achieving unique scattering effects in artificial electromagnetic materials (AEMs). However, their effectiveness is reliant on substantial, well‐constructed training datasets. Building such datasets using traditional methods becomes impractical for increasingly complex and large‐scale geometric models. Achieving a specific diffuse scattering is one example and this often requires electrically large and diverse AEM arrays. Unfortunately, while numerical simulations offer high accuracy by utilizing fine meshing, their computational limitations render them incapable of handling such large structures and computing their scattering parameters efficiently. This work proposes a new approach to overcome these limitations by replacing conventional numerical simulations with a hybrid method that combines electromagnetic simulations with an analytical model, enabling the rapid and accurate generation of datasets for electrically large metamaterial arrays. Utilizing this approach, an optimized metasurface geometry for the mid‐infrared range is successfully identified and tested that exhibits desirable diffuse scattering effects. This innovative method paves the way for significantly faster design and optimization of metamaterials, while also unlocking the potential for a new generation of large‐scale, high‐quality ML datasets for AEM problems.","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dingjun Wu, Yapeng Tang, Bin Ren, Liang Chu, Hao Wang, Hai Zhou
{"title":"Enabling Low‐Noise, High‐Detectivity, Stable, and Flexible Perovskite Mesh Nanowire Photodetectors by Phenylethylamine Iodine Doping Strategy","authors":"Dingjun Wu, Yapeng Tang, Bin Ren, Liang Chu, Hao Wang, Hai Zhou","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401829","url":null,"abstract":"The poor stability, high noise, and low detectivity (<jats:italic>D<jats:sup>*</jats:sup></jats:italic>) of perovskite mesh nanowire (PMN) photodetectors (PDs) seriously hinder their practical applications. Here, a phenylethylamine iodine doping strategy (PIDS) is introduced to solve these problems. The PIDS leads to the formation of 2D perovskite PEA<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>MA<jats:sub>x‐1</jats:sub>Pb<jats:sub>x</jats:sub>I<jats:sub>3x+1</jats:sub> (PEA = phenylethylamine, MA = methylamine) within MAPbI<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> PMN, which not only prevents water and oxygen erosion to thwart PMN degradation but also inhibits the transport of dark state carriers to reduce dark current. As a result, the noise, <jats:italic>D<jats:sup>*</jats:sup></jats:italic>, and stability of the PMN PD are simultaneously improved. The device exhibits low noise current (7.61 × 10<jats:sup>−15</jats:sup> A Hz<jats:sup>−1/2</jats:sup>) and high <jats:italic>D<jats:sup>*</jats:sup></jats:italic> of 3.2 × 10<jats:sup>14</jats:sup> Jones, the highest <jats:italic>D<jats:sup>*</jats:sup></jats:italic> value for PMN PDs reported to date. Moreover, the unpacked device sustains 100% of its initial performance after 2880 h of storage in the air (45–55% humidity), enabling it as the most stable MAPbI<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> perovskite micro/nanostructure PD reported to date. Furthermore, the flexible device with PIDS exhibits comparable performance to that of the rigid device as well as great mechanical stability. Finally, the flexible device with PIDS demonstrates excellent optical imaging capability and a higher precision optical imaging potential than the commercial silicon photodiode S2386.","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sn2+/Pb2+ Doping‐Induced Highly Transparent Boroaluminate Microcrystalline Glass With Deep Traps for Long‐Term Optical Storage and Time‐Lapse X‐ray Imaging","authors":"Panpan Li, Enhai Song, Weichao Wang, Qinyuan Zhang","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401952","url":null,"abstract":"The development of microcrystalline glass‐ceramics with high transparency and deep trap energy levels is crucial for the cost‐effective and large‐scale production of scintillators and optical data storage applications. In this study, the incorporation of highly electronegative divalent tin (Sn<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup>) plays a key role in modulating the network structure of borate glass. This leads to the successful synthesis of SrAl<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>:Eu<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> microcrystalline glass with high transparency, reaching up to 80%, and excellent crystallinity. Additionally, a series of non‐optically active ions with different valence states is co‐doped with Eu<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> to fine‐tune the trap levels of the SrAl<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> microcrystals. All samples maintain high crystallinity and exhibit good transparency. In particular, the Pb<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> ion co‐doped samples achieve an increased trap energy level of 1.28 eV, significantly enhancing their capacity to capture X‐rays and ultraviolet light. Density functional theory calculations reveal that this enhancement is due to severe lattice distortion caused by Pb<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> ions occupying interstitial sites in SrAl<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>. Utilizing the SrAl<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>:Eu<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup>, Pb<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> glass‐ceramics materials, X‐ray imaging with a delay of up to 210 s and optical information storage for >60 d is achieved. This study provides valuable insights into the crystal growth and trap modulation of persistent luminescent materials within a three‐dimensional glass network structure.","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linxiang Yang, Yihui Zhou, Hengyang Xiang, Shichen Yuan, Qingsong Shan, Shuai Zhang, Yousheng Zou, Yan Li, Hongting Chen, Tao Fang, Danni Yan, An Xie, Haibo Zeng
{"title":"Cs/FA Gradient Distribution in Perovskite NCs Enables Sub-Nanometer Spectral Regulation and BT.2020 Pure-Green Electroluminescence","authors":"Linxiang Yang, Yihui Zhou, Hengyang Xiang, Shichen Yuan, Qingsong Shan, Shuai Zhang, Yousheng Zou, Yan Li, Hongting Chen, Tao Fang, Danni Yan, An Xie, Haibo Zeng","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401482","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.202401482","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lead halide perovskite exhibits great prospects in next-generation display. However, single-cation inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) still suffer from offset gamut coordinates determined by bandgap, short operating life, and low-efficiency in light-emitting diodes (LEDs), on account of the limitations in lattice stability and defect levels. Here, a thermodynamic co-competition strategy is proposed for fabricating Cs<sub>1−x</sub>FA<sub>x</sub>PbBr<sub>3</sub> NCs, which reveals the spatial distribution of A-site cations and the improvement of photoelectronic performance. This strategy achieves precise control of NCs in the pure-green range with an accuracy of sub-nanometer, further promotes the comprehensively filling-suppressing effect of incongruous lattice and surface defects. Finally, the high-precision adjusting in electroluminescence is achieved, and the champion device achieves a CIE coordinate of (0.121, 0.788), meeting the pure-green range in BT.2020. Simultaneously, the PeLED demonstrates an EQE exceeding 20% with superior stability, accompanied by 20-fold improvement in lifetime, indicating tremendous potential in next-generation display.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"12 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optical and Catalytic Properties of Nanozymes for Colorimetric Biosensors: Advantages, Limitations, and Perspectives","authors":"Vasily G. Panferov, Juewen Liu","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401318","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.202401318","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Detection of colorimetric signals is commonly used in various analytical methods and for testing in non-laboratory and resource-limited settings. The performance of colorimetric assays is largely based on nanoparticles and their unique optical properties. Multifunctional nanoparticles combining optical and enzyme-like catalytic properties—known as nanozymes—hold great promise for analytical applications as signal-generating labels. However, the extensive focus on the catalytic properties leaves their unique optical properties overlooked. In this article, the use of the optical and catalytic properties of nanozymes is reviewed for analytical applications relying on the inherent optical properties of nanozymes, the colorimetric detection of a catalytically-formed product, and colorimetric changes of nanoparticles caused by the catalytically-formed product. The impact of the extinction coefficient of nanozymes and reaction products, as well as the kinetic parameters of nanozymes on the sensitivity and limit of detection of assays, are quantitatively evaluated. Finally, the existing limitations and prospects of nanozymes for colorimetric biosensors are summarized.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"12 30","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202401318","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Ultrasensitive Programmable 2D Photoelectric Synaptic Transistor","authors":"Zhiqiang Zhang, Gaofeng Rao, Miao Zhang, Xinrui Chen, Yi Cui, Haoxiang Tian, Mingjie Wang, TianTian Jiang, Aitian Chen, Chaoyi Yan, Xianfu Wang","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401465","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.202401465","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The burgeoning advancement of information technology has engendered a discernible surge in the examination of neuromorphic devices, notably drawing broader attention to artificial vision systems endowed with sensory recognition capabilities. Current photoelectric synapse devices employed in artificial vision systems are generally well-suited for well-illuminated conditions, yet exhibit diminished sensitivity in weak-light scenarios, resulting in a pronounced deterioration of recognition accuracy. Here, an ultrasensitive photoelectric synaptic transistor based on negative quantum capacitance effect resulted from the 2D semi-metallic graphene layer that partially enclosed within the gate dielectric layer, which manifests a noteworthy reduction in device control voltage and exhibits perception and storage capabilities for weak light of 39.4 nW cm<sup>−2</sup> with detectivity above 10<sup>16</sup> cm Hz<sup>1/2</sup> W<sup>−1</sup> is demonstrated. The voltage amplification effect and the concomitant formation of an equivalent local electrostatic field induced by the negative quantum capacitance effect engenders a robust programmable synaptic plasticity for extremely weak light by modifying the control gate. These results represent the inaugural integration of the negative quantum capacitance effect into optoelectronic devices and furnish a robust hardware foundation for developing vision systems in weak-light environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"12 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Diamond Heater‐Thermometer Microsensor for Measuring Localized Thermal Conductivity: A Case Study in Gelatin Hydrogel","authors":"Linjie Ma, Jiahua Zhang, Zheng Hao, Jixiang Jing, Tongtong Zhang, Yuan Lin, Zhiqin Chu","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401232","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the microscopic thermal effects of the hydrogel is important for its application in diverse fields, including thermal‐related studies in tissue engineering and thermal management for flexible electronic devices. In recent decades, localized thermal properties, such as thermal conductivity, have often been overlooked due to technical limitations. To tackle this, the study proposes a new hybrid diamond microsensor that is capable of simultaneous temperature control and readout in a decoupled manner. Specifically, the sensor consists of a silicon pillar (heater) at ≈10 microns in length, topped by a micron‐sized diamond particle that contains silicon‐vacancy (SiV) centers (thermometer) with 1.29 temperature measurement sensitivity. Combining this innovative, scalable sensor with a newly established simulation model that can transform heating‐laser‐induced temperature change into thermal conductivity, an all‐optical decoupled method is introduced with ≈0.05 W m<jats:sup>−1 </jats:sup>K<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> precision, which can reduce laser crosstalk. For the first time, the thermal conductivity change of hydrogels during the gelation process is tracked and the existence of variation is demonstrated. The study introduces a rapid, undisturbed technique for measuring microscale thermal conductivity, potentially serving as a valuable tool for cellular thermometry, and highlights the idea that decoupling can reduce crosstalk from different lasers, which is helpful for quantum sensing.","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Divagar Murugan, Marcel Tintelott, Madaboosi S. Narayanan, Xuan‐Thang Vu, Tetiana Kurkina, César Rodriguez‐Emmenegger, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Jakub Dostalek, Sven Ingebrandt, Vivek Pachauri
{"title":"Recent Advances in Grating Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Technology","authors":"Divagar Murugan, Marcel Tintelott, Madaboosi S. Narayanan, Xuan‐Thang Vu, Tetiana Kurkina, César Rodriguez‐Emmenegger, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Jakub Dostalek, Sven Ingebrandt, Vivek Pachauri","doi":"10.1002/adom.202401862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401862","url":null,"abstract":"Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a key technique in developing sensor platforms for clinical diagnostics, drug discovery, food quality, and environmental monitoring applications. While prism‐coupled (Kretschmann) SPR remains a “gold‐standard” for laboratory work‐flows due to easier fabrication, handling and high through put, other configurations such as grating‐coupled SPR (GC‐SPR) and wave‐guide mode SPR are yet to fulfil their technology potential. This work evaluates the technical aspects influencing the performance of GC‐SPR and reviews recent progress in the fabrication of such platforms. In principle, the GC‐SPR involves the illumination of the plasmonic metal film with periodic gratings to excite the surface plasmons (SP) via diffraction‐based phase matching. The real performance of the GC‐SPR is, however, heavily influenced by the topography of the grating structures produced via top‐down lithography techniques. This review discusses latest in approaches to achieve consistent plasmonic gratings with uniform features and periodicity over a large scale and explores the choice of plasmon‐active and substrate material for enhanced performance. The review also provides insights into the different GC‐SPR measurement configurations and highlights on opportunities with their potential applications as biosensors with translational capabilities.","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}