Manipulating Hyperbolic Transient Plasmons in a Layered Semiconductor

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2024 Jan 24

PMID 38267417

Authors

Rao Fu

Yusong Qu

Mengfei Xue

Xinghui Liu

Shengyao Chen

Yongqian Zhao

Runkun Chen

Boxuan Li

Hongming Weng

Qian Liu

Qing Dai

Jianing Chen

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Abstract

Anisotropic materials with oppositely signed dielectric tensors support hyperbolic polaritons, displaying enhanced electromagnetic localization and directional energy flow. However, the most reported hyperbolic phonon polaritons are difficult to apply for active electro-optical modulations and optoelectronic devices. Here, we report a dynamic topological plasmonic dispersion transition in black phosphorus via photo-induced carrier injection, i.e., transforming the iso-frequency contour from a pristine ellipsoid to a non-equilibrium hyperboloid. Our work also demonstrates the peculiar transient plasmonic properties of the studied layered semiconductor, such as the ultrafast transition, low propagation losses, efficient optical emission from the black phosphorus's edges, and the characterization of different transient plasmon modes. Our results may be relevant for the development of future optoelectronic applications.

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