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Nature Communications, volume 13, issue 1, publication number 2049

Topological phase singularities in atomically thin high-refractive-index materials

Ermolaev Georgy A. ¹

Voronin Kirill V. ¹

Baranov Denis G. ¹

Kravets Vasyl ²

Tselikov G ¹

Stebunov Yury ³

Yakubovsky Dmitry ¹

Novikov Sergey ¹

Vyshnevyy Andrey ¹

Mazitov A. B. ^{1, 4}

Kruglov Ivan ^{1, 4}

Zhukov Sergey ¹

Romanov Roman ⁵

Markeev Andrey M. ¹

Arsenin Aleksey ^{1, 6}

Novoselov K. S. ^{3, 7, 8}

Grigorenko Alexander N ²

Volkov Valentyn S. ^{1, 9}

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Center for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Russia |

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |

National Graphene Institute (NGI), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |

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Dukhov Research Institute of Automatics (VNIIA), Moscow, Russia |

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National Research Nuclear University MEPHI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow, Russia |

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GrapheneTek, Moscow, Russia |

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Chongqing 2D Materials Institute, Chongqing, China |

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore |

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XPANCEO, Moscow, Russia |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2022-04-19

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ISSN: 20411723

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29716-4

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Abstract

Atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) present a promising platform for numerous photonic applications due to excitonic spectral features, possibility to tune their constants by external gating, doping, or light, and mechanical stability. Utilization of such materials for sensing or optical modulation purposes would require a clever optical design, as by itself the 2D materials can offer only a small optical phase delay – consequence of the atomic thickness. To address this issue, we combine films of 2D semiconductors which exhibit excitonic lines with the Fabry-Perot resonators of the standard commercial SiO₂/Si substrate, in order to realize topological phase singularities in reflection. Around these singularities, reflection spectra demonstrate rapid phase changes while the structure behaves as a perfect absorber. Furthermore, we demonstrate that such topological phase singularities are ubiquitous for the entire class of atomically thin TMDCs and other high-refractive-index materials, making it a powerful tool for phase engineering in flat optics. As a practical demonstration, we employ PdSe₂ topological phase singularities for a refractive index sensor and demonstrate its superior phase sensitivity compared to typical surface plasmon resonance sensors.

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American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 1, 2.38% American Physical Society (APS) 1 publication, 2.38%
Science in China Press	Science in China Press, 1, 2.38% Science in China Press 1 publication, 2.38%
Southwest State University	Southwest State University, 1, 2.38% Southwest State University 1 publication, 2.38%
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)	American Institute of Physics (AIP), 1, 2.38% American Institute of Physics (AIP) 1 publication, 2.38%
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Ermolaev G. A. et al. Topological phase singularities in atomically thin high-refractive-index materials // Nature Communications. 2022. Vol. 13. No. 1. 2049

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Ermolaev G. A., Voronin K. V., Baranov D. G., Kravets V., Tselikov G., Stebunov Y., Yakubovsky D., Novikov S., Vyshnevyy A., Mazitov A. B., Kruglov I., Zhukov S., Romanov R., Markeev A. M., Arsenin A., Novoselov K. S., Grigorenko A. N., Volkov V. S. Topological phase singularities in atomically thin high-refractive-index materials // Nature Communications. 2022. Vol. 13. No. 1. 2049

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1038/s41467-022-29716-4

UR - https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41467-022-29716-4

TI - Topological phase singularities in atomically thin high-refractive-index materials

T2 - Nature Communications

AU - Ermolaev, Georgy A.

AU - Voronin, Kirill V.

AU - Baranov, Denis G.

AU - Tselikov, G

AU - Yakubovsky, Dmitry

AU - Novikov, Sergey

AU - Vyshnevyy, Andrey

AU - Mazitov, A. B.

AU - Zhukov, Sergey

AU - Romanov, Roman

AU - Markeev, Andrey M.

AU - Arsenin, Aleksey

AU - Novoselov, K. S.

AU - Volkov, Valentyn S.

AU - Kravets, Vasyl

AU - Stebunov, Yury

AU - Kruglov, Ivan

AU - Grigorenko, Alexander N

PY - 2022

DA - 2022/04/19 00:00:00

PB - Springer Nature

IS - 1

VL - 13

PMID - 35440544

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@article{2022_Ermolaev,

author = {Georgy A. Ermolaev and Kirill V. Voronin and Denis G. Baranov and G Tselikov and Dmitry Yakubovsky and Sergey Novikov and Andrey Vyshnevyy and A. B. Mazitov and Sergey Zhukov and Roman Romanov and Andrey M. Markeev and Aleksey Arsenin and K. S. Novoselov and Valentyn S. Volkov and Vasyl Kravets and Yury Stebunov and Ivan Kruglov and Alexander N Grigorenko},

title = {Topological phase singularities in atomically thin high-refractive-index materials},

journal = {Nature Communications},

year = {2022},

volume = {13},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {apr},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41467-022-29716-4},

number = {1},

doi = {10.1038/s41467-022-29716-4}

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