Giant magneto-birefringence effect and tuneable colouration of 2D crystal suspensions

Baofu Ding; Wenjun Kuang; Yikun Pan; I. V. Grigorieva; A. K. Geim; Bilu Liu; Hui-Ming Cheng

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17589-4

Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Giant magneto-birefringence effect and tuneable colouration of 2D crystal suspensions

Baofu Ding,
Wenjun Kuang,
Yikun Pan,
I. V. Grigorieva,
A. K. Geim,
Bilu Liu,
Hui-Ming Cheng

Affiliations

Baofu Ding: Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
Wenjun Kuang: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
Yikun Pan: Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
I. V. Grigorieva: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
A. K. Geim: Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
Bilu Liu: Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
Hui-Ming Cheng: Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17589-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Materials with tunable transmitted colours are sought after for a range of applications. The authors here present magnetic-field-controlled color tuning in a transparent suspension of 2D crystals with unusually large magneto-birefringence.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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