Although phase transitions have long been a centerpiece of condensed matter materials
science studies, a number of recent efforts focus on potentially exploiting the resulting …

Progress in the development of energy-efficient coatings on glass has led to the study of
smart glass with special functional coatings that can regulate solar energy in response to an …

We report a dynamically tunable reflectarray metasurface that continuously modulates the
phase of reflected light in the near-infrared wavelength range under active electrical control …

The subject of this book is the Casimir effect, a manifestation of zero-point oscillations of the
quantum vacuum resulting in forces acting between closely spaced bodies. For the benefit of …

The physical origin of the Casimir force is connected with the existence of zero-point and
thermal fluctuations. The Casimir effect is very general and finds applications in various …

The ability of VO2 to undergo semiconductor-to-metal phase transition (SMT) upon heating
makes it a very attractive material for uncooled bolometers. The SMT of VO2 represents a …

Coulomb correlations can manifest in exotic properties in solids, but how these properties
can be accessed and ultimately manipulated in real time is not well understood. The …

We investigate the dielectric properties of a thin VO 2 film in the terahertz frequency range in
the vicinity of the semiconductor-metal phase transition. Phase-sensitive broadband …

Smart materials are leading the future of materials by virtue of their autonomous response
behavior to external stimuli; it is widely believed their development and application will bring …

We directly trace the multi-THz conductivity of VO 2 during an insulator-metal transition
triggered by a 12-fs light pulse. The femtosecond dynamics of lattice and electronic degrees …