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Here, we perform ab initio calculations to determine the refractive index of over a hundred anisotropic semiconductor materials, many of them van der Waals in nature. Our computational screening reveals both established and less-explored promising materials, including hafnium disulfide (HfS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), which exhibits an in-plane refractive index above 3 and large anisotropy in the visible range. We confirm these properties through ellipsometry and develop a nanofabrication process for HfS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    , demonstrating Mie-resonant nanodisks. This is achieved by mitigating the air sensitivity of HfS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    through storage in controlled environment or encapsulation. Our work provides a comparative overview of high-index van der Waals materials and establishes HfS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    as a promising material for visible-range photonics.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1126\/sciadv.adw9339","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,5]],"date-time":"2025-11-05T18:58:58Z","timestamp":1762369138000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34133\/aaas_crossmark","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Computational discovery and experimental validation of high\u2013refractive index HfS\n                    <sub>2<\/sub>\n                    nanoresonators"],"prefix":"10.1126","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4992-7985","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Xavier","family":"Zambrana-Puyalto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9718-849X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Mark Kamper","family":"Svendsen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NNF Quantum Computing Programme, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-9611-1009","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Amalie H.","family":"S\u00f8ndersted","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3796-0019","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Avishek","family":"Sarbajna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joakim P.","family":"Sandberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-7915-5405","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Albert L.","family":"Riber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Georgy","family":"Ermolaev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emerging Technologies Research Center, XPANCEO, Internet City, Emmay Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2587-5677","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Tara Maria","family":"Boland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gleb","family":"Tselikov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emerging Technologies Research Center, XPANCEO, Internet City, Emmay Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valentyn S.","family":"Volkov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emerging Technologies Research Center, XPANCEO, Internet City, Emmay Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5197-214X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Kristian S.","family":"Thygesen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0296-7202","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"S\u00f8ren","family":"Raza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"221","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1364\/AO.58.001460"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1364\/OE.25.023899"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1103\/PhysRevLett.119.243901"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1021\/acsphotonics.4c00753"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_6_2","unstructured":"R. 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