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Title: Control of Physical and Chemical Processes with Nonlocal Metal–Dielectric Environments

Abstract

In this report, we make the case that (meta) material platforms that were originally designed to control the propagation of light can affect scores of physical and chemical phenomena, which are often thought to lie outside of the traditional electrodynamics domain. We show that nonlocal metal-dielectric environments, which can be as simple as metal–dielectric interfaces, can control spontaneous and stimulated emission, Förster energy transfer, wetting contact angle, and rates of chemical reactions. The affected phenomena can occur in both strong and weak coupling regimes and the large coupling strength seems to enhance the effects of nonlocal environments. This intriguing field of study has experienced a rapid growth over the past decade and many exciting discoveries and applications are expected in the years to come.

Authors:
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  1. Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1598957
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-772309
Journal ID: ISSN 2330-4022; 964093
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Photonics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 2330-4022
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Materials science; Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Optics and optical instruments; Chemistry - Inorganic; organic; physical and analytical chemistry; Physics - Solid state physics; metamaterials; plasmonics; nonlocal metal−dielectric environment; weak and strong coupling regimes

Citation Formats

Peters, Vanessa N., Prayakarao, Srujana, Koutsares, Samantha R., Bonner, Carl E., and Noginov, Mikhail A. Control of Physical and Chemical Processes with Nonlocal Metal–Dielectric Environments. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00734.
Peters, Vanessa N., Prayakarao, Srujana, Koutsares, Samantha R., Bonner, Carl E., & Noginov, Mikhail A. Control of Physical and Chemical Processes with Nonlocal Metal–Dielectric Environments. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00734
Peters, Vanessa N., Prayakarao, Srujana, Koutsares, Samantha R., Bonner, Carl E., and Noginov, Mikhail A. Mon . "Control of Physical and Chemical Processes with Nonlocal Metal–Dielectric Environments". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00734. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1598957.
@article{osti_1598957,
title = {Control of Physical and Chemical Processes with Nonlocal Metal–Dielectric Environments},
author = {Peters, Vanessa N. and Prayakarao, Srujana and Koutsares, Samantha R. and Bonner, Carl E. and Noginov, Mikhail A.},
abstractNote = {In this report, we make the case that (meta) material platforms that were originally designed to control the propagation of light can affect scores of physical and chemical phenomena, which are often thought to lie outside of the traditional electrodynamics domain. We show that nonlocal metal-dielectric environments, which can be as simple as metal–dielectric interfaces, can control spontaneous and stimulated emission, Förster energy transfer, wetting contact angle, and rates of chemical reactions. The affected phenomena can occur in both strong and weak coupling regimes and the large coupling strength seems to enhance the effects of nonlocal environments. This intriguing field of study has experienced a rapid growth over the past decade and many exciting discoveries and applications are expected in the years to come.},
doi = {10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00734},
journal = {ACS Photonics},
number = 12,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {12}
}

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