Plexciton Dirac points and topological modes
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Yuen-Zhou, Joel
Saikin, Semion K.
Zhu, Tony
Onbasli, Mehmet Cengiz
Ross, Caroline A
Bulovic, Vladimir
Baldo, Marc A
Date Issued
June 2016
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Nature Communications
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Nature Publishing Group
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Yuen-Zhou, Joel, Semion K. Saikin, Tony Zhu, Mehmet C. Onbasli, Caroline A. Ross, Vladimir Bulovic, and Marc A. Baldo. “Plexciton Dirac Points and Topological Modes.” Nature Communications 7 (June 2016): 11783
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Abstract
Plexcitons are polaritonic modes that result from the strong coupling between excitons and plasmons. Here, we consider plexcitons emerging from the interaction of excitons in an organic molecular layer with surface plasmons in a metallic film. We predict the emergence of Dirac cones in the two-dimensional band-structure of plexcitons due to the inherent alignment of the excitonic transitions in the organic layer. An external magnetic field opens a gap between the Dirac cones if the plexciton system is interfaced with a magneto-optical layer. The resulting energy gap becomes populated with topologically protected one-way modes, which travel at the interface of this plexcitonic system. Our theoretical proposal suggests that plexcitons are a convenient and simple platform for the exploration of exotic phases of matter and for the control of energy flow at the nanoscale.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
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https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11783
