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ArticleLight, science & applications2026

Topological Jackiw-Rebbi states in photonic Van der Waals heterostructures.

Sam A Randerson, Paul Bouteyre, Xuerong Hu, Oscar J Palma Chaundler, Alexander J Knight, Casey K Cheung, Roman Gorbachev, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Yue Wang and 2 more

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Sam A Randerson *School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK. s.a.randerson@sheffield.ac.uk.
Paul Bouteyre *School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK.
Xuerong HuSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK.
Oscar J Palma ChaundlerSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK.
Alexander J KnightSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK.
Casey K CheungDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5431-6711
Roman GorbachevDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3604-5617
Kenji WatanabeResearch Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3701-8119
Takashi TaniguchiResearch Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-3105
Yue WangSchool of Physics Engineering and Technology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2482-005X
Helgi SigurðssonInstitute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5, PL-02-093, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4156-4414
Alexander I TartakovskiiSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK. a.tartakovskii@sheffield.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4169-5510

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 101001515EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 945339MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 21H05233MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23H02052RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/S030751/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/V006975/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/V007033/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/V007696/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/V026496/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/V047663/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/Z531121/1Royal Academy of Engineering RF/201718/17131
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Abstract

Topological phenomena, first studied in solid state physics, have seen increased interest for applications in nanophotonics owing to highly controllable light confinement with inherent robustness to defects. Photonic crystals can be designed to host topologically protected interface states for directional light transport, localization and robust lasing via tuning of the bulk topological invariant. At the same time, van der Waals (vdW) materials, in both their monolayer and quasi-bulk forms, emerge as exciting additions to the field of nanophotonics, with a range of unique optoelectronic properties and intrinsic adherence to any type of host material, allowing fabrication of complex multi-layer structures. We present here a 1D topological photonic platform made from stacked nanostructured and planar layers of quasi-bulk WS

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PMCPMC13380625

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