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Tanner A Wilcoxson1, Yujin Park1, Tanay Paul1
1McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
ACS Materials Au
|March 16, 2026
Summary
Controlling compositional ordering in mixed nanocrystal monolayers enhances optical properties. This study shows how tuning nanoparticle arrangements in metasurfaces expands design possibilities for targeted optical responses.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Nanotechnology
- Optics
Background:
- Dense monolayers of mixed nanocrystals exhibit unique optical properties.
- Doped metal oxide nanocrystals offer tunable plasmon resonances for metasurface applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To computationally investigate the impact of compositional correlations in mixed binary nanocrystal monolayers.
- To understand how these correlations affect plasmon coupling and optical properties.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a mutual polarization method for computational analysis.
- Studied mixed binary monolayers of tin-doped indium oxide nanocrystals.
Main Results:
- Compositional correlations alter the balance between homo- and heterocoupling.
- These shifts impact effective permittivity and near-field intensity spectra.
- Near-zero permittivity windows can be achieved.
Conclusions:
- Controlling compositional ordering in nanocrystal assembly is key to designing metasurfaces.
- This control expands the design space for achieving targeted optical responses.
