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Shu Zhang1,2, Xiangdong Guo3, Xiaowen Zhang4

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We developed a new optical method to measure tiny, picometer-scale deformations in van der Waals materials. This technique uses polaritons to visualize hidden strain at interfaces, advancing nanomechanics and photonics.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Van der Waals (vdW) materials offer tunable properties via strain engineering.
  • Characterizing out-of-plane strain at the picometer scale, especially at interfaces, is challenging.
  • Existing methods struggle with non-invasive, quantitative analysis of subtle deformations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, non-invasive optical method for detecting picometer-scale out-of-plane strain in vdW materials.
  • To enable quantitative characterization of interlayer deformations at buried interfaces.
  • To bridge nanomechanics and photonics for precise stress landscape visualization.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing mid-infrared out-of-plane hyperbolic polaritons (oHPs) in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN).
  • Exploiting the strain-induced softening of 'dark' out-of-plane transverse optical (oTO) phonons activated by oHPs.
  • Achieving atomic displacement sensitivity of approximately 10 pm.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated a polaritonic optical method for picometer-scale out-of-plane strain detection.
    • Successfully measured interlayer deformations in planar hBN and hBN-based heterostructures.
    • Validated the technique's ability to detect ultradeep-subwavelength mechanical deformations.

    Conclusions:

    • The polariton-based picometrology method provides unprecedented sensitivity to interlayer strain.
    • This technique offers a non-destructive way to map hidden stress landscapes with atomic precision.
    • The approach advances the study of mechanical properties in vdW materials and heterostructures.