Abstract

Circular dichroism (CD) is required in the applications of biological detection, analytical chemistry, etc. Here, we numerically demonstrated large-range switchable CD by controlling the phase change of Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ (GST) in a zigzag array. At the amorphous state of GST (a-GST), the strong and dual-waveband CD effects are realized via the selective excitations of electric, magnetic, and toroidal resonances. With the transition from a-GST to crystalline state GST, CD strengths are tailored dynamically in large ranges. In detail, the CD magnitudes change by about 0.93 and the modulation depths exceed 94% at dual wavebands. The strong CD effects and large-range switch capability in the GST-based metasurfaces will boost the development of active chiroptical devices.

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