Canalized light creates directional and switchable surface structures in vanadium dioxide

Daniel Kazenwadel, Noel Neathery and Peter Baum ()
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Daniel Kazenwadel: Fachbereich Physik
Noel Neathery: Fachbereich Physik
Peter Baum: Fachbereich Physik

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Materials with switchable nanostructured surfaces enable optical and electronic functionalities beyond those of natural materials. Here we report the creation of self-organized, re-writable, laser-induced surface structures in single-crystalline vanadium dioxide. We discover anisotropic features caused by canalized surface plasmon polaritons that can only propagate along one crystal axis. The nanostructures remain mostly single-crystalline and preserve the material’s sharp metal-to-insulator transition, enabling femtosecond switching by temperature or light.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58929-6

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