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Energy-Tunable Light Polarization in CrSBr Crystals

CrSBr enables energy-tunable light polarization, unlocking new possibilities in quantum optics, sensing, and light-based technologies.

CrSBr crystal structure showing energy-tunable light polarization

Chromium sulfide bromide (CrSBr) is a promising van der Waals material with unique electronic and magnetic properties, driven by its structural anisotropy.

Researchers from Prof. Urbaszek’s Group at the Technische Universität Darmstadt, MIT Boston, Ioffe Institute St. Petersburg, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, and Toulouse University recently used polarization-resolved resonant Raman scattering to reveal a 90-degree switch in the linear polarization of scattered light – an effect that depends on laser excitation energy and is linked to electron-phonon interactions.

This discovery opens new possibilities in quantum optics, sensing, and spintronics, with potential applications in light-based technologies, secure communication, and sensitive detection systems.

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