Infrared (IR) spectroscopy has evolved into a powerful analytical technique to probe
molecular and lattice vibrations, low-energy electronic excitations and correlations, and …

Phyllosilicates have emerged as a promising class of large bandgap lamellar insulators.
Their applications have been explored from the fabrication of graphene-based devices to 2D …

While near-field infrared nanospectroscopy provides a powerful tool for nanoscale material
characterization, broadband nanospectroscopy of elementary material excitations in the …

Electromagnetic field confinement is crucial for nanophotonic technologies, since it allows
for enhancing light–matter interactions, thus enabling light manipulation in deep sub …

van der Waals nanomaterials supporting phonon polariton quasiparticles possess
extraordinary light confinement capabilities, making them ideal systems for molecular …

The terahertz (THz) frequency range is key to studying collective excitations in many crystals
and organic molecules. However, due to the large wavelength of THz radiation, the local …

Hyperbolic phonon polaritons have recently attracted considerable attention in
nanophotonics mostly due to their intrinsic strong electromagnetic field confinement …

Metal–air batteries, such as Li–air, may be the key for large‐scale energy storage as they
have the highest energy density among all electrochemical devices. However, these devices …

Phonon polaritons, the hybrid quasiparticles resulting from the coupling of photons and
lattice vibrations, have gained significant attention in the field of layered van der Waals …

Talc is an insulating layered material that is stable at ambient conditions and has high-
quality basal cleavage, which is a major advantage for its use in van der Waals …