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Optimizing the endurance mechanisms of chalcogenide-based thermoelectric materials and devices

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1063/5.0244411

Guang-Kun Ren, Luping Song, Ruopu Liu, Li Ma, Yu Tian, Zhijie Wei, Yan Shi, Zhe Zheng, Yiying Zhao, Yuan-Hua Lin

{"title":"Optimizing the endurance mechanisms of chalcogenide-based thermoelectric materials and devices","authors":"Guang-Kun Ren, Luping Song, Ruopu Liu, Li Ma, Yu Tian, Zhijie Wei, Yan Shi, Zhe Zheng, Yiying Zhao, Yuan-Hua Lin","doi":"10.1063/5.0244411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0244411","url":null,"abstract":"With superior thermoelectric transport properties, chalcogenide-based materials are considered to be promising candidates for energy conversion. As compared to the strategies enhancing thermoelectric performance, the related research works focusing on endurance mechanisms during long-term working, however, are insufficient and should be systematically evaluated for making broad applications. Specifically, systematic issues divided into mechanic, thermodynamic, and kinetic sections could play a predominated role in challenging different constituents per the intrinsic mechanisms, and the inferior stability of chalcogenides limits further developments in the next decades. In this review, typical material systems like Pb-, Cu-, and Bi-based chalcogenides as well as several emerging compounds like Ag-, Sn-, and oxygen-containing compounds would be referred and discussed extensively, focusing on the endurance ability. Subsequently, four kinds of mechanisms at different levels would be systematically summarized and investigated: first, considering the key roles on affecting mechanical stability and optimizing the compositions for forming proper bonding strength and microstructures for high density are required. Second, it is crucial to explore the interactions between the elemental vapor pressure and the service temperature in chalcogenides. Third, the uncertainties introduced by phase-transition phenomena cannot be ignored. In addition, nano-precipitates from low melting point components also put forward high requirements on the endurance. Furthermore, the coincided improvements could benefit the enhanced stability and output performance of applied devices. These unique advances combined with the corresponding strategies for long-term endurance demonstrate the potential of high-performance chalcogenides for large-scale power generation applications.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143782860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Metasurface biosensors: Status and prospects

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1063/5.0253333

Masanobu Iwanaga, Qi Hu, Youhong Tang

{"title":"Metasurface biosensors: Status and prospects","authors":"Masanobu Iwanaga, Qi Hu, Youhong Tang","doi":"10.1063/5.0253333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0253333","url":null,"abstract":"Metasurfaces have emerged as a rapidly evolving frontier in the fields of optics and photonics, with a growing emphasis on their potential for practical applications. The considerable volume of contributions to the study on metasurfaces has expanded, creating challenges in tracking all the advancements within this dynamic field. In this review, we select practically useful metasurfaces among the diverse metasurfaces studied so far. We refer to the selected hot research topics in metasurfaces at the beginning, succeedingly outline the status of several applications that are nearing practical applications, and then focus on biosensing applications, with particular attention to metasurface fluorescence (FL) biosensors, because FL detection is a major approach in bioscience and biotechnology. However, the contributions to FL detection by metasurface biosensors have not been reviewed in an extensive and comprehensive manner. Indeed, the metasurface FL biosensors have demonstrated capability of detecting a wide range of biomolecules including nucleic acids and proteins, such as antigens and antibodies. Notably, they offer enhanced sensitivity assays and reduced assay time when compared to conventional commercial assays. We here provide a focused review on the current status and future directions of metasurface biosensors.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143782686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Conceptual unification of mechanism-guided catalyst design for CO2 conversion to C1 products in thermal and plasma catalysis

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1063/5.0228286

Ahmad Mukhtar, Sidra Saqib, Ekow Agyekum-Oduro, Jun Zhu, Sarah Wu

{"title":"Conceptual unification of mechanism-guided catalyst design for CO2 conversion to C1 products in thermal and plasma catalysis","authors":"Ahmad Mukhtar, Sidra Saqib, Ekow Agyekum-Oduro, Jun Zhu, Sarah Wu","doi":"10.1063/5.0228286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0228286","url":null,"abstract":"Carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction to value-added chemicals for sustainable and clean energy is hindered by its considerable ionization potential (IP) and negative adiabatic electron affinity (EA), which makes CO2 a chemically inert molecule, leading to its challenging and unfavorable conversion under ambient conditions. To cope with this challenge, novel catalysts have been developed to lower the activation energy for CO2 conversion reactions. However, the low activity, selectivity, and deactivation of catalysts limit their industrial applications. This scenario demands the development of next-generation, highly active, selective, and long-term stable catalysts for CO2 conversion based on the reaction mechanism and microkinetics. This review summarizes and unifies the current catalyst design concepts for the thermochemical CO2 conversion to C1 products via heterogenous catalysis. In addition, recommendations are made to leverage thermal-catalysis knowledge to design plasma-activated catalysts. Four reactions were reviewed and analyzed for producing single-carbon (C1) organic products, including reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction, dry reforming of methane (DRM), CO2 methanation, and CO2 hydrogenation. Each section focuses on one reaction to elaborate on the reaction mechanism and current status for experimental and computational-based development of catalysts, including unsupported mono-metals, supported mono- and bimetallic catalysis, and transition carbide catalysts, depending on the reaction followed by the potential causes of catalyst deactivation. Finally, directions for future development are outlined with recommendations to translate the thermal catalysis concepts at a specific level for a rational catalyst design to catalyze CO2 conversion to C1 products under a non-thermal plasma (NTP) catalytic system.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143782798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Precision blood biopsy for lung cancer diagnosis using a targeting nanoprobe to detect multiple mRNA biomarkers in circulating malignant cells 利用靶向纳米探针检测循环恶性细胞中的多种 mRNA 生物标记物，为肺癌诊断提供精准的血液活检方法

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1063/5.0245467

Di Han, Xin-Ru Liao, Qi-Yang Huang, Qing-Yu Gao, Li-Jin Qi, Jin-Ju Lei, Jing-Ping Yuan, Xiao-Yan He, Tao Guo, Xian-Zheng Zhang, Si-Xue Cheng

{"title":"Precision blood biopsy for lung cancer diagnosis using a targeting nanoprobe to detect multiple mRNA biomarkers in circulating malignant cells","authors":"Di Han, Xin-Ru Liao, Qi-Yang Huang, Qing-Yu Gao, Li-Jin Qi, Jin-Ju Lei, Jing-Ping Yuan, Xiao-Yan He, Tao Guo, Xian-Zheng Zhang, Si-Xue Cheng","doi":"10.1063/5.0245467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0245467","url":null,"abstract":"Compared to tissue biopsy, blood biopsy offers significant advantages in terms of safety and convenience. However, achieving accurate blood biopsy for cancer pathological diagnosis presents substantial challenges. Herein, we have developed a precision blood biopsy technology utilizing a malignant cell-targeted nanoprobe for lung cancer diagnosis. The nanoprobe functionalized with SYL3C-conjugated hyaluronic acid and the KALA-GE11 peptide can efficiently deliver the loaded molecular beacons into heterogeneous circulating malignant cells (CMCs) in whole blood to detect diverse intracellular mRNA markers, including the proliferation marker Ki67, the oncogenic marker c-Myc, and thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) typically expressed in specific types of lung cancers. The simultaneous detection of various markers not only reduces false-negative rates caused by the high heterogeneity of CMCs but also provides accurate insight into the specific heterogeneity of CMCs for individual patients. The nanoprobe can differentiate lung adenocarcinoma (LAD) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). TTF-1 is abundant in CMCs of LAD and SCLC but is relatively less common in SCC. c-Myc is more frequently overexpressed in CMCs from LAD and SCLC. Notably, Ki67 is upregulated in most CMCs across all lung cancer types. Furthermore, this approach can sensitively identify malignant cells from early stage lesions clinically classified as noninvasive carcinoma in situ. This technique holds significant clinical potentials for the early detection and precise characterization of lung cancer. Importantly, this strategy is adaptable for detecting other biomarkers, thereby extending its applicability to the diagnosis of various cancer types.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143775431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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III-nitride-based monolithic integration: From electronics to photonics

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1063/5.0241011

Yijian Song, Rui He, Junxue Ran, Junxi Wang, Jinmin Li, Tongbo Wei

{"title":"III-nitride-based monolithic integration: From electronics to photonics","authors":"Yijian Song, Rui He, Junxue Ran, Junxi Wang, Jinmin Li, Tongbo Wei","doi":"10.1063/5.0241011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241011","url":null,"abstract":"Over the past two decades, the successful growth of high-quality wide-bandgap III-nitrides has made the realization of a broad range of new device applications, including optoelectronic and microelectronic fields. Through monolithic integration of photonic and electronic devices simultaneously, different functional modules can be integrated on the same wafer, eliminating parasitic effects caused by redundant external components, enhancing system robustness and saving chip area. The scalable integrated circuits have the great potential for optoelectronic hybrid integration. This paper reviews the latest research progress in the monolithic integration of III-nitride devices in optoelectronics and microelectronics in recent years, especially the system integration of gallium nitride-based light emitting diodes, laser diodes, and high-electron-mobility transistors. We further analyze the development status and challenges of photonic integrated circuits and power monolithic integrated circuits from the perspectives of process fabrication and device structure. The applications of III-nitride monolithic integrated systems are presented in detail, including sensing and on-chip optical communication. Finally, we summarize the current state of development, opportunities, and challenges in III-nitride monolithic integration, providing insights into the advancement of wide-bandgap semiconductors in the post-Moore's law era.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143775323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Architected acoustic metamaterials: An integrated design perspective

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1063/5.0230888

G. Comandini, M. Ouisse, V. P. Ting, F. Scarpa

{"title":"Architected acoustic metamaterials: An integrated design perspective","authors":"G. Comandini, M. Ouisse, V. P. Ting, F. Scarpa","doi":"10.1063/5.0230888","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0230888","url":null,"abstract":"The review focuses on architected acoustic metamaterials to manipulate airborne sound waves, with only limited discussions on elastic metamaterials related to solid media. We review the design of acoustic metamaterials and the physical mechanisms underpinning their performance and related manufacturing methodologies, while also examining potential issues and challenges affecting the use of metamaterials in acoustics. The complexities of several metamaterial architectures are discussed. A new classification system is proposed to distinguish metamaterial configurations based on the typology of the channels inside the acoustic meta-atom. Several types of acoustic metamaterials architectures, such as perforated and micro-perforated panels, acoustic foams, resonators, various geometrical paths, and piezoelectric patches, are also discussed. The fundamental acoustic mechanisms of these classes of metamaterials are identified and commented on. The paper also describes the main measurement techniques used for acoustic metamaterials and the physical quantities evaluated, providing a guide to characterize and assess their performance. The fundamental challenges of the current metamaterials designs are discussed, with a focus on the complex synergy between architectural patterns of acoustic metamaterials and their thickness. We clarify the distinction between acoustic and elastic metamaterials, emphasizing the design and applications of materials that manipulate sound waves in fluid media. The paper also offers further comments about the need for practical design tools to allow the use of acoustic metamaterials in real-world applications.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143723184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Advances in theory and computational methods for next-generation thermoelectric materials

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1063/5.0241645

Junsoo Park, Alex M. Ganose, Yi Xia

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Interface engineering for low-voltage operation of organic light-emitting diodes

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1063/5.0206023

Hirohiko Fukagawa, Tsubasa Sasaki, Takuya Okada, Takahisa Shimizu, Taku Oono

{"title":"Interface engineering for low-voltage operation of organic light-emitting diodes","authors":"Hirohiko Fukagawa, Tsubasa Sasaki, Takuya Okada, Takahisa Shimizu, Taku Oono","doi":"10.1063/5.0206023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0206023","url":null,"abstract":"Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have been studied intensively, and their practical applications are advancing. The efficiency of light-emitting materials has been improved significantly through the understanding of their emission mechanisms. However, the correlation between the bandgap of the emitter and the operating voltage in OLEDs remains unclear, because OLEDs require a complex multilayer configuration that includes many materials other than the emitter. It is difficult to investigate the exact energy diagram for OLEDs, which have many interfaces, and many uncertainties remain regarding the mechanisms of charge injection and recombination. In this review, we introduce both the charge injection and recombination mechanisms in OLEDs and the interface control technology effective for lowering their operating voltage. We explain the electron injection mechanism at organic/cathode interfaces, which is clarified by using organic bases as the electron injection layers. The hole injection mechanism in OLEDs, which is clarified by investigating the correlation between the characteristics of OLEDs and the actual energy levels at organic/anode interfaces, is also introduced. With the elucidation of the charge injection mechanism, holes and electrons can now be injected into various organic materials. These charge injection techniques minimize the voltage required for charge recombination. The correlation between the bandgap of the emitter and the minimum voltage required for OLED operation is clarified by controlling the energy levels at organic/organic interfaces. Understanding this correlation enables the design of molecules for ultralow-voltage OLEDs, thereby realizing blue OLEDs with an extremely low turn-on voltage of about 1.5 V.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tetrafluorinated ionic organic terahertz crystals

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1063/5.0246850

Yu-Jin Park, Chaeyoon Kim, Michael Auer, Joo Won Shin, Woojin Yoon, Hoseop Yun, In Cheol Yu, Uros Puc, Dongwook Kim, Mojca Jazbinsek, Fabian Rotermund, O-Pil Kwon

{"title":"Tetrafluorinated ionic organic terahertz crystals","authors":"Yu-Jin Park, Chaeyoon Kim, Michael Auer, Joo Won Shin, Woojin Yoon, Hoseop Yun, In Cheol Yu, Uros Puc, Dongwook Kim, Mojca Jazbinsek, Fabian Rotermund, O-Pil Kwon","doi":"10.1063/5.0246850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0246850","url":null,"abstract":"Developing new organic crystals for efficient broad terahertz (THz) wave generation remains challenging, as multiple critical material properties must be achieved simultaneously within a single crystal. In this work, we introduce a new series of organic nonlinear optical salt crystals tailored for THz wave generators. The newly designed fluorinated cationic chromophore, 6-fluoro-2-(4-hydroxystyryl)-1-methylquinolinium (OH6FQ), has been incorporated with various fluorinated or non-fluorinated anions into six different ionic crystals. Notably, the tetrafluorinated crystals, composed of fluorinated OH6FQ cations and trifluorinated anions, meet essential requirements for efficient THz wave generation, including large macroscopic optical nonlinearity, optimal facet orientation in as-grown crystals with mm-size, plate-like morphology, and relatively low THz absorption across both the entire-molecular phonon and anion-stretching vibration regions. These tetrafluorinated crystals exhibit over 20 times higher optical-to-THz amplitude conversion efficiency compared to inorganic ZnTe, with a broad bandwidth extending up to 16 THz. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of tetrafluorinated ionic organic THz crystals, showing promising potential for diverse THz photonic and nonlinear optical applications.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"99 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Multiphoton quantum imaging using natural light

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Applied physics reviews Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1063/5.0234062

Fatemeh Mostafavi, Mingyuan Hong, Riley B. Dawkins, Jannatul Ferdous, Ian Baum, Rui-Bo Jin, Roberto de J. León-Montiel, Chenglong You, Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza

{"title":"Multiphoton quantum imaging using natural light","authors":"Fatemeh Mostafavi, Mingyuan Hong, Riley B. Dawkins, Jannatul Ferdous, Ian Baum, Rui-Bo Jin, Roberto de J. León-Montiel, Chenglong You, Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza","doi":"10.1063/5.0234062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0234062","url":null,"abstract":"It is thought that schemes for quantum imaging are fragile against realistic environments in which the background noise is often stronger than the nonclassical signal of the imaging photons. Unfortunately, it is unfeasible to produce brighter quantum light sources to alleviate this problem. Here, we overcome this paradigmatic limitation by developing a quantum imaging scheme that relies on the use of natural sources of light. This is achieved by performing conditional detection on the photon number of the thermal light field scattered by a remote object. Specifically, the conditional measurements in our scheme enable us to extract quantum features of the detected thermal photons to produce quantum images with improved signal-to-noise ratios. This technique shows an exponential enhancement in the contrast of quantum images. This measurement scheme enables the possibility of producing images from the vacuum fluctuations of the light field. This is experimentally demonstrated through the implementation of a single-pixel camera with photon-number-resolving capabilities. As such, we believe that our scheme opens a new paradigm in the field of quantum imaging. It also unveils the potential of combining natural light sources with nonclassical detection schemes for the development of robust quantum technologies.","PeriodicalId":8200,"journal":{"name":"Applied physics reviews","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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