scholarly journals Asymmetric hot-carrier thermalization and broadband photoresponse in graphene-2D semiconductor lateral heterojunctions

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. eaav1493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxuan Lin ◽  
Qiong Ma ◽  
Pin-Chun Shen ◽  
Batyr Ilyas ◽  
Yaqing Bie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Monolayer Graphene ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Hot Carrier ◽  
Heterogeneous Interfaces ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Dirac Electron ◽  
Light Matter Interaction ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Carrier Thermalization

The massless Dirac electron transport in graphene has led to a variety of unique light-matter interaction phenomena, which promise many novel optoelectronic applications. Most of the effects are only accessible by breaking the spatial symmetry, through introducing edges, p-n junctions, or heterogeneous interfaces. The recent development of direct synthesis of lateral heterostructures offers new opportunities to achieve the desired asymmetry. As a proof of concept, we study the photothermoelectric effect in an asymmetric lateral heterojunction between the Dirac semimetallic monolayer graphene and the parabolic semiconducting monolayer MoS2. Very different hot-carrier cooling mechanisms on the graphene and the MoS2 sides allow us to resolve the asymmetric thermalization pathways of photoinduced hot carriers spatially with electrostatic gate tunability. We also demonstrate the potential of graphene-2D semiconductor lateral heterojunctions as broadband infrared photodetectors. The proposed structure shows an extreme in-plane asymmetry and provides a new platform to study light-matter interactions in low-dimensional systems.

scholarly journals Image polaritons in van der Waals crystals

Nanophotonics ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Menabde ◽  
Jacob T. Heiden ◽  
Joel D. Cox ◽  
N. Asger Mortensen ◽  
Min Seok Jang
Keyword(s):  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Mirror Image ◽  
Propagation Loss ◽  
Strong Light ◽  
New Class ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials

Abstract Polaritonic modes in low-dimensional materials enable strong light–matter interactions and the manipulation of light on nanometer length scales. Very recently, a new class of polaritons has attracted considerable interest in nanophotonics: image polaritons in van der Waals crystals, manifesting when a polaritonic material is in close proximity to a highly conductive metal, so that the polaritonic mode couples with its mirror image. Image modes constitute an appealing nanophotonic platform, providing an unparalleled degree of optical field compression into nanometric volumes while exhibiting lower normalized propagation loss compared to conventional polariton modes in van der Waals crystals on nonmetallic substrates. Moreover, the ultra-compressed image modes provide access to the nonlocal regime of light–matter interaction. In this review, we systematically overview the young, yet rapidly growing, field of image polaritons. More specifically, we discuss the dispersion properties of image modes, showcase the diversity of the available polaritons in various van der Waals materials, and highlight experimental breakthroughs owing to the unique properties of image polaritons.

Quantum description of light–matter coupling

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Kavokin ◽  
Jeremy J. Baumberg ◽  
Guillaume Malpuech ◽  
Fabrice P. Laussy
Keyword(s):  
Cavity Mode ◽  
Optical Field ◽  
Level System ◽  
Bloch Equations ◽  
Optical Bloch Equations ◽  
Matter Coupling ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction ◽  
Full Quantum ◽  
The Ideal

In this chapter we study with the tools developed in Chapter 3 the basic models that are the foundations of light–matter interaction. We start with Rabi dynamics, then consider the optical Bloch equations that add phenomenologically the lifetime of the populations. As decay and pumping are often important, we cover the Lindblad form, a correct, simple and powerful way to describe various dissipation mechanisms. Then we go to a full quantum picture, quantizing also the optical field. We first investigate the simpler coupling of bosons and then culminate with the Jaynes–Cummings model and its solution to the quantum interaction of a two-level system with a cavity mode. Finally, we investigate a broader family of models where the material excitation operators differ from the ideal limits of a Bose and a Fermi field.

scholarly journals Surface plasmon polariton–enhanced photoluminescence of monolayer MoS2 on suspended periodic metallic structures

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 975-982
Author(s):  
Huanhuan Su ◽  
Shan Wu ◽  
Yuhan Yang ◽  
Qing Leng ◽  
Lei Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polariton ◽  
Plasmonic Nanostructures ◽  
Metallic Nanoparticle ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Excitation Rate ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction ◽  
Plasmon Polariton ◽  
Plasmonic Effects

AbstractPlasmonic nanostructures have garnered tremendous interest in enhanced light–matter interaction because of their unique capability of extreme field confinement in nanoscale, especially beneficial for boosting the photoluminescence (PL) signals of weak light–matter interaction materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides atomic crystals. Here we report the surface plasmon polariton (SPP)-assisted PL enhancement of MoS2 monolayer via a suspended periodic metallic (SPM) structure. Without involving metallic nanoparticle–based plasmonic geometries, the SPM structure can enable more than two orders of magnitude PL enhancement. Systematic analysis unravels the underlying physics of the pronounced enhancement to two primary plasmonic effects: concentrated local field of SPP enabled excitation rate increment (45.2) as well as the quantum yield amplification (5.4 times) by the SPM nanostructure, overwhelming most of the nanoparticle-based geometries reported thus far. Our results provide a powerful way to boost two-dimensional exciton emission by plasmonic effects which may shed light on the on-chip photonic integration of 2D materials.

scholarly journals Linewidth narrowing of aluminum breathing plasmon resonances in Bragg gratings decorated nanodisks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaomin Zhao ◽  
Chenglin Du ◽  
Rong Leng ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Weiwei Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Emission ◽  
Emission Control ◽  
Bragg Gratings ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Plasmon Resonances ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction ◽  
Radiative Losses

Plasmon resonances with high-quality are of great importance in light emission control and light-matter interaction. Nevertheless, the inherent Ohmic and radiative losses usually hinder the plasmon performance of the metallic...

scholarly journals Light–matter interaction of a molecule in a dissipative cavity from first principles

2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (10) ◽  
pp. 104109
Author(s):  
Derek S. Wang ◽  
Tomáš Neuman ◽  
Johannes Flick ◽  
Prineha Narang
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction

scholarly journals Optical switching of topological phase in a perovskite polariton lattice

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (21) ◽  
pp. eabf8049
Author(s):  
Rui Su ◽  
Sanjib Ghosh ◽  
Timothy C. H. Liew ◽  
Qihua Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Optical Switching ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Optical Pumping ◽  
Optical Nonlinearity ◽  
Edge States ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Strong Light ◽  
Exciton Polaritons ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction

Strong light-matter interaction enriches topological photonics by dressing light with matter, which provides the possibility to realize active nonlinear topological devices with immunity to defects. Topological exciton polaritons—half-light, half-matter quasiparticles with giant optical nonlinearity—represent a unique platform for active topological photonics. Previous demonstrations of exciton polariton topological insulators demand cryogenic temperatures, and their topological properties are usually fixed. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a room temperature exciton polariton topological insulator in a perovskite zigzag lattice. Polarization serves as a degree of freedom to switch between distinct topological phases, and the topologically nontrivial polariton edge states persist in the presence of onsite energy perturbations, showing strong immunity to disorder. We further demonstrate exciton polariton condensation into the topological edge states under optical pumping. These results provide an ideal platform for realizing active topological polaritonic devices working at ambient conditions, which can find important applications in topological lasers, optical modulation, and switching.

Light–matter interaction at atomic scales

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rico Gutzler ◽  
Manish Garg ◽  
Christian R. Ast ◽  
Klaus Kuhnke ◽  
Klaus Kern
Keyword(s):  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction

scholarly journals SnSe Nanosheets: From Facile Synthesis to Applications in Broadband Photodetections

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Xiangyang Li ◽  
Zongpeng Song ◽  
Huancheng Zhao ◽  
Wenfei Zhang ◽  
Zhenhua Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transient Absorption ◽  
Ultrafast Optics ◽  
Light Response ◽  
Transient Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Monolayer Graphene ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
Femtosecond Transient Absorption ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Promising Area

In recent years, using two-dimensional (2D) materials to realize broadband photodetection has become a promising area in optoelectronic devices. Here, we successfully synthesized SnSe nanosheets (NSs) by a facile tip ultra-sonication method in water-ethanol solvent which was eco-friendly. The carrier dynamics of SnSe NSs was systematically investigated via a femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy in the visible wavelength regime and three decay components were clarified with delay time of τ1 = 0.77 ps, τ2 = 8.3 ps, and τ3 = 316.5 ps, respectively, indicating their potential applications in ultrafast optics and optoelectronics. As a proof-of-concept, the photodetectors, which integrated SnSe NSs with monolayer graphene, show high photoresponsivities and excellent response speeds for different incident lasers. The maximum photo-responsivities for 405, 532, and 785 nm were 1.75 × 104 A/W, 4.63 × 103 A/W, and 1.52 × 103 A/W, respectively. The photoresponse times were ~22.6 ms, 11.6 ms, and 9.7 ms. This behavior was due to the broadband light response of SnSe NSs and fast transportation of photocarriers between the monolayer graphene and SnSe NSs.

scholarly journals Elongated-Hexagonal Photonic Crystal for Buffering, Sensing, and Modulation

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 809
Author(s):  
Sayed Elshahat ◽  
Israa Abood ◽  
Zixian Liang ◽  
Jihong Pei ◽  
Zhengbiao Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Irregular Waveguide ◽  
Optical Confinement ◽  
Physical Size ◽  
External Voltage ◽  
Dynamic Modulation ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction ◽  
Higher Sensitivity

A paradigm for high buffering performance with an essential fulfillment for sensing and modulation was set forth. Through substituting the fundamental two rows of air holes in an elongated hexagonal photonic crystal (E-PhC) by one row of the triangular gaps, the EPCW is molded to form an irregular waveguide. By properly adjusting the triangle dimension solitary, we fulfilled the lowest favorable value of the physical-size of each stored bit by about μ5.5510 μm. Besides, the EPCW is highly sensitive to refractive index (RI) perturbation attributed to the medium through infiltrating the triangular gaps inside the EPCW by microfluid with high RI sensitivity of about 379.87 nm/RIU. Furthermore, dynamic modulation can be achieved by applying external voltage and high electro-optical (EO) sensitivity is obtained of about 748.407 nm/RIU. The higher sensitivity is attributable to strong optical confinement in the waveguide region and enhanced light-matter interaction in the region of the microfluid triangular gaps inside the EPCW and conventional gaps (air holes). The EPCW structure enhances the interaction between the light and the sensing medium.

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