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Jeong M, Ko B, Jung C, Kim J, Jang J, Mun J, Lee J, Yun S, Kim S, Rho J. Printable Light-Emitting Metasurfaces with Enhanced Directional Photoluminescence. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:5783-5790. [PMID: 38695397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Nanoimprint lithography is gaining popularity as a cost-efficient way to reproduce nanostructures in large quantities. Recent advances in nanoimprinting lithography using high-index nanoparticles have demonstrated replication of photonic devices, but it is difficult to confer special properties on nanostructures beyond general metasurfaces. Here, we introduce a novel method for fabricating light-emitting metasurfaces using nanoimprinting lithography. By utilizing quantum dots embedded in resin, we successfully imprint dielectric metasurfaces that function simultaneously as both emitters and resonators. This approach to incorporating quantum dots into metasurfaces demonstrates an improvement in photoluminescence characteristics compared to the situation where quantum dots and metasurfaces are independently incorporated. Design of the metasurface is specifically tailored to support photonic modes within the emission band of quantum dots with a large enhancement of photoluminescence. This study indicates that nanoimprinting lithography has the capability to construct nanostructures using functionalized nanoparticles and could be used in various fields of nanophotonic applications.
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- Minsu Jeong
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- POSCO-POSTECH-RIST Convergence Research Centre for Flat Optics and Metaphotonics, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- POSCO-POSTECH-RIST Convergence Research Centre for Flat Optics and Metaphotonics, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- POSCO-POSTECH-RIST Convergence Research Centre for Flat Optics and Metaphotonics, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- National Institute of Nanomaterials Technology (NINT), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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Kroychuk MK, Shorokhov AS, Yagudin DF, Rakhlin MV, Klimko GV, Toropov AA, Shubina TV, Fedyanin AA. Quantum Dot Photoluminescence Enhancement in GaAs Nanopillar Oligomers Driven by Collective Magnetic Modes. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:507. [PMID: 36770468 PMCID: PMC9919544 DOI: 10.3390/nano13030507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Single photon sources based on semiconductor quantum dots are one of the most prospective elements for optical quantum computing and cryptography. Such systems are often based on Bragg resonators, which provide several ways to control the emission of quantum dots. However, the fabrication of periodic structures with many thin layers is difficult. On the other hand, the coupling of single-photon sources with resonant nanoclusters made of high-index dielectric materials is known as a promising way for emission control. Our experiments and calculations show that the excitation of magnetic Mie-type resonance by linearly polarized light in a GaAs nanopillar oligomer with embedded InAs quantum dots leads to quantum emitters absorption efficiency enhancement. Moreover, the nanoresonator at the wavelength of magnetic dipole resonance also acts as a nanoantenna for a generated signal, allowing control over its radiation spatial profile. We experimentally demonstrated an order of magnitude emission enhancement and numerically reached forty times gain in comparison with unstructured film. These findings highlight the potential of quantum dots coupling with Mie-resonant oligomers collective modes for nanoscale single-photon sources development.
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- Maria K. Kroychuk
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Orsini A, Barettin D, Pettinato S, Salvatori S, Polini R, Rossi MC, Bellucci A, Bolli E, Girolami M, Mastellone M, Orlando S, Serpente V, Valentini V, Trucchi DM. Frenkel-Poole Mechanism Unveils Black Diamond as Quasi-Epsilon-Near-Zero Surface. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:240. [PMID: 36677993 PMCID: PMC9862978 DOI: 10.3390/nano13020240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A recent innovation in diamond technology has been the development of the "black diamond" (BD), a material with very high optical absorption generated by processing the diamond surface with a femtosecond laser. In this work, we investigate the optical behavior of the BD samples to prove a near to zero dielectric permittivity in the high electric field condition, where the Frenkel-Poole (FP) effect takes place. Zero-epsilon materials (ENZ), which represent a singularity in optical materials, are expected to lead to remarkable developments in the fields of integrated photonic devices and optical interconnections. Such a result opens the route to the development of BD-based, novel, functional photonic devices.
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- Andrea Orsini
- Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano, “ATHENA” European University, Via don Carlo Gnocchi, 3, 00166 Roma, Italy
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- Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano, “ATHENA” European University, Via don Carlo Gnocchi, 3, 00166 Roma, Italy
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- Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano, “ATHENA” European University, Via don Carlo Gnocchi, 3, 00166 Roma, Italy
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano, “ATHENA” European University, Via don Carlo Gnocchi, 3, 00166 Roma, Italy
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62—Ex Vasca Navale, 00154 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, ISM-CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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Wu T, Chen X, Gong Z, Yan J, Guo J, Zhang Y, Li Y, Li B. Intracellular Thermal Probing Using Aggregated Fluorescent Nanodiamonds. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103354. [PMID: 34813176 PMCID: PMC8787390 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Intracellular thermometry provides important information about the physiological activity of single cells and has been implemented using diverse temperature-sensitive materials as nanoprobes. However, measuring the temperature of specific organelles or subcellular structures is challenging because it requires precise positioning of the nanoprobes. Here, it is shown that dispersed fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) endocytosed in living cells can be aggregated into microspheres using optical forces and used as intracellular temperature probes. The aggregation of the FNDs and electromagnetic resonance between individual nanodiamonds in the microspheres lead to a sevenfold intensity enhancement of 546-nm laser excitation. With the assistance of a scanning optical tweezing system, the FND microspheres can be precisely patterned and positioned within the cells. By measuring the fluorescence spectra of the microspheres, the temperatures at different locations within the cells are detected. The method provides an approach to the constructing and positioning of nanoprobes in an intracellular manner, which has potential applications in high-precision and flexible single-cell analysis.
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- Tianli Wu
- Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Department of Physiology, School of MedicineJinan UniversityGuangzhou510632China
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- Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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Obydennov DV, Shilkin DA, Elyas EI, Yaroshenko VV, Kudryavtsev OS, Zuev DA, Lyubin EV, Ekimov EA, Vlasov II, Fedyanin AA. Spontaneous Light Emission Assisted by Mie Resonances in Diamond Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:10127-10132. [PMID: 34492189 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Spontaneous light emission is known to be affected by the local density of states and enhanced when coupled to a resonant cavity. Here, we report on an experimental study of silicon-vacancy (SiV) color center fluorescence and spontaneous Raman scattering from subwavelength diamond particles supporting low-order Mie resonances in the visible range. For the first time to our knowledge, we have measured the size dependences of the SiV fluorescence emission rate and the Raman scattering intensity from individual diamond particles in the range from 200 to 450 nm. The obtained dependences reveal a sequence of peaks, which we explicitly associate with specific multipole resonances. The results are in agreement with our theoretical analysis and highlight the potential of intrinsic optical resonances for developing nanodiamond-based lasers and single-photon sources.
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- Dmitry V Obydennov
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 191002, Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 191002, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Institute for High Pressure Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk 142190, Russia
- Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117924, Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Li H, Ou JY, Fedotov VA, Papasimakis N. Decay rate enhancement of diamond NV-centers on diamond thin films. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:25626-25631. [PMID: 34614889 DOI: 10.1364/oe.425706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We demonstrate experimentally two-fold enhancement of the decay rate of NV° centers on diamond/Si substrate as opposed to a bare Si substrate. We link the decay enhancement to the interplay between the excitation of substrate modes and the presence of non-radiative decay channels. We show that the radiative decay rate can vary by up to 90% depending on the thickness of the diamond film.
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Nanophotonics allows the manipulation of light on the subwavelength scale. Optical nanoantennas are nanoscale elements that enable increased resolution in bioimaging, novel photon sources, solar cells with higher absorption, and the detection of fluorescence from a single molecule. While plasmonic nanoantennas have been extensively explored in the literature, dielectric nanoantennas have several advantages over their plasmonic counterparts, including low dissipative losses and near-field enhancement of both electric and magnetic fields. Nanoantennas increase the optical density of states, which increase the rate of spontaneous emission due to the Purcell effect. The increase is quantified by the Purcell factor, which depends on the mode volume and the quality factor. It is one of the main performance parameters for nanoantennas. One particularly interesting feature of dielectric nanoantennas is the possibility of integrating them into optical resonators with a high quality-factor, further improving the performance of the nanoantennas and giving very high Purcell factors. This review introduces the properties and parameters of dielectric optical nanoantennas, and gives a classification of the nanoantennas based on the number and shape of the nanoantenna elements. An overview of recent progress in the field is provided, and a simulation is included as an example. The simulated nanoantenna, a dimer consisting of two silicon nanospheres separated by a gap, is shown to have a very small mode volume, but a low quality-factor. Some recent works on photonic crystal resonators are reviewed, including one that includes a nanoantenna in the bowtie unit-cell. This results in an enormous increase in the calculated Purcell factor, from 200 for the example dimer, to 8 × 106 for the photonic crystal resonator. Some applications of dielectric nanoantennas are described. With current progress in the field, it is expected that the number of applications will grow and that nanoantennas will be incorporated into new commercial products. A list of relevant materials with high refractive indexes and low losses is presented and discussed. Finally, prospects and major challenges for dielectric nanoantennas are addressed.
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- Md Rabiul Hasan
- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Mylnikov V, Ha ST, Pan Z, Valuckas V, Paniagua-Domínguez R, Demir HV, Kuznetsov AI. Lasing Action in Single Subwavelength Particles Supporting Supercavity Modes. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7338-7346. [PMID: 32459463 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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On-chip light sources are critical for the realization of fully integrated photonic circuitry. So far, semiconductor miniaturized lasers have been mainly limited to sizes on the order of a few microns. Further reduction of sizes is challenging fundamentally due to the associated radiative losses. While using plasmonic metals helps to reduce radiative losses and sizes, they also introduce Ohmic losses hindering real improvements. In this work, we show that, making use of quasibound states in the continuum, or supercavity modes, we circumvent these fundamental issues and realize one of the smallest purely semiconductor nanolasers thus far. Here, the nanolaser structure is based on a single semiconductor nanocylinder that intentionally takes advantage of the destructive interference between two supported optical modes, namely Fabry-Perot and Mie modes, to obtain a significant enhancement in the quality factor of the cavity. We experimentally demonstrate the concept and obtain optically pumped lasing action using GaAs at cryogenic temperatures. The optimal nanocylinder size is as small as 500 nm in diameter and only 330 nm in height with a lasing wavelength around 825 nm, corresponding to a size-to-wavelength ratio as low as 0.6.
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- Vasilii Mylnikov
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634
- LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays, The Photonics Institute, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634
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- LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays, The Photonics Institute, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
- Bilkent University UNAM - Institute of Nanotechnology and Materials Science, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Department of Physics, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634
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Tonkaev P, Zograf G, Makarov S. Optical cooling of lead halide perovskite nanoparticles enhanced by Mie resonances. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:17800-17806. [PMID: 31552982 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr03793d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Halide perovskites are a family of semiconductor materials demonstrating prospective properties for optical cooling owing to efficient luminescence at room temperature and strong electron-phonon interaction. Moreover, perovskite based nanophotonic designs would allow for efficient optical cooling at the nanoscale. Here, we propose a novel strategy for the enhancement of optical cooling at the nanoscale based on optical resonance engineering in halide perovskite nanoparticles. Namely, the photoluminescence up-conversion efficiency in a nanoparticle is optimized via excitation of Mie-resonances both at emission and absorption wavelengths. The optimized theoretical photo-induced temperature decrease achieved for a hybrid halide perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) 530 nm nanoparticle on a glass substrate is more than 100 K under CW illumination at wavelength 980 nm and moderate intensities (∼7 × 106 W cm-2). The optimized regime originates from simultaneous excitation of a magnetic quadrupole and a magnetic octupole at pump and emission wavelengths, respectively. The combination of a thermally sensitive photoluminescence signal and simplicity in the fabrication of a halide perovskite nanocavity will pave the way for implementation of nanoscale optical coolers for advanced applications.
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- Pavel Tonkaev
- Hybrid Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics Laboratory, Physics and Engineering Department, ITMO University, St Petersburg, 197101, Russia.
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Berestennikov AS, Li Y, Iorsh IV, Zakhidov AA, Rogach AL, Makarov SV. Beyond quantum confinement: excitonic nonlocality in halide perovskite nanoparticles with Mie resonances. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:6747-6754. [PMID: 30907397 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr09837a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Halide perovskite nanoparticles have demonstrated pronounced quantum confinement properties for nanometer-scale sizes and strong Mie resonances for 102 nm sizes. Here we studied the intermediate sizes where the nonlocal response of the exciton affects the spectral properties of Mie modes. The mechanism of this effect is associated with the fact that excitons in nanoparticles have an additional kinetic energy that is proportional to k2, where k is the wavenumber. Therefore, they possess higher energy than in the case of static excitons. The obtained experimental and theoretical results for MAPbBr3 nanoparticles of various sizes (2-200 nm) show that for particle radii comparable with the Bohr radius of the exciton (a few nanometers in perovskites), the blue-shift of the photoluminescence, scattering, and absorption cross-section peaks related to quantum confinement should be dominating due to the weakness of Mie resonances for such small sizes. On the other hand, for larger sizes (more than 50-100 nm), the influence of Mie modes increases, and the blue shift remains despite the fact that the effect of quantum confinement becomes much weaker.
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- A S Berestennikov
- Department of Nanophotonics and Metamatarials, ITMO University, 49 Kronverkskii pr., Saint Petersburg 197101, Russia.
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