journal article·2025-08-01Open access

Real-space simulations of the hyperbolic plasmon polaritons in 1T′ tungsten ditelluride

Yuanchen Chi, Eric Beery, Yilong Luan, Jigang Wang, Zhe Fei

AIP Advances· Volume 15· Issue 8

Abstract

Recent discoveries of hyperbolic surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in 1T′ WTe2 have garnered significant attention in 2D materials and nanophotonics. In this study, we employ finite-element simulations to investigate the real-space characteristics of hyperbolic SPPs in thin WTe2 flakes. Our results show that the SPPs exhibit a pronounced sensitivity to excitation energy and sample thickness. By analyzing the plasmonic field patterns, we extract key plasmonic parameters including plasmon wavelengths, hyperbolic angles, and plasmonic figures of merit. In addition, we examine SPP modes in stacked WTe2 flakes with varying twist angles, demonstrating that the plasmonic field patterns can be effectively tuned by adjusting the twist angle. Notably, as the twist angle increases, the SPPs undergo a topological transition from open hyperbolic modes to closed elliptic modes. This twist-engineering capability offers promising potential for the development of tunable plasmonic devices based on WTe2.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research · Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies · Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications

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Affiliations

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University 1 , Ames, Iowa 50011,

Ames National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Iowa State University 2 , Ames, Iowa 50011,

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Haverford College 3 , Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041,

Funding

National Science Foundation · U.S. Department of Energy

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