Metaoptics formed by ultrathin and planar building blocks enable compact and efficient optical devices that manipulate light at the nanoscale. The development of tunable metaoptics holds the promise of miniaturized and efficient optical systems that can dynamically adapt to changing conditions or requirements, propelling innovations in fields ranging from telecommunication and imaging to quantum computing and sensing. Two-dimensional (2D) materials show strong promise in enabling tunable metaoptics due to their exceptional electronic and optical properties from the quantum confinement within the atomically thin layers. In this review, we discuss the recent advancements and challenges of 2D material-based tunable metaoptics in both linear and nonlinear regimes and provide an outlook for prospects in this rapidly advancing area. |
1.IntroductionThe advent of flat optics or metaoptics heralds a significant transformation in optical technology, blending with the pursuit of replacing traditional bulky optical components with planar and compact alternatives.1–4 It is bringing revolution not only to optics design and functionality but also to ways of manufacturing optics and related optical systems for applications5–10 such as optical communication, imaging, and sensing. Despite rapid progress in metaoptics, the insignificant changes in the complex permittivity in their building blocks made of metals, dielectrics, or bulk semiconductors under external influences limit the approaches to tune their plasmonic or Mie resonance, thereby undermining their potential for dynamic light control that could bring forth many new phenomena and applications. Various tunable and reconfigurable metaoptics based on different materials and mechanisms have been investigated,5,11,12 including liquid crystals13–15 and phase change materials16–19 that demonstrated relatively large refractive index tuning under electrical control. Two-dimensional (2D) materials show extraordinary potential from their exceptional electronic and optical characteristics shaped by quantum confinement within a few atoms’ thickness, which led to distinctive excitonic effects not found in bulk materials.20–22 The tunability of excitonic resonance in 2D materials has emerged as a possible avenue for the next generation of ultrathin metaoptics.23–26 For example, the reduced dielectric screening in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) enhances exciton binding energies, surpassing the room temperature (RT) thermal energy of . This results in robust excitons in TMDCs and creates a versatile platform for manipulating exciton resonance through strong light–matter interaction to enable dynamics and wide-range complex refractive index control.27,28 In addition to neutral excitons, recent research has uncovered a variety of closely associated quasi-particles, such as charged excitons or trions, which also play a significant role in 2D systems.29–34 These quasi-particles notably impact the system’s tunability up to RT, a phenomenon uncommon in bulk semiconductors. The coexistence of excitons and trions is particularly influential for 2D tunable metaoptics, as it directly alters the optical properties of these systems. Consequently, a thorough understanding of trionic behavior is essential for achieving optimal performance in such devices. In the near field, the highly tunable polaritons in 2D materials offer a concrete avenue to surpass the diffraction limit and achieve light manipulation in extremely confined space. Polaritons are a class of quasi-particles that originate from the coupling between photons and collective excitations. For example, plasmon polaritons are formed when the collective oscillation of electrons in metals, i.e., plasmons, is coupled with photons, while phonon polaritons (PhPs) are formed when collective lattice vibrations, i.e., phonons, are coupled with photons. 2D polaritons are believed to hold tremendous potential in advancing nanophotonics because of their high susceptibility to external stimuli. Surface plasmon polaritons in graphene have been extensively studied for their strong light-field confinement and good tunability in the mid–far infrared (IR) range,35,36 and PhPs with hyperbolic dispersion in structured graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), and other 2D materials have been used to demonstrate hyperbolic metasurfaces.37–39 What makes 2D polaritons even more intriguing is that the topological and quantum states in 2D materials open new opportunities to understand, engineer, and utilize polaritons in 2D materials. Besides the linear regime, metaoptics have recently emerged as a promising platform to study the nonlinear optical phenomena bearing the merits of loosened phase-matching requirements in the subwavelength dimension, strongly enhanced light–matter interaction due to field confinement or high- resonance, and the much smaller light interaction scale than the light coherence length.40–45 The large nonlinear optical coefficients discovered in 2D materials, besides the tunable exciton and polariton resonance, the broadband optical response, and strong interlayer coupling, make 2D materials natural candidates for nonlinear optics.46–50 Integrating metaoptics with 2D materials holds immense potential for significantly enhancing and even tuning nonlinear effects, paving the way for the discovery of novel phenomena and more efficient applications. This review explores the cutting-edge developments in the unique excitonic and polaritonic effects in 2D materials and their significant impact on metaoptics. It delves into the basic physics underlying excitons and quasi-particles in 2D materials, highlights the progress in metaoptics driven by the tunability of excitonic resonance, especially for TMDCs working in the visible range, and examines the creative methods employed to incorporate 2D materials into adaptable optical applications. It further discusses, in particular, tunable polaritons in manipulating and enhancing light–matter interactions in highly confined space in materials such as graphene and TMDCs. It also highlights the nonlinear optical properties of these materials, accentuating their potential in creating ultracompact and energy-efficient optoelectronic components. The synergy of these nonlinear phenomena with the versatile electronic and mechanical properties of 2D materials, particularly when integrated into heterostructures, opens new avenues for the development of advanced photonic and optoelectronic systems with customizable and dynamic functionalities. By examining both the current challenges and future research arenas, this review seeks to offer insights into the utilization of 2D materials for creating a novel category of tunable metaoptics, with the potential of transforming the field of optical technologies. 2.2D Excitons for Tunable Metaoptics2.1.Fundamentals of Excitons in 2D MaterialsExcitons are quasi-particles consisting of an electron and a hole bound together by their electrostatic Coulomb attraction. They play a crucial role in the optical and electronic properties of 2D materials, particularly in TMDCs. Due to strong spatial confinement and reduced dielectric screening, their binding energies are significantly higher than those in bulk materials.51 In three-dimensional (3D) semiconductors, the exciton binding energy () could be estimated using the hydrogen model below when neglecting the quantum defect, Here, is the Rydberg constant for excitons, and is the quantum number. In two dimensions, due to the quantum confinement influencing the exciton radius and average dielectric constant, the Rydberg exciton binding energy is modified as This implies that the lowest 2D exciton binding energy () has a magnitude 4 times larger than the 3D one at ground state, as demonstrated in Figs. 1(a) and 1(b). Experimentally, binding energies of excitons can range from a few hundred meV to over 1 eV in 2D materials, as shown in Fig. 1(c). For example, the exciton in monolayer has a binding energy of , which is substantially greater than the thermal energy at RT (26 meV) and the binding energies of typical bulk semiconductors such as GaAs (). Therefore, excitons are highly stable in monolayer TMDCs, even at RT. It is important to note that the reported binding energy values for the same material can differ significantly across various studies due to differences in material quality, the dielectric environment, experimental conditions, and other factors. Fig. 1(a) Electrons and holes bound into excitons for the 3D bulk and 2D materials. (b) The transition from 3D to 2D is expected to lead to an increase of both the bandgap and the exciton binding energy (indicated by the dashed red line). (c) Binding energy of excitons in some common 3D and 2D semiconductors. The yellow dotted line represents the thermal energy at RT. Panels (a) and (b) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 51 © 2014—APS, and panel (c) was reproduced with permission from Ref. 52 © 2022—AIP. ![]() Compared with neutral excitons, trions in 2D TMDCs are more complex quasi-particles involving two electrons and one hole or two holes and one electron bound together, forming negatively or positively charged excitons, respectively, as illustrated in Fig. 2(a). The presence of trions significantly influences the optical properties of TMDCs. When discussing trions, it is also essential to consider their binding energy, which is typically much lower than that of neutral excitons due to the additional electron or hole.34,51,52 The binding energy of trions can be estimated by considering the additional electron-hole Coulomb interaction and is expressed as . It is indeed worth noting that the observation of trion binding energy is very limited due to the difficulties in obtaining accurate and reliable measurements of reflectance in ultrathin samples under doping from the weak light–matter interaction. Among various reports,53–55 a direct absorption measurement estimated trion binding energy around 31 to 37 meV at 5 K based on h-BN encapsulated samples, as shown in Figs. 2(b)–2(d),56 and another study using reflectance contrast spectra reported the zero-density trion binding energy of 23 meV at 50 K.57 Thanks to the cavity effect, Wang et al.58 recently determined the trion binding energy via the reflectance at RT to be around 42 meV in slightly n-doped condition, and they estimated the trion binding energy to be around 34 meV in the zero-density at zero bias by extrapolating the linearly fitted trion binding energies under different voltages, as shown in Figs. 2(e) and 2(f). Fig. 2(a) Illustration of the exciton and trion. (b) Optical absorption spectrum of an h-BN-encapsulated monolayer measured at . (c) Experimental and fitted spectra for states, where shaded green and blue regions represent the contributions from trions and excitons, respectively. (d) Zoomed-in view highlighting () excited state trions and excitons. (e) Cavity-enhanced exciton-trion resonance at RT. (f) trion binding energy measured at RT. Panels (b)–(d) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 56 © 2019—APS, and panels (e) and (f) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 58 © 2023—Wiley. ![]() The impact of trions on tunable metaoptics is profound. The tunability comes from the ability to control the charge carrier concentration in TMDCs through gating, doping, or photoexcitation, which directly affects the trion population and, consequently, the optical response of the material. For instance, by applying an electrical field through a gate, one can modulate the free-carrier concentration, thereby switching between exciton and trion resonances. This effect can be used to dynamically control the reflectance, transmittance, and absorption of light in metaoptics, making trions an active element for reconfigurable photonics. 2.2.Excitonic Tunability in 2D Materials for Active MetaopticsAlthough the excitonic resonance has strong oscillation strength, the very limited interaction length still results in an insignificant overall optical response. To enhance excitonic resonances, the encapsulation of TMDCs with h-BN under low-temperature working conditions has been adapted for various 2D devices. h-BN encapsulation provides a cleaner, stabler, and protective environment for TMDCs, leading to enhanced excitonic and trionic properties, while operation at low temperatures mitigates phonon scattering and thermal broadening, resulting in sharper excitonic resonances. In the study of Back et al.,59 a single monolayer was used to create an electrically tunable mirror. As shown in Figs. 3(a)–3(c), is sandwiched between two layers of h-BN, which acted as a resonant cavity, enhancing light interaction with the excitonic resonance. At around 4 K, exciton decay became purely radiative, and the encapsulated flakes showed strong tunable exciton resonance, producing adjustable transmission from 10% to 60%. Zhou et al.60 also reported similar results. Very recently, Li et al.61 advanced the function of h-BN encapsulated for dynamically steering beams between and 30° via varying gate voltage, displayed in Figs. 3(d)–3(f). Although the demonstrations were on small flakes at cryogenic temperatures, these initial examples have shown that single-layer TMDCs can attain significant optical efficiencies with the added advantage of electrical manipulation of their optical properties. Fig. 3Excitonic metaoptics working at low temperature. (a) Micrograph of the measured heterostructure. The monolayer is encapsulated between 33 nm (top) and 7 nm (bottom) thick h-BN layers. (b) Interaction of an incident field with a monolayer. (c) Gate voltage () dependence of the maximal extinction of transmitted light using the exciton resonance. (d) Schematic of the exciton-based TMDC metaoptics for dynamic beam steering. (e) Beam steering angle under the applied asymmetric voltage gradient. (f) Voltage and spectral dependence of the diffraction efficiency. Panels (a)–(c) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 59 © 2018—APS, and panels (d)–(f) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 61 © 2023—ACS. ![]() Toward realizing practical excitonic metaoptics, it is essential to develop the ability for devices to work at RT. has been identified as a promising candidate to maintain the relatively strong oscillator strength of excitons at RT. As shown in Figs. 4(a) and 4(b),62 a Fresnel zone plate lens with a diameter of 1 mm is patterned from a large-area monolayer grown on sapphire via chemical vapor deposition. This lens has been designed to operate optimally at wavelengths close to the exciton resonance and has a focal length of 2 mm. The 33% active modulation of focusing efficiency has been shown via exciton resonance tuning. Although the absolute absorption tuning is less than 1%, this first demonstration of exciton resonance tuning in large-area TMDCs samples highlights the opportunities that excitons offer for tunable metaoptics. Subsequently, the same group reported enhanced tunability of exciton resonances via metasurface-induced Purcell effect to boost both the excitation field and radiative decay for excitons.63 In Figs. 4(c) and 4(d), a 10% reflectance change and a 3 dB signal modulation have been demonstrated. In addition to the substantial advancements in utilizing neutral excitonic effects, exploring and capitalizing on the resonance and tunability of trions present an innovative approach in achieving high levels of tunability. Very recently, the issue of insufficient light-matter interaction in trions that has impeded practical observation and application of trionic events has been investigated.54 The study presents a solution utilizing an aluminum/alumina () optical cavity,58 as depicted in Fig. 4(e). This approach overcomes the challenge of weak resonance and high optical losses in TMDCs at RT, specifically concerning trion states. The outcome is a notable electrical modulation in both amplitude and phase for exciton and trion states. Figure 4(f) shows an absolute reflectance change of 25% for excitons and 7% for trions, with phase adjustments of for excitons and for trions, respectively. The findings reveal that trions play a key role in the electrical tuning of TMDC devices, even at RT. Fig. 4Excitonic metaoptics working at RT. (a) A Fresnel zone plate lens made on monolayer . (b) Excitonic modulation of the light intensity in the focusing spot of the zone plate lens. (c) A monolayer free-space optical modulator based on a MOS capacitor configuration. (d) Modulation ratio (green) and absolute reflectance change (yellow) spectra. A 3 dB modulation ratio and a 10% reflectance change are observed in the experiment. (e) cavity effect to enhance the excitonic resonance of monolayer . (f) Dynamic phase and amplitude tuning with enhanced excitonic and trionic resonances in monolayer . Panels (a) and (b) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 62 © 2020—Nature, panels (c) and (d) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 63 © 2023—Nature, and panels (e) and (f) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 58 © 2023—Wiley. ![]() Tunable excitonic metaoptics are an emerging field with vast potential, yet there are challenges that need to be addressed to realize its full transformative power. One issue is the precise control of the external stimuli required to tune the excitonic properties, as nonuniform electrostatic gating across a large area can result in uneven tuning of the optical properties. Another issue is the inherent narrowband nature of excitonic resonance that limits the operational bandwidth of metaoptics. These characteristics, while beneficial for certain applications requiring high selectivity, restrict the use of excitonic metaoptics in broadband applications. Potential strategies include the use of multiple materials with staggered resonances as well as interlayer excitons/trionic properties to create broader or multiple resonant peaks. While challenges abound, the field of tunable excitonic metaoptics is full of opportunities and will witness more advancement for the next generation of ultracompact tunable metaoptics in the near future. 3.Tunable Plasmon and PhPs in 2D MaterialsPlasmon and PhPs in 2D materials share the commonality of enabling confined and enhanced light–matter interactions at the nanoscale, leading to highly tunable optical properties.64 These interactions allow for precise control over light propagation, frequency, and intensity, which is critical for tunable metaoptics.65 By leveraging the adjustable nature of plasmon and PhPs in 2D materials, metaoptics can be designed to dynamically modulate light, facilitating advanced functionalities such as phase manipulation, amplitude control, and polarization conversion.66 This paves the way for creating tunable and reconfigurable optical devices and systems capable of adapting their responses to changing external conditions, thereby offering a versatile platform for innovative photonic applications in sensing, imaging, and information processing. 3.1.Tunable Plasmon PolaritonsPlasmon polaritons are electromagnetic wave-induced collective electron oscillations at the metal/dielectric interface that enable the manipulation of light–matter interactions beyond the diffraction limit. Over the past decades, this phenomenon has offered opportunities for technological advancements in various applications.67–69 The recent advent of graphene, along with other emerging 2D materials, has further propelled the fields by providing a new platform for metaoptics that significantly complements traditional metals, dielectrics, and semiconductors. As an atomically thin 2D Dirac semimetal, doped graphene is recognized to support extremely confined plasmons ( smaller than the diffraction limit) in mid- and far-IR and terahertz region, enabling strong light–matter interactions.70 The highly confined plasmon polaritons in graphene can be visualized using the technique of scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope (s-SNOM),71,72 in which the photons scattered by an atomic force microscope tip are used as the excitation source to overcome the momentum mismatch between free-space photon and plasmon.73 On the other hand, plasmonic dissipation has been a major obstacle to realizing low-loss graphene plasmonic modes due to the electron–electron scattering in graphene and electron–phonon scattering at the interface between graphene and substrates. While conducting experiments at low temperatures can reduce the intrinsic electron–electron scattering, encapsulating graphene with h-BN is an effective way to reduce the electron–phonon scattering. It has been shown that the propagation length of plasmon polaritons in h-BN encapsulated graphene can be significantly improved compared with the usual case in bare graphene on .74 Low-temperature s-SNOM measurement down to 60 K has revealed that the lifetime of graphene plasmon can reach up to 1.6 ps, which is larger than the RT value by 1 order of magnitude.75 The most exciting feature of graphene lies in its highly tunable conductivity via doping. In contrast to bulk metals, where the substantial density of free electrons nearly shields external electric fields, graphene is a semimetal characterized by its limited density of states. Its 2D nature enables the efficient induction of free electrons or holes through chemical doping or electrical gating.76,77 As a result, the optical response of devices based on graphene plasmon polaritons can be actively manipulated in a way that was not possible before.78,79 This property of graphene plasmon polaritons makes them ideal candidates to achieve integrated, multifunctional, and compact mid-IR metaoptics, such as tunable IR sources,80 modulators,81 sensors,82,83 and photodetectors,84,85 to mention a few. For example, Brar et al.80 demonstrated that graphene plasmonic resonators can generate blackbody radiation, featuring narrow spectral emission peaks in the mid-IR region [Fig. 5(a)]. In addition, the frequency and intensity of these spectral responses can be actively modulated by applying external electric fields [Fig. 5(b)]. Due to the strongly confined mode volumes, a large Purcell factor of up to can be achieved in graphene plasmonic resonators, enabling a much faster thermal emission modulation rate compared with other tuning mechanisms such as using phase-change materials. This also makes it suitable for designing spatial light modulators in the mid-IR. Kim et al.81 presented a graphene plasmonic device for the effective transmission of light modulation at () with 28.6% efficiency. Fig. 5Tunable graphene plasmon polaritons for mid-IR applications. (a) Schematic of tunable graphene plasmonic resonator for mid-IR radiation. (b) Carrier density dependence of the change in emissivity. (c) Conceptual view of tunable graphene plasmonic biosensor. (d) Extinction spectra of the sensor for bias voltages from to before (dashed curves) and after (solid curves) protein bilayer formation. (e) Graphene carrier density () and Fermi energy () were extracted from experimental IR extinction spectra at different voltages. (f) The permittivity of the protein bilayer extracted from the experimental IR spectra (solid red curves) compared with the permittivity extracted from IR reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) and ellipsometry measurements (dashed black curves). Panels (a) and (b) were reproduced from Ref. 80 with a CC license, and panels (c)–(f) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 82 © 2015—AAAS. ![]() Another important application of tunable graphene plasmon polaritons is mid-IR sensing and detection. Rodrigo et al.82 demonstrated an electronically tunable graphene plasmonic biosensor for specific label-free detection of protein monolayers, as shown in Fig. 5(c). By gate-tuning graphene Fermi levels, the resonant frequencies of the biosensor are dynamically tuned to selectively probe the protein at different frequencies, allowing the effective extraction of the refractive index of the protein [Figs. 5(d)–5(f)]. Moreover, the highly confined graphene plasmon enables unprecedented overlap with nanoscale biomolecules, offering stronger light–protein interactions beyond state-of-the-art metallic plasmonic sensors. The ability to enhance the light absorption in the mid-IR by graphene plasmon also makes it suitable for RT IR detection based on the photo-thermoelectric effect.84,85 With careful design of graphene plasmonic resonant structures, the graphene carrier temperature can be manipulated by the plasmonic excitation of Dirac fermions, which can be controlled by gate-tuning the graphene Fermi level. Such specifically designed wavelength-tunable mid-IR photodetectors exhibit outstanding performance at RT, promising a very potential strategy for uncooled, tunable, and multispectral IR detection. While electrostatic gating is very effective in tuning graphene plasmons, the layered structure of graphene also accommodates other possibilities, such as interlayer coupling. Because of interlayer charge tunneling, not only is the plasmon wavelength modified in bilayer graphene but also a turnoff regime for plasmon polaritons in bilayer graphene appears.86 Furthermore, in a bilayer graphene with a controlled twist angle of 1.1 deg, chiral and slow plasmon polaritons have been observed.87 Interface control of plasmon also applies to heterojunctions between graphene and other 2D materials. For example, in graphene/twisted- heterostructures, the ferroelectric domain of twisted- is imprinted onto the graphene plasmon, forming a domain-like interference pattern when imaged with s-SNOM.88 Such a strong interfacial effect implies that graphene plasmon polaritons provide a novel approach to image the electronic structures of interacting layers, for instance, the ferroelectric domain. Black phosphorus (BP) also supports mid-IR plasmons due to its low carrier density. In contrast to isotropic graphene, BP has a highly anisotropic crystalline structure with highly anisotropic and hyperbolic plasmons that have been studied theoretically.89 Despite challenges such as the low air stability and difficulties in large-scale synthesis, tunable and anisotropic mid-IR plasmons have been observed in modified BP grating structures.90 Due to their relatively low carrier density (), graphene and BP are primarily active as highly tunable platforms in the mid- and far-IR range. Fortunately, the diversity of 2D materials makes it feasible to further push tunable plasmon into the near-IR and even visible range. For example, as a boron analog of graphene, borophene (a monolayer boron sheet) is an elemental 2D semimetal that has been theoretically demonstrated to support tunable plasmon polaritons in the near-IR region due to its high density of Dirac electrons ().93 While there has been no experimental demonstration to date, several device concepts based on tunable borophene plasmon polaritons have been theoretically developed with impressive performance,94,95 offering capabilities that are challenging to achieve with other materials. 2D metallic TMDCs such as , , and 91,96,97 can also provide a promising strategy for realizing tunable plasmon polaritons in the near-IR, which has been experimentally demonstrated recently. For example, Zhao et al.91 reported that supports electrostatic tunable plasmons in the near-IR region [Figs. 6(a) and 6(b)], showing much tighter light confinement than indium tin oxide (ITO) in this wavelength region [Fig. 6(c)]. By leveraging on the reduced charge screening effect of 2D semimetal and strong gating effect of ionic liquid, plasmons can be actively tuned within a wide near-IR range, thereby bridging the gap between graphene plasmon and conventional metal/doped semiconductor plasmon [Fig. 6(d)]. Recently, 2D metal carbides and nitrides (MXene) have also been demonstrated to support plasmon polaritons in near-IR regions.92,98 Using high-spatial-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS), Guo et al.92 characterized the plasmon dispersion of MXene films [Figs. 6(e)–6(h)]. The MXene layer number and momentum are found to have a vital effect on the plasmon-induced electromagnetic absorption.92 The vast library of van der Waals 2D materials provides a holistic platform for the realization of tunable plasmon polaritons across the spectral range from visible to mid–far-IR and terahertz, enabling tunable metaoptics that are previously unattainable with conventional plasmonic materials. Fig. 6Tunable 2D plasmon polaritons in near-IR: (a) measurement configurations of tunable plasmonics, (b) electrostatic-induced gating principle using ion gel. (c) Normalized electric field intensity as a function of the distance from the surface of and ITO nanoribbons. (d) Tunable plasmonic resonance with varying gate voltage. (e) Schematic diagram of electron-excited MXene plasmon via EELS. (f) Diagram of the lattice structure and the chemical compositions of MXene. (g) High-angle annular dark-field transmission electron microscopy image of MXene film. (h) Experimental EELS spectra in MXene film. Panels (a)–(d) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 91 © 2021—Wiley, and panels (e)–(h) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 92 © 2022—AAAS. ![]() 3.2.Tunable PhPsIn contrast to plasmon polaritons, PhPs arising from phonon excitation are limited by phonon scattering loss instead of electronic losses. Hence, PhPs have the potential to be low loss with strong field confinement using crystals with high structural quality. h-BN was the first 2D material in which PhPs were observed. Similarly, using s-SNOM, the real-space imaging of mid-IR PhPs in h-BN has been achieved.39 Compared with graphene plasmons, the PhPs in h-BN show similar field confinement of , where is the incident IR light wavelength and is the phonon polariton wavelength, but with much longer propagation length up to than that for graphene plasmon (less than ).39 While improving crystal quality is effective in reducing the damping of PhPs, phonon scattering due to interfaces is still limiting the propagation length. To reduce phonon scattering by the substrate, h-BN on monocrystalline gold substrates99 was developed to support PhPs with a propagation length twice as long as h-BN on . Using isotope doping to modify the Reststrahlen band’s dispersion, ultralow loss PhPs in isotopic h-BN have been observed, with a threefold improvement in polariton lifetime.100 Nanopatterning has also been demonstrated to be an effective way to tune h-BN PhPs. For example, ultra-confined resonances and strong field confinement of PhPs have been demonstrated in h-BN planar nanostructures.101 Although the insulating nature of h-BN makes its PhPs incompatible with electrostatic control such as in graphene and , PhPs in h-BN can be passively tuned with crystal thickness and by tailoring the surrounding dielectric environment, in terms of both phonon polariton intensity and wavelength. Lately, by combining the merits of ultralow-loss phononics and active-tunable graphene plasmonics, Duan et al.102 observed the active tunable PhPs in the h-BN nanoantenna on top of a graphene layer [Fig. 7(a)]. The near-field image experiences a significant change, and the resonant spectrum exhibits a clear shift as the graphene Fermi level varies, providing concrete proof of an actively tunable h-BN phonon polariton [Figs. 7(b)–7(d)]. The result suggests that combining h-BN nanoantennas with graphene not only reduces ohmic losses in graphene plasmon but also preserves their active tunability, which paves the way for applications demanding tunable spectral selectivity and strong light–matter interaction. Fig. 7Tunable PhPs. (a) Schematic of the s-SNOM measurements for gate-tuning PhPs in a square h-BN nanoantenna. (b) Near-field images of PhPs in an h-BN nanoantenna with different graphene Fermi levels. (c) Corresponding calculated images of PhPs. (d) Calculated near-field mid-IR spectra of the h-BN nanoantenna with different graphene Fermi levels. (e) Schematic of the graphene/ heterostructure on top of an in-plane sandwich substrate. (f) Isofrequency hybrid polaritons dispersion contours for Au and substrates at . (g) Experimentally measured near-field amplitude image of hybrid polaritons showing partial focusing. (h) Experimentally measured hybrid PhP on a controlled Au substrate. Panels (a)–(d) were reproduced from Ref. 102 with a CC license, and panels (e)–(h) were reproduced from Ref. 103 with a CC license. ![]() recently has been another material of great interest for phonon polariton research. Real-space imaging has revealed that a mid-IR phonon polariton in has comparable field confinement to graphene plasmon but a 10-time longer lifetime.104 Moreover, a phonon polariton in is in-plane anisotropic, with different wavelengths and dispersion along different in-plane crystalline orientations. Topological phase transition has been observed in the phonon polariton of twisted .105,106 As the interlayer twist angle varies, the dispersion contours of phonon polaritons can be altered from hyperbolic to elliptical. The hybridization of phonon polaritons modifies the dispersion lines and, accordingly, the anti-crossing of dispersion lines as well. It has been found that the twist angle-controlled transition is dedicated by a topological quantity, i.e., the number of anti-crossing points of the dispersion relation in reciprocal space.105 Similar to the h-BN phonon polariton, the image phonon polariton has also been observed for on metal surfaces, with enhanced propagation lifetime due to negligible substrate-mediated loss.107 In terms of confinement, nanopatterns have been used to improve the quality factor of phonon polariton in . Specifically, it has been shown that spatially confined freestanding on submicrometer-width trenches has a quality factor that is 2 times as high as those on flat substrates.108 Combining with graphene, it is possible to actively tune the PhPs in . Recently, Hu et al.103 experimentally presented a topological transition in the isofrequency dispersion contours of hybrid polaritons with a graphene/ [Fig. 7(e)] heterostructure. By changing the graphene Fermi levels, the contour topology transformed from open to closed shapes over a wide frequency range originating from the doping-dependent polariton hybridization. By further appropriately choosing the substrate, they managed to modify the dispersion contour to achieve improved flatness, which allowed them to realize the subwavelength focusing of polaritons down to 4.8% of the free-space light wavelength through an in-plane lens made of -wide silica substrate [Figs. 7(f)–7(h)]. Research in polaritons has made significant progress with the emergence of 2D materials. Regarding the active tuning of polaritons, a highly interesting but so far largely untouched direction is to utilize the rich topological and quantum properties associated with 2D materials as the knob to tune polaritons. The rich physics in 2D polaritonic materials, such as topological states in bilayer graphene,68 Ising superconductivity in ,69 and strong electron correlation in twisted graphene,109 makes it very appealing to establish connections between polariton excitation and various physics. More interestingly, investigating different physics in one system is highly viable with 2D materials, and it is possible to open a new playground for polariton studies and applications covering a wide spectral range from the visible to the terahertz. 4.Nonlinear Metaoptics with 2D Materials4.1.Fundamentals of Nonlinear MetaopticsNonlinear metasurfaces have recently emerged as a promising platform to study the nonlinear optical phenomena in a planar system.46 Realizing nonlinear phenomena such as wavelength conversion and switching in planar surfaces is important for optical information processing. In the earlier stage of development, plasmonic metasurfaces based on metallic subwavelength structures were employed to explore nonlinear phenomena due to the extreme subwavelength confinement of metallic elements and the possible nonlinear optical response of metals.110 However, the thermal heating and high dissipative losses associated with plasmonic metasurfaces limit their wide application. All-dielectric metasurfaces made of high refractive index materials have been proposed as an alternative for nonlinear metasurface development for their low loss and high damage threshold.43 In addition to electronic nonlinear effects, the optically induced magnetic resonance supported by all-dielectric metasurfaces further enhances the nonlinear optical responses. Besides the well-known nonlinear phenomena such as harmonic generation and parametric frequency conversion, all-dielectric nonlinear metasurfaces can also be used to realize other interesting nonlinear functionalities using the underlying physics of Mie resonances4 and the collective resonance such as guided-mode resonance and optical bound states in the continuum (BICs).111 The new functionalities introduced by nonlinear metasurfaces include45,112 asymmetric and chiral frequency conversion, multi-frequency and cascading effects, nonlinear quantum photonics, and nonperturbative nonlinear regimes. The second- and third-order nonlinear processes such as second-harmonic generation (SHG) and third-harmonic generation (THG), respectively, are the most common nonlinear optical effects. Even though these nonlinear effects are phase-sensitive, the required phase-matching condition is not necessary in the metasurface due to its subwavelength scale dimension.112 In particular, the light interaction happens at a subwavelength scale much smaller than the coherence length of the light. To realize an efficient nonlinear metasurface, it requires:45 (i) high nonlinear susceptibility value, (ii) large electromagnetic field enhancement at the resonances of metasurface and overlap of these resonances with fundamental and newly generated wave frequencies, and (iii) low loss of material at both the fundamental and newly generated wave frequencies. The field enhancement is due to Mie-type resonance such as electric and magnetic dipole resonances, and anapole resonance at the fundamental frequency has been widely employed to boost the nonlinear process in all-dielectric metasurfaces.45,111,112 In addition, high-quality factor BIC resonance realized in some metasurfaces can further enhance the nonlinear effects due to exceptionally high electromagnetic field enhancement at the fundamental frequency.45 4.2.Nonlinear Optical Properties of 2D MaterialsIn recent years, 2D materials and their hybrid structures have shown their great potential for nonlinear optics.46 The first 2D material, graphene, exhibits a wide spectrum of nonlinear optical properties such as saturable absorption (SA),113 THG,114 four-wave mixing (FWM),115 self-phase modulation,116 coherent optical injection,117 optical limiting,118 and nonlinear Kerr effect.119 A second-order nonlinear process such as SHG is not possible in graphene due to its centrosymmetric crystal structure. However, SHG has been realized at the interface of systems by breaking the inversion symmetry.120,121 Various physical and chemical methods have also been proposed for breaking the inversion symmetry.47,109,110 The ability to tune the linear and nonlinear optical properties of graphene shows the key role of graphene in future reconfigurable optoelectronic devices. TMDCs including , , , and exhibit indirect-to-direct bandgap transition as their thickness is reduced from the bulk to the monolayer form and have shown fascinating linear and nonlinear optical properties. Using both monolayer and few-layer TMDCs, nonlinear effects have been demonstrated, including SA,122 SHG,123 THG,124 sum-and-difference frequency generation,125 higher-harmonic generation (HHG),126 optical limiting,127 and FWM.128 In contrast to graphene, second-order and other even-order nonlinear processes can happen in TMDCs because they do not have inversion symmetry with an odd number of layers. The monolayer TMDC can provide large second-order nonlinear susceptibilities in the range of 1 to , and the enhancement of SHG is due to the overlap of the C-exciton resonance of TMDCs with the SHG wavelength.112 This interesting feature is also useful for spintronic and valleytronic applications.129 Many other 2D materials have also exhibited interesting nonlinear optical properties. Compared with graphene and TMDCs, BP has been reported of significantly higher bandgap tunability of to through crystal thickness manipulation.130 In addition, BP is a suitable material for anisotropic optics because it has an anisotropic crystal structure. The nonlinear susceptibility of BP is high at and has been utilized to realize THG,131 FWM,132 and SAs.133 However, the stability of BP is a limiting factor and proper encapsulation, or other methods are required to protect BP for long-term stability.134 Moreover, other systems such as h-BN135 and groups III and IV metal chalcogenides (GeSe and SnS)136 have received wide interest. In Table 1, we summarize the nonlinear optical responses of different 2D materials.46 Table 12D materials and their nonlinear optical responses.
The hybrid structures of 2D materials are currently receiving significant attention to engineer their linear and nonlinear optical properties, where each 2D material layer can be smartly designed to control the desired functions independently.137 With the advent of advanced growth and fabrication methods, the heterostructures of 2D materials can easily be fabricated by stacking different 2D materials. To date, various 2D material combinations, including graphene–h-BN, –BP, TMDC–BN, –BP, –graphene, and TMDC–TMDC have been utilized to realize 2D heterostructures for numerous photonics applications.49 In these structures, the nonlinear effects can be enhanced by the coherent superposition of the optical fields from the individual layers. So far, nonlinear effects such as SHG138 and SA139 have been demonstrated using 2D heterostructures. The design of a proper heterostructure superlattice is required to explore the other higher-order nonlinear effects. 4.3.Nonlinear Metasurfaces Based on 2D MaterialsMetasurfaces based on 2D materials have the advantages of a high refractive index, ultrathin thickness, tunable features, high- resonance, and enhanced nonlinear response.140–147 Significant nonlinear effects were observed in 2D metasurfaces compared with monolayer and few-layers of 2D materials alone. Popkova et al.141 reported nonlinear exciton–Mie resonance coupling and second-order nonlinear effects using bulk . As shown in Figs. 8(a)–8(d), nanodisks were fabricated on a thick flake of and achieved 23-fold enhancement of SHG compared with an unpatterned monolayer of for a fundamental wavelength of 900 nm. Here, the metasurface was carefully designed to excite the Mie-type resonance at 900 nm wavelength and to overlap the second-harmonic wavelength at C-exciton resonance of (450 nm), and as a result, a huge field enhancement was achieved at both the fundamental and newly generated wave frequencies. The observed enhanced SHG is also due to the anisotropic nature of fabricated nanodisks, which originated from the hexagonal crystalline structure. Fig. 8SHG from . (a) Schematic representation of the SHG using nanodisks. (b) Measured (dot) and calculated (curve) scattering spectra of nanodisk metasurface for different disk diameters (550 nm for blue and 300 nm for green). (c) Measured second-harmonic signal from a single nanodisk for different pump powers. (d) Mapping of second-harmonic intensity over the nanodisk array at a pump wavelength of 900 nm. (e) Measured scattering spectrum from a nanoparticle. (f) Measured second-harmonic signal from a nanoparticle shown in the inset of panel (e) for different pump powers at a wavelength of 884 nm. (g) Schematic representation of the SHG in 3R- nanodisks. (h) Measured second-harmonic spectrum of 3R- nanodisks with different disk diameters at a pump wavelength of 910 nm. Panels (a)–(d) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 141 © 2022—Wiley, panels (e) and (f) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 142 © 2023—Wiley, and panels (g) and (h) were reproduced from Ref. 143 with CC license. ![]() A similar kind of result was reported by Panmai et al.,142 where the authors fabricated hexagonal-prism-like nanostructures in a thick flake of . The Mie resonance was excited at the near-IR wavelengths, and the second-harmonic wave was generated around the C-exciton resonance of [Figs. 8(e) and 8(f)]. The authors also discussed the importance of the mode profile to enhance the nonlinear optical effects in TMDC metasurfaces, as they observed enhanced and suppressed SHG at electric dipole and electric quadrupole resonance, respectively. In a very recent paper,143 authors reported -fold enhancement of SHG from a single nanodisk patterned on a 3R phase multilayer [Figs. 8(g) and 8(h)]. Note that the patterned 3R- nanodisk excites nonradiating Mie resonance such as anapole resonance, and the reported -fold enhancement is obtained by comparing it with an unpatterned multilayer. The anapole resonance and disk were further employed to realize enhanced third-order nonlinear effects such as FWM.144 Compared with unpatterned flakes, an enhancement factor of 150 times at 1470 nm pump wavelength was realized using a 3R- disk with a diameter and thickness of and 108 nm, respectively. Even though the nonlinear metasurfaces operate at a subdiffraction regime for the fundamental wave, the emission of multiple diffractive beams at the nonlinearly generated harmonics restricts directional emission from such metasurfaces. This issue was addressed in a recent paper by Nauman et al.,145 in which the authors used a Mie-resonant metasurface made up of truncated cones of [Figs. 9(a)–9(c)]. By exploiting the extremely high refractive index of , the unidirectional emission of SHG and THG with tunable SHG emission in forward and backward directions was realized [Figs. 9(d) and 9(e)]. Along the same direction, Shi et al.146 proposed a Fabry–Perot microcavity-coupled monolayer platform for direction and enhanced SHG [Figs. 9(f) and 9(g)]. The strong electric field enhancement at the resonance of the microcavity benefited the enhanced and directional emission of SHG (diverging angle of ). Du et al.147 also demonstrated directional SHG emission using a heterostructure of monolayer, which was suspended on a holey substrate. Fig. 9HHG from TMD metasurfaces. (a) Concept of unidirectional SHG and THG using truncated cone metasurface. (b) Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the fabricated metasurface. (c) Measured transmission spectra of metasurface with different structural parameters. Measured wavelength-dependent generation of (d) THG and (e) SHG from the metasurface. (f) Schematic of monolayer on a Fabry–Pérot (F-P) microcavity. (g) Measured second-harmonic intensity from the on and off cavity at an excitation wavelength of 800 nm. Panels (a)–(e) were reproduced from Ref. 145 under CC license, and panels (f) and (g) were reproduced with permission from Ref. 146 © 2022—ACS. ![]() The aforementioned nonlinear metasurfaces have mainly been used to investigate the common nonlinear optical effects such as SHG and THG through exploiting the physics of Mie resonance. However, the excitation of high- resonances at the fundamental wave frequencies is important to further improve the efficiency of second- and third-order nonlinear effects and to generate higher-order nonlinear processes. Kühner et al.148 experimentally demonstrated high-Q resonance such as quasi-BIC using h-BN metasurfaces. Although h-BN is a low refractive index dielectric, the authors showcased symmetry-broken quasi-BIC resonance with a -factor of over a spectral band from 400 to 1000 nm by fabricating the slit array metasurface on a single h-BN flake [Figs. 10(a) and 10(b)]. By utilizing the enhanced electric near-field distribution at the quasi-BIC resonance, a 388-fold second-harmonic enhancement factor in the ultraviolet wavelength band was reported [Fig. 10(c)].148 There are also a few experimental reports on the realization of quasi-BIC resonance by integrating TMDCs with all-dielectric metasurfaces for boosting the second-order nonlinear processes.149–152 Fig. 10Quasi-BIC h-BN metasurface. (a) SEM images of the fabricated metasurface unit cell on h-BN with an increasing scaling factor and (b) the corresponding excited high-Q quasi-BIC resonance from 400 to 100 nm with an increasing scaling factor. (c) Measured second-harmonic signal from quasi-BIC metasurface. This figure is reproduced with permission from Ref. 148 © 2023—Wiley. ![]() Since the main challenges associated with nonlinear optics in all-dielectric metasurfaces at the shorter wavelengths (visible and near-IR) are the relatively low refractive index, large mode volumes, and low nonlinear response, the development of novel 2D materials-based nonlinear metasurfaces using the existing advanced techniques of growth, fabrication, and nanopatterning will have a significant impact in this field. Another important aspect of 2D materials is the high tunability of all 2D- and hybrid 2D-material-based nonlinear metasurfaces, as it would allow the efficient spatial and temporal control of light for diverse nonlinear applications. In addition, the tunability feature enables us to realize nonlinear metasurfaces with full all-optical control over the transient behavior of nonlinear response at a possible switching speed of femtoseconds,131 which is useful for next-generation high-speed data processing. We expect continued interest in this direction to realize other interesting nonlinear effects such as nonlinear quantum photonics, multi-frequency effects, cascaded harmonic generation, and asymmetric frequency conversion. The recently demonstrated concept of Mie voids,153 which has the low-index voids surrounded by high-index dielectric and thus has light confined in the voids by localized mode, provides another avenue for the realization of novel 2D material-based resonant metasurfaces with exceptionally high nonlinearities at the nanoscale for the shorter wavelengths. 5.DiscussionFrom the practical application point of view, 2D-material-based tunable metasurfaces can be used to develop ultrasensitive label-free biosensors,79 ultrathin metalenses24,154–156 and meta-holograms,157,158 and ultrathin and integrable light sources.154 In particular, the electrically tunable plasmonic resonance of graphene in the IR wavelength band can be used for IR spectroscopy to identify the vibrational fingerprints of different biomolecules.79 Using the tunable feature of the sensor, multiplexed detection is possible by dynamically tuning the spectral positions of the graphene plasmons in a wide spectral band. In addition, flexible photonic devices can also be developed with 2D materials, since they can be easily transferred to flexible materials and substrates, where strain-induced tuning can also be considered as an alternative tuning mechanism. However, 2D materials still face the issue of stability in practical application. Compared with conventional bulk materials, many 2D materials exhibit susceptibility to the ambient environment.159 Typically, the degradation arises from their intrinsic instability and atomic-level defects induced by external factors such as oxygen and water adsorption and light illumination.160–162 Encapsulation is the primary strategy to stabilize 2D materials.163 One way is using a protective layer, such as hBN,164,165 atomic layer-deposited high-k dielectrics,166,167 or polymer capping168,169 to isolate 2D materials from the environment directly. The other way is functionalizing 2D materials with organic or inorganic substances to make their surface inert.170,171 These two ways can also be combined to further ensure the stability of 2D material-based devices. Furthermore, a careful selection of 2D material preparation techniques is required to optimize metaoptic performance. Direct synthesis, also known as the bottom-up method, such as the chemical vapor deposition, allows controlled growth of 2D materials on substrates, offering large-area growth,172 high scalability, and precise control over layer thickness173 but simultaneously facing the shortcoming of being substrate-sensitive and requiring high temperature.174 On the other hand, exfoliation from bulk crystals, also known as the top-down method, promises high-quality flakes, with the drawback of miniature flake sizes.175–177 This technique includes mechanical exfoliation, liquid-phase exfoliation, and more recently, electrochemical exfoliation. A summary of the key features of the exfoliation methods is presented in Table 2a. Moreover, in producing tunable metaoptics, it is noteworthy that nanopatterning of 2D materials is a crucial technique,183,184 with the top-down approach being the primary method. Various common top-down approaches, ranking from the highest to the lowest in patterning resolution, include lithography and etching,24,37,61,62 tip or ion-assisted direct patterning,22,26 and optical direct-patterning,23 all bearing their respective merits and drawbacks that warrant deliberate consideration for performance optimization. A list of the common techniques discussed in this review is summarized in Table 2b. Table 22D materials preparation methods. We summarize the key features of the common top-down approaches in 2D materials preparation for (a) exfoliation and (b) nanopatterning.
6.ConclusionIn this review, we focused on the current rising research interest in tunable 2D material-based metaoptics to provide a detailed coverage of the progress, challenges, and prospects of this area. We introduced the channels to enable tunability in 2D systems, including excitons, trions, plasmon, and PhPs and then discussed the recent advancements in the nonlinear metaoptics made of 2D materials. First, we highlighted the promises of excitons and trions as the knobs to achieve the tunability of metaoptics. We showcased the uniqueness of these quasi-particles in the 2D system and discussed how their strong and controllable resonances enable state-of-the-art 2D material-based tunable metaoptics. The specific challenges faced in this direction and the needs to be addressed by the community are also assessed like uniform electrostatic gating across a large 2D sample in the future and broadband excitonic tunability. Second, 2D polaritons are discussed, which offer another avenue to enable large tunability 2D metaoptics with strong light–matter interaction. 2D plasmon polaritons in semimetals cover a wide spectral range from far- to near-IR, while 2D PhPs in both h-BN and have a significantly longer lifetime and the potential to improve the quality factor of the metaoptics, which could see more applications such as in nonlinear optics and quantum photonics. s-SNOM is particularly a powerful tool in direct visualization and manipulation of polaritons in 2D metaoptics. Further understanding of the nontrivial tip–sample interaction and spatial-temporal s-SNOM measurement would greatly benefit the 2D metaoptics and 2D materials study in general. Finally, we presented the 2D nonlinear metaoptics in which 2D materials and their hybrid structures are used either as the nonlinear media or metaoptics themselves. Various nonlinear effects, including SHG and HHG with good efficiency and high-quality factors, have been demonstrated to address the shortcomings of all-dielectric metasurfaces. The tunable nonlinear metasurfaces using all-2D materials are yet to emerge and would be an interesting direction to explore. The unique properties possessed by various 2D materials, such as high refractive index, tunable excitons, and polariton resonance by gate voltage, forming moiré superlattices, strong interlayer coupling, a van der Waals nature for easy integration with various substrates and constructing heterostructures, rich choices of materials in semiconductor, semimetal, ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and large nonlinear coefficients, make the 2D system a promising platform for tunable and nonlinear metaoptics. Further fundamental studies of physics and materials and technological advancements in material growth, stacking, and nanofabrication would unleash the full potential of 2D tunable and nonlinear metaoptics to benefit photonics-in-general development. Code and Data AvailabilityData sharing is not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study. AcknowledgmentsThis work is financially supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore under CRP program (Grant No. NRF-CRP26-2021-0004), the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) under the AME IRG Program (Grant Nos. A2083c0058 and A20E5c0084), the MTC Program (Grant No. M22L1b0110), and the HBMS IAF-PP (Grant No. H19H6a0025). ReferencesD. R. Smith, J. B. Pendry and M. C. K. Wiltshire,
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BiographyZeng Wang earned his doctorate from the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He now holds the position of senior scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). His research focuses on metaoptics, 2D optoelectronics, and advanced high-resolution optical lithography techniques. Kandammathe Valiyaveedu Sreekanth is currently a senior scientist in the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR, Singapore. He received his PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include nanophotonics, metasurfaces, phase-change materials, and biosensors. Meng Zhao received her PhD from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2014. She is currently a senior scientist in the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR, Singapore. Her current research interests focus mainly on the preparation and optoelectronics of novel 2D materials. Jinpeng Nong received his PhD from the College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, China. He is currently a senior scientist in the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR. His research interests include plasmonics and nanophotonics, 2D optoelectronics, mid-IR spectroscopy, and photodetection. Yincheng Liu received his bachelor of arts degree from University of Oxford. He is currently a research engineer in the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR. He is currently working on characterization of optoelectronic devices made of 2D materials. Jinghua Teng received his PhD from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore. He is currently a senior principal scientist and senior group leader in the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR. His research interests include nanophotonics, metamaterials and metasurfaces, 2D optoelectronics, and terahertz technology. |