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Sub-picosecond collapse of molecular polaritons to pure molecular transition in plasmonic photoswitch-nanoantennas

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  • Joel Kuttruff

    (University of Konstanz)

  • Marco Romanelli

    (University of Padova)

  • Esteban Pedrueza-Villalmanzo

    (University of Gothenburg
    Chalmers University of Technology)

  • Jonas Allerbeck

    (University of Konstanz
    nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology)

  • Jacopo Fregoni

    (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco)

  • Valeria Saavedra-Becerril

    (Chalmers University of Technology)

  • Joakim Andréasson

    (Chalmers University of Technology)

  • Daniele Brida

    (University of Luxembourg)

  • Alexandre Dmitriev

    (University of Gothenburg)

  • Stefano Corni

    (University of Padova
    CNR Institute of Nanoscience)

  • Nicolò Maccaferri

    (University of Luxembourg
    Umeå University
    Umeå University)

Abstract

Molecular polaritons are hybrid light-matter states that emerge when a molecular transition strongly interacts with photons in a resonator. At optical frequencies, this interaction unlocks a way to explore and control new chemical phenomena at the nanoscale. Achieving such control at ultrafast timescales, however, is an outstanding challenge, as it requires a deep understanding of the dynamics of the collectively coupled molecular excitation and the light modes. Here, we investigate the dynamics of collective polariton states, realized by coupling molecular photoswitches to optically anisotropic plasmonic nanoantennas. Pump-probe experiments reveal an ultrafast collapse of polaritons to pure molecular transition triggered by femtosecond-pulse excitation at room temperature. Through a synergistic combination of experiments and quantum mechanical modelling, we show that the response of the system is governed by intramolecular dynamics, occurring one order of magnitude faster with respect to the uncoupled excited molecule relaxation to the ground state.

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  • Joel Kuttruff & Marco Romanelli & Esteban Pedrueza-Villalmanzo & Jonas Allerbeck & Jacopo Fregoni & Valeria Saavedra-Becerril & Joakim Andréasson & Daniele Brida & Alexandre Dmitriev & Stefano Corni &, 2023. "Sub-picosecond collapse of molecular polaritons to pure molecular transition in plasmonic photoswitch-nanoantennas," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-39413-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39413-5
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