Quantum Symmetry Breaking of Exciton/Polaritons in a Metal-Nanorod Plasmonic Array

Zaster, Svitlana; Bittner, Eric R.; Piryatinski, Andrei

doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.5b10726

Quantum Symmetry Breaking of Exciton/Polaritons in a Metal-Nanorod Plasmonic Array

Journal Article · Mon Feb 22 23:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.5b10726· OSTI ID:1492584

Zaster, Svitlana ^[1]; Bittner, Eric R. ^[1]; Piryatinski, Andrei ^[2]

Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We study the collective, superradiant behavior in the system of emitter-dressed Ag nanorods. Starting from the Drude model for the plasmon oscillations, we arrive at a semi-empirical Hamiltonian describing the coupling between quantized surface plasmon modes and the quantum emitters that can be controlled by manipulating their geometry, spacing, and orientation. Further, identifying the lowest polariton mode as SPstates dressed by excitons in the vicinity of k = 0, we examine conditions allowing for the polariton quantum phase transition. While the system is formally a 1D array, we show that the polariton states of interest can undergo a quantum phase transition to form a Bose condensate at finite temperatures for physically accessible parameter ranges.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1492584

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--15-22223

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 120; ISSN 1089-5639

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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