Phase-change perovskite metasurfaces for dynamic color tuning

Nanophotonics. 2022 Jun 6;11(17):3961-3968. doi: 10.1515/nanoph-2022-0143. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Halide perovskite metasurfaces are attracting increasing interest for applications in light-emitting and display technologies. To access the wide range of colors required for these applications, the main mechanism exploited thus far has been chemical engineering of the perovskite compounds - this constitutes a significant limitation for the dynamic switching of optical response desirable in actual devices. Here we demonstrate polarization-dependent, dynamic control of structural color and emission wavelength in an all-dielectric phase-change halide perovskite nanograting metasurface, by temperature tuning. This is underpinned by the significant change in the perovskite optical constants which accompanies its phase-transition around room temperature. The functionalities demonstrated in our work bearing potential for applications in light-emitting devices, displays and spatial-light-modulators.

Keywords: dynamic color tuning; halide perovskite; metasurfaces; phase-change.