Photonics in Flatland: challenges and opportunities for nanophotonics with 2D semiconductors
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2025-12-03
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Azimi, Ali
Barrier, Julien
Barreda, Angela
Bauer, Thomas
Bouzari, Farzaneh
Brokkelkamp, Abel
Buatier de Mongeot, Francesco
Parsons, Timothy
Christianen, Peter
Conesa-Boj, Sonia
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Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are emerging as a versatile platform for nanophotonics, offering unprecedented tunability in optical properties through exciton resonance engineering, van der Waals heterostructuring, and external field control. These materials enable active optical modulation, single-photon emission, quantum photonics, and valleytronic functionalities, paving the way for next-generation optoelectronic and quantum photonic devices. However, key challenges remain in achieving large-area integration, maintaining excitonic coherence, and optimizing amplitude-phase modulation for efficient light manipulation. Advances in fabrication, strain engineering, and computational modeling will be crucial to overcoming these limitations. This Perspective highlights recent progress in 2D semiconductor-based nanophotonics, emphasizing opportunities for scalable integration into photonics.
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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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Azimi, A, Barrier, J, Barreda, A, Bauer, T, Bouzari, F, Brokkelkamp, A, Buatier de Mongeot, F, Parsons, T, Christianen, P, Conesa-Boj, S, Curto, A G, Das, S, Dias, B, Epstein, I, Fedorova, Z, García de Abajo, F J, Goykhman, I, Greten, L, Grönqvist, J, Guarneri, L, Guo, Y, Hoekstra, T, Hu, X, Laudert, B, Lynch, J, Meyer, S, Munkhbat, B, Neshev, D, Ogienko, M, Papadopoulos, S, Parappurath, A, Sangers, J, Soubelet, P, Soukaras, C, Soavi, G, Staude, I, Sun, Z, Tielrooij, K J, Uddin, MD G, Ustinov, A, van de Groep, J, van Wezel, J, Vermeulen, N, Wang, H, Wang, Y, Xiao, S, You, B & Zambrana-Puyalto, X 2025, 'Photonics in Flatland : challenges and opportunities for nanophotonics with 2D semiconductors', NPJ Nanophotonics, vol. 2, no. 1, 44. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44310-025-00092-3