Topological materials for functional optoelectronic devices

H Chorsi, B Cheng, B Zhao, J Toudert… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The recent realization of topology as a mathematical concept in condensed matter systems
has shattered Landau's widely accepted classification of phases by spontaneous symmetry …

Tunable multichannel Fibonacci one-dimensional terahertz photonic crystal filter

V Sepahvandi, B Rezaei, AH Aly - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This paper proposes a multichannel terahertz optical filter based on a one-dimensional
photonic crystal with a third-order Fibonacci structure, including a bulk Dirac semimetal. The …

Terahertz tunable three-dimensional photonic jets

B Rezaei, B Yahyapour, A Darafsheh - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Highly localized electromagnetic field distributions near the “shadow-side” surface of certain
transparent mesoscale bodies illuminated by light waves are called photonic jets. We …

Epitaxial Dirac semimetal vertical heterostructures for advanced device architectures

AD Rice, CH Lee, B Fluegel, AG Norman… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Exploiting the extraordinary transport and optical properties of 3D topological semimetals for
device applications requires epitaxial integration with semiconductors to carefully control …

Controlling and visualizing Dirac physics in topological semimetal heterostructures

DA Kealhofer, R Kealhofer, D Ohara, TN Pardue… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
A bulk crystal of cadmium arsenide is a three-dimensional Dirac semimetal, but, in a thin
film, it can behave like a three-dimensional topological insulator. This tunability provides …

Plasmon Fizeau drag in 3D Dirac and Weyl semimetals

MG Blevins, SV Boriskina - ACS Photonics, 2024 - ACS Publications
There is a need for compact, dynamically tunable, nonreciprocal optical elements to enable
on-chip-compatible optical isolators and more efficient radiative energy transfer systems …

Prospects of terahertz transistors with the topological semimetal cadmium arsenide

OF Shoron, M Goyal, B Guo… - Advanced Electronic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic devices that operate at terahertz frequencies will require new materials that
exhibit higher carrier velocities than traditional semiconductors. Calculations show that …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting topological phase transitions in cadmium arsenide films via the transverse magnetoresistance

OF Shoron, DA Kealhofer, M Goyal… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Topological protection against localization causes electrical transport phenomena in
disordered topological materials to differ from those in topologically trivial systems. For …

Thickness-independent transport in thin (001)-oriented cadmium arsenide films

DA Kealhofer, M Goyal, TN Pardue, S Stemmer - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
The three-dimensional Dirac semimetal is a parent phase for a variety of topological phases
that can be generated by tuning parameters in material growth or device operation. Notably …

Temperature- and gate-tunable helicity-dependent photocurrent in Dirac semimetal nanobelts

BM Wang, R Sun, Z Song, D Yu - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Recently, we have demonstrated helicity-dependent photocurrent (HDPC) in strain-free
Dirac semimetal Cd 3 As 2 nanobelts at room temperature. Here, we investigate their …