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  • 1Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

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Freestanding metasurfaces with higher-order optical resonances significantly boost light-matter coupling in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. This breakthrough enhances light interaction with tungsten disulfide (WS2) monolayers for advanced nanophotonics.

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  • Nanophotonics
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  • Enhancing light-matter interactions in atomically thin 2D semiconductors is crucial but challenging due to their limited optical volume.
  • Existing methods struggle to achieve strong coupling with 2D materials like tungsten disulfide (WS2) monolayers.

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  • To demonstrate enhanced light-matter coupling in 2D semiconductors using higher-order optical resonances.
  • To investigate the role of photonic guided modes (GMs) and quasi-bound states in the continuum (quasi-BICs) in freestanding metasurfaces.

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  • Fabrication of triangular-lattice polymer patterns on silicon nitride membranes to create freestanding metasurfaces.
  • Utilizing simulations to analyze surface electric-field distributions and overlap with WS2 monolayers.
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light–matter interactionmembranesuspended metasurfacetransition metal dichalcogenide monolayer

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  • Experimental characterization using photoluminescence (PL) measurements.

    • Main Results:

    • Higher-order optical resonances, specifically second-order modes, provide strong surface field enhancement.
    • Simulations showed optimal field overlap for second-order modes with the WS2 monolayer, outperforming first-order modes.
    • Photoluminescence measurements confirmed a 193-fold PL enhancement for second-order GMs, significantly exceeding first-order modes.

    Conclusions:

    • Freestanding metasurfaces supporting higher-order modes are highly effective for enhancing light-matter interactions in 2D semiconductors.
    • This approach offers a promising pathway for developing advanced nanophotonic and quantum photonic devices.
    • The findings pave the way for novel applications leveraging strong light-matter coupling in 2D materials.