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Title: Quantum dynamics of a molecular emitter strongly coupled with surface plasmon polaritons: A macroscopic quantum electrodynamics approach

Abstract

In this work, we study a molecular emitter above a silver surface in the framework of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics and explore the population dynamics including non-Markovian effects. The theory we present is general for molecular fluorescence in the presence of dielectrics with any space-dependent, frequency-dependent, or complex dielectric functions. Furthermore, the proposed theory allows us to calculate the memory kernel of polaritons using computational electrodynamics packages. In the limit of a high vibration frequency, the different strengths of exciton-polariton couplings lead to distinct characteristics in the population dynamics, e.g., Franck-Condon-Rabi oscillation. (The frequency of Rabi oscillation is dependent on the Franck-Condon factor.) Additionally, in a specific condition, we derive a parameter-free formula that can be used to estimate the exciton-polariton coupling between a molecular emitter and a nanocavity, and the coupling estimated by our theory is in good agreement with the reported experimental results.

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ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]
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  1. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan)
  2. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
  3. Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan)
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Research Org.:
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Bioinspired Light-Escalated Chemistry (BioLEC)
Sponsoring Org.:
Academia Sinica; Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1612286
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1530640
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0015429; MOST 106-2113-M-001-036- MY3
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 151; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Chemistry; Physics; Nano optics; Green-functions technique; Purcell factor; Surface optics; Quantum electrodynamics; Molecular fluorescence; Open quantum systems; Exciton dynamics; Surface plasmon polaritons

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Wang, Siwei, Scholes, Gregory D., and Hsu, Liang-Yan. Quantum dynamics of a molecular emitter strongly coupled with surface plasmon polaritons: A macroscopic quantum electrodynamics approach. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1063/1.5100014.
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Wang, Siwei, Scholes, Gregory D., & Hsu, Liang-Yan. Quantum dynamics of a molecular emitter strongly coupled with surface plasmon polaritons: A macroscopic quantum electrodynamics approach. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5100014
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Wang, Siwei, Scholes, Gregory D., and Hsu, Liang-Yan. Tue . "Quantum dynamics of a molecular emitter strongly coupled with surface plasmon polaritons: A macroscopic quantum electrodynamics approach". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5100014. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1612286.
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@article{osti_1612286,
title = {Quantum dynamics of a molecular emitter strongly coupled with surface plasmon polaritons: A macroscopic quantum electrodynamics approach},
author = {Wang, Siwei and Scholes, Gregory D. and Hsu, Liang-Yan},
abstractNote = {In this work, we study a molecular emitter above a silver surface in the framework of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics and explore the population dynamics including non-Markovian effects. The theory we present is general for molecular fluorescence in the presence of dielectrics with any space-dependent, frequency-dependent, or complex dielectric functions. Furthermore, the proposed theory allows us to calculate the memory kernel of polaritons using computational electrodynamics packages. In the limit of a high vibration frequency, the different strengths of exciton-polariton couplings lead to distinct characteristics in the population dynamics, e.g., Franck-Condon-Rabi oscillation. (The frequency of Rabi oscillation is dependent on the Franck-Condon factor.) Additionally, in a specific condition, we derive a parameter-free formula that can be used to estimate the exciton-polariton coupling between a molecular emitter and a nanocavity, and the coupling estimated by our theory is in good agreement with the reported experimental results.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5100014},
journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
number = 1,
volume = 151,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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FIG. 1 FIG. 1: A molecular emitter above a silver surface. $P^{ex}_{N}$ (t) is the population of the molecular excited state with N vibrational quanta. The blue arrow shows the direction of the transition dipole moment of the molecule at a height h above the silver surface. ϵ0( ϵ1) is the dielectricmore » function of vacuum (sliver). The energy difference between electronically ground state |g⟩ and excited state |e⟩ is $\hbarω_{eg}$. The frequency of the vibrational mode denotes ωv, and the displacement d of the potential energy surface is associated with the Huang-Rhys factor α.« less
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