Infrared dielectric metamaterials from high refractive index chalcogenides

H. N. S. Krishnamoorthy (), G. Adamo, J. Yin, V. Savinov, N. I. Zheludev and C. Soci ()
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H. N. S. Krishnamoorthy: Nanyang Technological University
G. Adamo: Nanyang Technological University
J. Yin: Nanyang Technological University
V. Savinov: University of Southampton
N. I. Zheludev: Nanyang Technological University
C. Soci: Nanyang Technological University

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract High-index dielectric materials are in great demand for nanophotonic devices and applications, from ultrathin optical elements to metal-free sub-diffraction light confinement and waveguiding. Here we show that chalcogenide topological insulators are particularly apt candidates for dielectric nanophotonics architectures in the infrared spectral range, by reporting metamaterial resonances in chalcogenide crystals sustained well inside the mid-infrared, choosing Bi2Te3 as case study within this family of materials. Strong resonant modulation of the incident electromagnetic field is achieved thanks to the exceptionally high refractive index ranging between 7 and 8 throughout the 2–10 μm region. Analysis of the complex mode structure in the metamaterial allude to the excitation of circular surface currents which could open pathways for enhanced light-matter interaction and low-loss plasmonic configurations by coupling to the spin-polarized topological surface carriers, thereby providing new opportunities to combine dielectric, plasmonic and magnetic metamaterials in a single platform.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15444-0

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