Ultrathin vanadium oxychloride demonstrates strong optical anisotropic properties

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ultrathin-vanadium-oxychloride-strong-optical.html

"characterized directionality of optical properties of the 2D material in response to arrangement of atoms, using polarized light... in-plane optical brightness, absorption, reflection, crystal orientation and symmetry of the ultrathin material changes due to atomic structure and angle of light directed at it... applications of spintronics and optospintronics... photodetectors, linear-polarization light generators, strain sensors and artificial synapse devices, quantum computing and energy storage"

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