A two-dimensional van der Waals material, NbOCl2, that simultaneously exhibits near-unity linear dichroism (~99%) over 100 nm bandwidth in ultraviolet regime and large birefringence (0.26–0.46) within a wide visible–near-infrared transparency window is reported.
- Qiangbing Guo
- Qiuhong Zhang
- Cheng-Wei Qiu