Tunable interlayer coupling in twisted 2D organic–inorganic heterostructure

Shafqat Hussain; Shunshun Yang; Shuchao Qin; Yichun Cui; Tong Tong; Xueqian Sun; Kan Zhou; Jian Kang; Le Tang; Han Yan; Jiajie Pei; Haizeng Song; Neng Wan; Jiong Yang; Fei Zhou; Hucheng Song; Youwen Liu; Yuerui Lu; Linglong Zhang

doi:10.1117/1.AP.7.6.066002

Advanced Photonics, Volume. 7, Issue 6, 066002(2025)

Tunable interlayer coupling in twisted 2D organic–inorganic heterostructure

Shafqat Hussain, Shunshun Yang, Shuchao Qin, Yichun Cui, Tong Tong, Xueqian Sun, Kan Zhou, Jian Kang, Le Tang, Han Yan, Jiajie Pei, Haizeng Song, Neng Wan, Jiong Yang, Fei Zhou^*, Hucheng Song, Youwen Liu^*, Yuerui Lu^*, and Linglong Zhang^*

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Shafqat Hussain, Shunshun Yang, Shuchao Qin, Yichun Cui, Tong Tong, Xueqian Sun, Kan Zhou, Jian Kang, Le Tang, Han Yan, Jiajie Pei, Haizeng Song, Neng Wan, Jiong Yang, Fei Zhou, Hucheng Song, Youwen Liu, Yuerui Lu, Linglong Zhang, "Tunable interlayer coupling in twisted 2D organic–inorganic heterostructure," Adv. Photon. 7, 066002 (2025)

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Dec. 29, 2024

Accepted: Aug. 11, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 9, 2025

The Author Email: Fei Zhou (angel.flyfly@hotmail.com), Youwen Liu (ywliu@nuaa.edu.cn), Yuerui Lu (yuerui.lu@anu.edu.au), Linglong Zhang (linglongzhang1@126.com)

DOI:10.1117/1.AP.7.6.066002

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