Double strong exciton-plasmon coupling in gold nanoshells infiltrated with fluorophores
- CNR-IPCF UOS Cosenza, Licryl Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, 87036 Rende (Italy)
- CRPP, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, CNRS and University of Bordeaux, 115 Avenue Schweitzer, 33600 Pessac (France)
- Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 10600 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7079 (United States)
We report on the broadband resonant energy transfer processes observed in dye doped gold nanoshells, consisting of spherical particles with a dielectric core (SiO{sub 2}) covered by a thin gold shell. The silica core has been doped with rhodamine B molecules in order to harness a coherent plasmon-exciton coupling between chromophores and plasmonic shell. This plasmon-exciton interplay depends on the relative spectral position of their bands. Here, we present a simultaneous double strong coupling plasmon-exciton and exciton-plasmon. Indeed, experimental observations reveal of a transmittance enhancement as function of the gain in a wide range of optical wavelengths (about 100 nm), while scattering cross sections remains almost unmodified. These results are accompanied by an overall reduction of chromophore fluorescence lifetimes that are a clear evidence of nonradiative energy transfer processes. The increasing of transmission in the range of 630–750 nm is associated with a striking enhancement of the extinction cross-section in the 510–630 nm spectral region. In this range, the system assumes super-absorbing features. This double behavior, as well as the broadband response of the presented system, represents a promising step to enable a wide range of electromagnetic properties and fascinating applications of plasmonic nanoshells as building blocks for advanced optical materials.
- OSTI ID:
- 22257056
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 104; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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