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December 6, 2025npj Nanophotonics10 citationsOpen Access

Photonics in Flatland: challenges and opportunities for nanophotonics with 2D semiconductors

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FBFarzaneh BouzariFMF. Buatier de MongeotFAF. Javier Garcı́a de Abajo

Key Points

  • Optical properties of 2D semiconductors enable diverse nanophotonic applications, enhancing device capabilities.
  • Challenges include maintaining excitonic coherence and achieving large-area integration for effective fabrication.
  • Advances in computational modeling and strain engineering are critical for overcoming limitations in 2D semiconductor integration.
  • Successful strategies could lead to breakthroughs in optoelectronic devices and quantum photonics.

Abstract

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are emerging as a versatile platform for nanophotonics, offering unprecedented tunability in optical properties through exciton resonance engineering, van der Waals heterostructuring, and external field control. These materials enable active optical modulation, single-photon emission, quantum photonics, and valleytronic functionalities, paving the way for next-generation optoelectronic and quantum photonic devices. However, key challenges remain in achieving large-area integration, maintaining excitonic coherence, and optimizing amplitude-phase modulation for efficient light manipulation. Advances in fabrication, strain engineering, and computational modeling will be crucial to overcoming these limitations. This Perspective highlights recent progress in 2D semiconductor-based nanophotonics, emphasizing opportunities for scalable integration into photonics.

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Bouzari et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69337cfbb3f947a0a125a507https://doi.org/10.1038/s44310-025-00092-3
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