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Surface plasmons mediated energy transfer from a semiconductor quantum well to an organic overlayer

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2015-06-16 v1 Materials Science Other Condensed Matter Optics

Abstract

We consider the resonant energy transfer from a two-dimensional Wannier exciton (donor) to a Frenkel exciton of a molecular crystal overlayer (acceptor) when the active medias are separated by a metallic layer, possibly an electrode. We characterize the effect of the surface plasmon on this process. Using realistic values of material parameters, we show that it is possible to change the transfer rate within typically a factor of 5 (up to 44 according to geometrical configuration). We then take into account the quenching of the organic luminescence due to the proximity with the metal. This latter is significant and affect negatively the total internal efficiency that we discuss for different geometries.

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@article{arxiv.1306.1349,
  title  = {Surface plasmons mediated energy transfer from a semiconductor quantum well to an organic overlayer},
  author = {Sebastien Kawka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.1349},
  year   = {2015}
}

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8 pages, 9 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1111.5154

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