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Excitons + Solar cells
Ultrafast coherent charge and energy transfer in plasmonic and light harvesting systems: Taking movies of electronic
motion in nanosystems
Ralf Vogelgesang1, Sarah M. Falke1, Antonietta De Sio1,Carlo A. Rozzi3, Elisa Molinari3, Angel Rubio4,
Daniele Brida2, Giulio Cerullo2, Jens Christoffers1, Christoph Lienau1
Nanolight 2014, Benasque02.03.2014
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Light to Current Conversionin an Artificial Light Harvesting System
C. A. Rozzi et al., Nature Comm., 4, 1602 (2013).
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Case I: strongly coupled Exciton + SPP
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J. Bellessa et al., PRL 93, 036404 (2006)J. Dintinger et al., PRB 71, 035424 (2005)
P. Vasa et al., PRL 101, 116801 (2008)T. Schwartz et al., PRL 106, 196405 (2011)
Angle-resolved transmission spectra
• Strong exciton-SPP coupling• Ultrastrong coupling regime• Switching capability• Dynamics ???• Nanostructures ???
Photochromic molecules on silver films
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2,2'-dimethyl-8-phenyl-5,6,5',6'-dibenzothiacarbocyanine chloride
Narrow absorption spectrum
Linear optical properties
Ground state
One exciton aggregate state
Dipole moment: 100D per exciton
1
0
Two level system
Without grating
Broad band laser pulse
Angle depedent Reflectivity(R)
J‐aggregated (cyanine) dye
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Nanostructured gold gratings:SPP resonators
Grating parametersoptimized for long SPP lifetimes
Angle resolved linear reflectivity
Nano-slit array on metal surface
Incident pulseReflected pulse
Reflectivity of a nano-slit array on gold film
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Electric field distributions inside the nanostructures
R X SPPr E r dr
Rabi splitting energy Vacuum field strength per mode
VESPP
0
Electric field localization in nanoslit arrays
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Linear optics of metal‐J aggregate hybrid structures
Exciton (X) and SPP coupled via optical dipole interaction
Mode overlap and dipole coupling:Polariton formation
Molecular aggregate coated gold grating
Incident pulseReflected pulse
SPP
X
k ()
R ≥
1stBr
illoui
nzo
ne
1stBr
illoui
nzo
ne
Coupled X-SPP mode formation
SPP
X-SPP UP
X-SPP LP
RX
P. Vasa et al., ACS Nano 4, 7759 (2010)
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Rabi splitting energy of ~60 meVA substantial fraction of excitons that do not couple to SPP
Linear reflectivity: Strong coupling betweenexcitons and surface plasmon polaritons
grating constant: a0 = 430 nm
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Exciton‐SPP dynamicsin the strong coupling regime
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Exciton‐SPP coupling:Time‐domain representation
UP
LP
Ultrafast excitation
Exciton
Plasmon
Time
Num
ber d
ensi
ty (n
)
Periodic exchange of electromagnetic energy between excitons and surface plasmon polaritons
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Real‐time observation of Rabi oscillationsUP
LP
• First real-time observation of Rabi oscillations between excitons and plasmons
• Strong reduction in radiative lifetime
P. Vasa et. al, Nature Photonics 7, 128 (2013)
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Density matrix simulations
Exciton creation (population nx) reduces the Rabi splitting!
Experiment
0 1R R Xt n t Parametric variation of the Rabi frequency
P. Vasa et al., ACS Nano 4, 7559 (2010)
Simulation
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UP/LP Rabi oscillations
UP
LP
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SPPExcitonic Matter(Color centers, Quantum dots)
Input(Source)
Output(Drain)
Control pulse(Gate)
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2‐Level‐System
Outlook Case I: Optical Transistor
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Case II: Organic Solars Cellsas Light Harvesting Systems
Polymer Fullerene
Anode
Cathode
LUMOAcceptor
HOMOAcceptor
LUMODonor
HOMODonorEnergy
++
--
-
hν
1
23
3
~ 50 fs
1. Absorption of a photon leads to the formation of an exciton in the polymer2. Exciton Diffusion to a polymer:acceptor interface (if necessary)3. Exciton Dissociation leading to spatially separated charges4. Charge Transport to the electrodes
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Cc
OC NH
β-carotene:hole stabilization(hole acceptor)
porphyrin:light absorption
fullerene:electron acceptor
C. A. Rozzi, S. M. Falke et al., Nature Comm 4, 1602 (2013).
A supramolecular triad: an artificial modelsystem mimicking solar energy conversion
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Courtesy: Nicola Spallanzani, Franca Manghi and Elisa Molinari (U Modena)
Triad: photoinduced charge transferdynamics
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Triad
Porphyrin-Fullerene Diad
Porphyrin
s. also G. Kodis et al, J. Phys. Org. Chem. 17, 724 (2004).
Triad: absorption spectra
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Ultrafast pump‐probe spectroscopy of supramolecular triad
Excitation centered at 540 nm (2.296 eV)
Wavelength
(nm)
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Pump‐Probe Trace (Δ T / T) of Triad(Excitation on the porphyrin)
CT!
The carotenemoiety oscillates
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Analysis of the carotene oscillations
CT!Methyl rocking
mode(1003 cm-1)
C-C stretch(1155 cm-1) C=C stretch
(1523 cm-1)
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Analysis of the carotene oscillations
Now that we understand the carotene oscillations …… we can safely remove them from the data
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Pump‐Probe Trace (Δ T / T) of Triad(Excitation on the porphyrin)
CT!
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Pump‐Probe Trace (Δ T / T) of Triad(Excitation on the porphyrin)
CT!
Coherent oscillations of the resonance wavelengthof the charge transfer band
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Coherent charge oscillations
CT!
DFT Calculations Comparison Experiment‐DFT
Time delay (fs)
C. A. Rozzi, S. M. Falke et al., Nature Comm 4, 1602 (2013).
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Coherent dynamics – DFT Simulations
C. A. Rozzi, S. M. Falke et al., Nature Comm 4, 1602 (2013).
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Coherent dynamics – DFT Simulations
Linker groups locked
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Qualitative picture for the electron transfer
The coupling between electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom is important
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Coherent dynamics – DFT Simulations
Motion of the ionic lattice
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• Two different case studies for quantum‐coherent charge transfer dynamics
Supramolecular C‐P‐C60 triad (covalently bound)
Organic solar cell P3HT/PCBM (non‐covalently bound)
• The quantum coherent coupling betweenelectrons and nuclei is of central importancefor the charge transfer in artificial light harvesting and organic solar cell systems
C. A. Rozzi et al., Nat. Comm. 4, 1602 (2013)S. M. Falke et al., submitted (2014)
Summary Case II: Light Harvesting
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