Abstract The two-dimensional (2D) metal nitrides (MNs), including group IIA nitrides, group
IIIA nitrides, nitride MXene and other transition metal nitrides (TMNs), exhibit unique …

Self-assembled oxide–metal nanocomposite thin films have aroused great research interest
owing to their wide range of functionalities, including metamaterials with plasmonic and …

Metal-free plasmonic metamaterials with wide-range tunable optical properties are highly
desired for various components in future integrated optical devices. Designing a ceramic …

Magneto‐optical (MO) coupling incorporates photon‐induced change of magnetic
polarization that can be adopted in ultrafast switching, optical isolators, mode convertors …

Self-assembled nanocomposite thin films couple two materials into a single film, typically, in
the form of vertically aligned nanopillars embedded in a matrix film. High-density vertical …

Combining plasmonic and magnetic properties, namely magneto-plasmonic coupling,
inspires great research interest and the search for magneto-plasmonic nanostructure …

Tunable plasmonic structure at the nanometer scale presents enormous opportunities for
various photonic devices. In this work, we present a hybrid plasmonic thin film platform: ie, a …

The emerging field of self-assembled vertically aligned nanocomposite (VAN) thin films
effectively enables strain, interface, and microstructure engineering as well as (multi) …

Hyperbolic metamaterials demonstrate exotic optical properties that are poised to find
applications in subdiffraction imaging and hyperlenses. Key challenges remain for practical …

Metamaterials present great potential in the applications of solar cells and nanophotonics,
such as super lenses and other meta devices, owing to their superior optical properties. In …