简介：WehavesynthesizedandinvestigatedphysicalpropertiesoftwonewquaternarycompoundsGd2CoAl4T2(T=Si,Ge)singlecrystals,whichareisostructuraltoTb2NiAl4Ge2andEr2CoAl4Ge2.Themostimportantstructuralfeatureofthesematerialsistheanti-CaF2-typeCoAl4T2slabs.Thesematerialsshowmetallicbehaviorbelow300Kandthereisalong-rangeantiferromagnetic(AFM)transitionappearingat20and27KforGdCoAl4Ge2andGd2CoAl4Si2,respectively.ResistivityandheatcapacitymeasurementsalsoconfirmthesebulkAFMtransitions.Furtheranalysisindicatesthatthislong-rangeantiferromagnetismshouldresultfromthemagneticinteractionbetweenlocalmomentsofGd^3+ions.

简介：Ultrafastfiberlasersareingreatdemandforvariousapplications,suchasopticalcommunication,spectroscopy,biomedicaldiagnosis,andindustrialfabrication.Here,wereportthehighlystablefemtosecondpulsegenerationfromaMXenemode-lockedfiberlaser.Wehavepreparedthehigh-qualityTi3C2Txnanosheetsviatheetchingmethod,andcharacterizedtheirultrafastdynamicsandbroadbandnonlinearopticalresponses.Theobviousintensity-andwavelength-dependentnonlinearresponseshavebeenobservedandinvestigated.Inaddition,ahighlystablefemtosecondfiberlaserwithsignal-to-noiseratioupto70.7dBandcentralwavelengthof1567.3nmhasbeendelivered.Thestudymayprovidesomevaluabledesignguidelinesforthedevelopmentofultrafast,broadbandnonlinearopticalmodulators,andopennewavenuestowardadvancedphotonicdevicesbasedonMXenes.