Perspectives on weak interactions in complex materials at different length scales

J. Fiedler; K. Berland; J. W. Borchert; R. W. Corkery; A. Eisfeld; D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky; M. M. Greve; B. Holst; K. Jacobs; M. Krüger; D. F. Parsons; C. Persson; M. Presselt; T. Reisinger; S. Scheel; F. Stienkemeier; M. Tømterud; M. Walter; R. T. Weitz; J. Zalieckas

doi:10.1039/D2CP03349F

Perspectives on weak interactions in complex materials at different length scales

J. Fiedler,

*^a K. Berland,

^b J. W. Borchert,^c R. W. Corkery,^d A. Eisfeld,^e D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky,^f M. M. Greve,^a B. Holst,

^a K. Jacobs,^gh M. Krüger,ⁱ D. F. Parsons,

^j C. Persson,

^kl M. Presselt,

^m T. Reisinger,

ⁿ S. Scheel,

^o F. Stienkemeier,

^p M. Tømterud,

^a M. Walter,

^p R. T. Weitz

^c and J. Zalieckas^a

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* Corresponding authors

^a Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Allégaten 55, 5007 Bergen, Norway
E-mail: johannes.fiedler@uib.no

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Campus Ås Universitetstunet 3, 1430 Ås, Norway

^c 1st Institute of Physics, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany

^d Surface and Corrosion Science, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

^e Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany

^f Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Helen Diller Quantum Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel

^g Experimental Physics, Saarland University, Center for Biophysics, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany

^h Max Planck School Matter to Life, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

ⁱ Institute for Theoretical Physics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

^j Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy

^k Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, University of Oslo, P. O. Box 1048 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway

^l Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

^m Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany

ⁿ Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

^o Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany

^p Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany

Abstract

Nanocomposite materials consist of nanometer-sized quantum objects such as atoms, molecules, voids or nanoparticles embedded in a host material. These quantum objects can be exploited as a super-structure, which can be designed to create material properties targeted for specific applications. For electromagnetism, such targeted properties include field enhancements around the bandgap of a semiconductor used for solar cells, directional decay in topological insulators, high kinetic inductance in superconducting circuits, and many more. Despite very different application areas, all of these properties are united by the common aim of exploiting collective interaction effects between quantum objects. The literature on the topic spreads over very many different disciplines and scientific communities. In this review, we present a cross-disciplinary overview of different approaches for the creation, analysis and theoretical description of nanocomposites with applications related to electromagnetic properties.

This article is part of the themed collections: 2023 PCCP HOT Articles, Festschrift Wolfgang E. Ernst: Electronic & Nuclear Dynamics in Molecules, Clusters, and on Surfaces and PCCP Reviews

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