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Wavelength-tunable high-Q circular dichroism based on the hybrid chiral phase-change metasurface
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Wavelength-tunable high-Q circular dichroism based on the hybrid chiral phase-change metasurface

Xin Zhou, Yu-Jie Zhang, Dong-Qin Zhang, Bin Fang, Gui-Ming Pan, Zhi Hong, Zhong-Wei Jin, Fang-Zhou Shu and Fangzhou Shu
iScience, Vol.29(2), p.114631
20/02/2026
PMID: 41623450

Abstract

Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology Science & Technology - Other Topics
Chiral metasurfaces have experienced significant advancements over the past decade in enhancing chiral light-matter interactions. However, the functions of most chiral metasurfaces remain static post fabrication. Here, we presentawavelength-tunable high-quality (Q) circulardichroism (CD) by integrating achiral meta-surface with the phase-change material Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST). The hybrid chiral metasurface exhibits a pronounced CD response when GST is in its amorphous state, with the operating wavelength being modulated as GST transitions to its crystalline state. The metasurface can support a bound state in the continuum (BIC) under conditions where the structure exhibits both in-plane mirror and inversion symmetries. By adjusting the geometric parameter to simultaneously break the in-plane mirror and inversion symmetries, the BIC is turned into a chiral quasi-BIC characterized by a high-Q factor in the CD spectrum. Furthermore, the wavelength of the chiral quasi-BIC can be dynamically tuned through the GST phase transition. This wavelength-tunable high-Q hybrid chiral metasurface holds potential applications in chiral sensing, active circular polarizers, and tunable nonlinear enhancement.
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