Hybrid Tamm and quasi-BIC microcavity modes.

The microcavity in the form of a liquid crystal defect layer embedded in a one-dimensional photonic crystal is considered. The microcavity mode has a tunable radiation decay rate in the vicinity of a bound state in the continuum. It is demonstrated that coupling between the microcavity mode and a Tamm plasmon polariton results in hybrid Tamm-microcavity modes with a tunable factor.

Voltage-tunable Q factor in a photonic crystal microcavity.

A photonic crystal microcavity with a tunable quality factor (Q factor) has been implemented on the basis of a bound state in the continuum using the advanced liquid crystal cell technology platform. It has been shown that the Q factor of the microcavity changes from 100 to 360 in the voltage range of 0.6 V.

Magnetic Nanoscalpel for the Effective Treatment of Ascites Tumors.

One of the promising novel methods for radical tumor resection at a single-cell level is magneto-mechanical microsurgery (MMM) with magnetic nano- or microdisks modified with cancer-recognizing molecules. A low-frequency alternating magnetic field (AMF) remotely drives and controls the procedure. Here, we present characterization and application of magnetic nanodisks (MNDs) as a surgical instrument ("smart nanoscalpel") at a single-cell level.

Structural, Optical, and Electronic Properties of Cu-Doped TiNO Grown by Ammonothermal Atomic Layer Deposition.

Copper-doped titanium oxynitride (TiNO) thin films were grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using the TiCl precursor, NH, and O at 420 °C. Forming gas was used to reduce the background oxygen concentration and to transfer the copper atoms in an ALD chamber prior to the growth initiation of Cu-doped TiNO. Such forming gas-mediated Cu-doping of TiNO films had a pronounced effect on their resistivity, which dropped from 484 ± 8 to 202 ± 4 μΩ cm, and also on the resistance temperature coefficient (TCR), which decreased from 1000 to 150 ppm °C.