Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materials
Near-field optics, with the capability for nanoscale manipulation of photons and enhancement of light-matter interactions, has drawn tremendous attentions in recent years. Compared with traditional noble metals, near-field optics in low-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials has revealed various...
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| author | Jiahua Duan Yafeng Li Yixi Zhou Yuan Cheng Jianing Chen |
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| description | Near-field optics, with the capability for nanoscale manipulation of photons and enhancement of light-matter interactions, has drawn tremendous attentions in recent years. Compared with traditional noble metals, near-field optics in low-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials has revealed various polaritonic modes with gate-tunable competence, high confinement and novel quantum physics. Advanced near-field imaging technique, named scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy, allows launching and visualizing the polaritonic waves in both noble metals and vdW materials. In this review, we introduce the fundamental principles of near-field optics and summarize up-to-date near-field studies and related quantum physics in three aspects: (1) In-situ electric field distribution around metallic nanostructures; (2) various polaritons in vdW materials and heterostructures; (3) quantum physical phenomena related to near-field optics in low-dimensional system. Then, we discuss the state-of-the-art near-field optics combing imaging with spectroscopy, transient measurement or Terahertz lasers for revealing new physics. To conclude, we summarize the nowadays challenges and present perspectives in the near-field optics field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41a5825da90a4cf38eaf997feb8957962022-12-21T19:25:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAdvances in Physics: X2374-61492019-01-014110.1080/23746149.2019.15930511593051Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materialsJiahua Duan0Yafeng Li1Yixi Zhou2Yuan Cheng3Jianing Chen4Chinese Academy of SciencesGeorgia Institute of TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesNear-field optics, with the capability for nanoscale manipulation of photons and enhancement of light-matter interactions, has drawn tremendous attentions in recent years. Compared with traditional noble metals, near-field optics in low-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials has revealed various polaritonic modes with gate-tunable competence, high confinement and novel quantum physics. Advanced near-field imaging technique, named scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy, allows launching and visualizing the polaritonic waves in both noble metals and vdW materials. In this review, we introduce the fundamental principles of near-field optics and summarize up-to-date near-field studies and related quantum physics in three aspects: (1) In-situ electric field distribution around metallic nanostructures; (2) various polaritons in vdW materials and heterostructures; (3) quantum physical phenomena related to near-field optics in low-dimensional system. Then, we discuss the state-of-the-art near-field optics combing imaging with spectroscopy, transient measurement or Terahertz lasers for revealing new physics. To conclude, we summarize the nowadays challenges and present perspectives in the near-field optics field.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23746149.2019.1593051polaritonsnear-fieldvan der waals (vdw) materialsnanostructuresquantum physics |
| spellingShingle | Jiahua Duan Yafeng Li Yixi Zhou Yuan Cheng Jianing Chen Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materials Advances in Physics: X polaritons near-field van der waals (vdw) materials nanostructures quantum physics |
| title | Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materials |
| title_full | Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materials |
| title_fullStr | Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materials |
| title_short | Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materials |
| title_sort | near field optics on flatland from noble metals to van der waals materials |
| topic | polaritons near-field van der waals (vdw) materials nanostructures quantum physics |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23746149.2019.1593051 |
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