Shaping free-electron radiation via van der Waals heterostructures

Xiao Lin^{1

2}, Hongsheng Chen^{3

4

5

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Affiliations

¹ Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China. xiaolinzju@zju.edu.cn.
² International Joint Innovation Center, the Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, 314400, China. xiaolinzju@zju.edu.cn.
³ Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China. hansomchen@zju.edu.cn.
⁴ International Joint Innovation Center, the Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, 314400, China. hansomchen@zju.edu.cn.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & Smart Systems of Zhejiang, Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, 321099, China. hansomchen@zju.edu.cn.
⁶ Shaoxing Institute of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, 312000, China. hansomchen@zju.edu.cn.

PMID: 37507415
PMCID: PMC10382570
DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01221-3

Shaping free-electron radiation via van der Waals heterostructures

Xiao Lin et al. Light Sci Appl. 2023.

. 2023 Jul 28;12(1):187.

doi: 10.1038/s41377-023-01221-3.

Authors

Xiao Lin^{1

2}, Hongsheng Chen^{3

4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China. xiaolinzju@zju.edu.cn.
² International Joint Innovation Center, the Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, 314400, China. xiaolinzju@zju.edu.cn.
³ Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China. hansomchen@zju.edu.cn.
⁴ International Joint Innovation Center, the Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, 314400, China. hansomchen@zju.edu.cn.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & Smart Systems of Zhejiang, Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, 321099, China. hansomchen@zju.edu.cn.
⁶ Shaoxing Institute of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, 312000, China. hansomchen@zju.edu.cn.

PMID: 37507415
PMCID: PMC10382570
DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01221-3

Abstract

The van der Waals heterostructures with aperiodic stackings have been exploited to shape the spatiotemporal wavefront of free-electron X-ray radiation.

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Schematic of controlling of free-electron radiation via van der Waals heterostructures

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