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Title: Plasmon–emitter interactions at the nanoscale

Abstract

Plasmon–emitter interactions are of central importance in modern nanoplasmonics and are generally maximal at short emitter–surface separations. However, when the separation falls below 10–20 nm, the classical theory deteriorates progressively due to its neglect of quantum effects such as nonlocality, electronic spill-out, and Landau damping. Here we show how this neglect can be remedied in a unified theoretical treatment of mesoscopic electrodynamics incorporating Feibelman d-parameters. Our approach incorporates nonclassical resonance shifts and surface-enabled Landau damping—a nonlocal damping effect—which have a dramatic impact on the amplitude and spectral distribution of plasmon–emitter interactions. We consider a broad array of plasmon–emitter interactions ranging from dipolar and multipolar spontaneous emission enhancement, to plasmon-assisted energy transfer and enhancement of two-photon transitions. The formalism gives a complete account of both plasmons and plasmon–emitter interactions at the nanoscale, constituting a simple yet rigorous platform to include nonclassical effects in plasmon-enabled nanophotonic phenomena.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (Denmark). Dept. of Photonics Engineering; Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (Denmark). Center for Nanostructured Graphene; University of Southern Denmark, Odense M (Denmark). Center for Nano Optics
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  3. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (Denmark). Center for Nanostructured Graphene; Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (Denmark). Dept. of Physics
  4. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (Denmark). Center for Nanostructured Graphene; University of Southern Denmark, Odense M (Denmark). Center for Nano Optics; University of Southern Denmark, Odense M (Denmark). Danish Institute for Advanced Study
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Krell Institute, Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1624230
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-97ER25308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Science & Technology - Other Topics

Citation Formats

Gonçalves, P. A. D., Christensen, Thomas, Rivera, Nicholas, Jauho, Antti-Pekka, Mortensen, N. Asger, and Soljačić, Marin. Plasmon–emitter interactions at the nanoscale. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13820-z.
Gonçalves, P. A. D., Christensen, Thomas, Rivera, Nicholas, Jauho, Antti-Pekka, Mortensen, N. Asger, & Soljačić, Marin. Plasmon–emitter interactions at the nanoscale. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13820-z
Gonçalves, P. A. D., Christensen, Thomas, Rivera, Nicholas, Jauho, Antti-Pekka, Mortensen, N. Asger, and Soljačić, Marin. Fri . "Plasmon–emitter interactions at the nanoscale". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13820-z. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1624230.
@article{osti_1624230,
title = {Plasmon–emitter interactions at the nanoscale},
author = {Gonçalves, P. A. D. and Christensen, Thomas and Rivera, Nicholas and Jauho, Antti-Pekka and Mortensen, N. Asger and Soljačić, Marin},
abstractNote = {Plasmon–emitter interactions are of central importance in modern nanoplasmonics and are generally maximal at short emitter–surface separations. However, when the separation falls below 10–20 nm, the classical theory deteriorates progressively due to its neglect of quantum effects such as nonlocality, electronic spill-out, and Landau damping. Here we show how this neglect can be remedied in a unified theoretical treatment of mesoscopic electrodynamics incorporating Feibelman d-parameters. Our approach incorporates nonclassical resonance shifts and surface-enabled Landau damping—a nonlocal damping effect—which have a dramatic impact on the amplitude and spectral distribution of plasmon–emitter interactions. We consider a broad array of plasmon–emitter interactions ranging from dipolar and multipolar spontaneous emission enhancement, to plasmon-assisted energy transfer and enhancement of two-photon transitions. The formalism gives a complete account of both plasmons and plasmon–emitter interactions at the nanoscale, constituting a simple yet rigorous platform to include nonclassical effects in plasmon-enabled nanophotonic phenomena.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-019-13820-z},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 1,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Fri Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}

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Fig. 1 Fig. 1: Nonclassical mesoscopic electrodynamics via d-parameters. The nonclassical surface-response functions—the Feibelman d-parameters—rigorously incorporate quantum mechanical effects in mesoscopic electrodynamics, bridging the gap between the purely quantum (microscopic) and classical (macroscopic) domains. Inset: d-parameter of an rs = 4 jellium computed from TDDFT; the corresponding d-parameter vanishes (due to charge-neutrality).

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