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ArticleNature communications2026

Ice-phase optothermal tweezers.

Jianxing Zhou, Yuhang Peng, Peng Du, Zhen Chen, Jinming Zhang, Zhengtian Jin, Xiaoqi Dai, Yinyue Ji, Meiting Wang, Yuye Wang and 4 more

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Jianxing Zhou *Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yuhang Peng *Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Peng DuKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhen ChenKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jinming ZhangKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhengtian JinKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Xiaoqi DaiKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yinyue JiKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Meiting WangKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yuye WangKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yuebing ZhengWalker Department of Mechanical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. zheng@austin.utexas.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9168-9477
Jiajie ChenKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China. cjj@szu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7200-6626
Junle QuKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7833-4711
Yonghong ShaoKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6373-8545

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The deterministic and reconfigurable assembly of heterogeneous micro- and nanostructures remains challenging, where Brownian motion, nonspecific interfacial adsorption, and method-specific material constraints undermine precision and cross-material compatibility. Here, we present ice-phase optothermal tweezers (IOT), a platform that utilizes the ice-water interface for fast (10-100 μm/s), programmable manipulation of diverse targets, including dielectric/metal nanoparticles, proteins, DNA, and even microbubbles within ice, which have long been regarded as passive byproducts of freezing. In this scheme, the optothermally induced mobile melting zone within the ice matrix enables directed transport and nanostructure assembly with nanometer-scale resolution. We further fabricate multi-material heterostructures with tailored anisotropic and chiral optical responses, enabling applications in chiral photonics and polarization-controlled nano-optical devices under cryogenic environments. Accordingly, by unifying precise control of micro- and nano-entities across fluidic and solid-state regimes, IOT provides a general cryogenic platform for meta-structure fabrication, in-situ optical spectroscopy, and nanoparticle-interaction studies.

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