Chalcogenide Nanophotonics

Tun Cao, Ying Su, Yinghan Li, Hongze Gao

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Year: 2026
• Print ISBN: 9783527352944
• eBook ISBN: 9783527844562
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Optics & Light

Comprehensive summary of Chalcogenide Nanophotonics, reviewing basic principles, synthesis methods, and cutting-edge applications

Chalcogenide Nanophotonics offers an in-depth exploration of these remarkable materials, covering their fundamental physics, synthesis methods, optical phenomena, and cutting-edge applications in modern photonics. A distinctive feature of this book is its interdisciplinary approach, weaving together materials science, condensed matter physics, and photonic engineering.

Each chapter integrates theoretical frameworks with practical case studies — such as phase-change memory devices leveraging GeSbTe alloys or GST-based metasurfaces for dynamic color displays — to illustrate the symbiotic relationship between material design and device performance. The inclusion of recent breakthroughs, such as van der Waals epitaxy for low-defect heterostructures and UV lithography for scalable metasurfaces, ensures relevance to both academic and industrial audiences.

Chalcogenide Nanophotonics includes information on:

• Electronic band structure and material properties, elucidating how chemical bonding and lattice dynamics govern their optoelectronic behavior
• Intricate mechanisms of thin-film growth, offering insights into epitaxial techniques such as chemical vapor deposition and pulsed laser deposition
• Properties of chalcogenides, covering dielectric functions, Raman spectroscopy, and emission mechanisms
• Chalcogenide-based photonic crystals and metamaterials, showcasing their potential for beam steering, perfect absorption, and chiral light manipulation
• Future challenges and opportunities, from machine learning-driven material discovery to monolithic 3D integration for quantum photonics

Chalcogenide Nanophotonics serves as both a roadmap and an invitation to researchers, engineers, and students alike, encouraging them to harness the infinite potential of chalcogenides.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright
• About the Authors
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Fundamentals of Chalcogenide Semiconductors
• 3 Growth of Chalcogenide Films: Mechanisms and Strategies
• 4 Optical Properties
• 5 Chalcogenide Compounds for Optical Communications
• 6 Integrated Optics and On-Chip Photonic Devices of Sulfide Compounds
• 7 Chalcogenide Photonic Crystals
• 8 Chalcogenide Metamaterials
• 9 Perspectives
• Index
• End User License Agreement