Quantum emitter interacting with graphene coating in the strong-coupling regime
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, vol.101, no.16, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 101 Issue: 16
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.1103/physrevb.101.165412
- Journal Name: PHYSICAL REVIEW B
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We demonstrate the strong coupling of a quantum dot and a graphene spherical shell coating it. Our simulations are based on solutions of three-dimensional Maxwell equations, using a boundary element method approach. Interaction between the nanostructures produces sharp hybrid modes, even when the two are off-resonant. The coupling of the light to these "very sharp" plexcitonic resonances is an order of magnitude larger than its coupling to a quantum dot, and they are voltage tunable (continuously) in an 80-meV interval. Hence, our results are very attractive for sensing applications and graphene display technologies with sharper colors. Moreover, on a simple theoretical model, we explain why such sharp highly tunable hybrid resonances emerge.