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Naturally Occurring 2D Heterostructure Nagyágite with Anisotropic Optical Properties
Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • Arindam Dasgupta
  • Jie Gao, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Xiaodong Yang, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Nagyágite is a naturally occurring layered van der Waals heterostructure composed of alternating layers of [Pb(Pb,Sb)S2] and [(Au,Te)], where the component lattices are commensurately modulated. The weak van der Waals stacking between the heterolayers facilitates mechanical exfoliation. Due to its monoclinic crystal structure, nagyágite exhibits structural anisotropy which induces strong optical anisotropy. Here, the anisotropic optical properties of ultrathin nagyágite flakes mechanically exfoliated from a natural mineral are demonstrated through angle-resolved polarized Raman scattering, linear dichroism, and polarization-dependent anisotropic third-harmonic generation. The study establishes nagyágite as a new type of natural van der Waals heterostructure based 2D material, which can be exploited for realizing ultrathin anisotropic optical devices for future on-chip photonic integrated circuits.

Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Comments

The authors acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-1552871 and ECCS-1653032.

Keywords and Phrases
  • Nagyágite,
  • Optical anisotropy,
  • Raman scattering,
  • Third-harmonic generation,
  • van der Waals heterostructure
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2021 Wiley, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
12-8-2021
Publication Date
08 Dec 2021
Citation Information
Arindam Dasgupta, Jie Gao and Xiaodong Yang. "Naturally Occurring 2D Heterostructure Nagyágite with Anisotropic Optical Properties" Advanced Materials Interfaces Vol. 8 Iss. 23 (2021) ISSN: 2196-7350
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/xiaodong-yang/189/