In the past 20 years, we have reached a broad understanding of many light-driven
phenomena in nanoscale systems. The temporal dynamics of the excited states are instead …

In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals materials have emerged as a focal
point in materials research, drawing increasing attention due to their potential for isolating …

Van der Waals heterojunctions are fast‐emerging quantum structures fabricated by the
controlled stacking of two‐dimensional (2D) materials. Owing to the atomically thin …

Bulk transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have found widespread applications on
nanophotonics, condensed matter physics, and quantum optics, due to their high refractive …

The quest for realizing novel fundamental physical effects and practical applications in
ambient conditions has led to tremendous interest in microcavity exciton polaritons working …

Terahertz (THz) emission spectroscopy (TES) has emerged as a highly effective and
versatile technique for investigating the photoelectric properties of diverse materials and …

Controlling the interaction between light and matter at micro-and nano-scale can provide
new opportunities for modern optics and optoelectronics. An archetypical example is …

Molecular polaritons are hybrid light-matter states that emerge when a molecular transition
strongly interacts with photons in a resonator. At optical frequencies, this interaction unlocks …

Tunable plasmonic metals and semiconductor nanomaterials remain predominant as
inorganic catalytic materials for photochemistry. In particular, atomically thin two …

Achieving strong coupling between emitters and cavity photons holds an important position
in the light–matter interaction due to its applications such as polariton lasing, all-optical …