Optical-field driven charge-transfer modulations near composite nanostructures

Kwang Jin Lee (), Elke Beyreuther, Sohail A. Jalil, Sang Jun Kim, Lukas M. Eng, Chunlei Guo () and Pascal André ()
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Kwang Jin Lee: University of Rochester, Rochester
Elke Beyreuther: Technische Universität Dresden
Sohail A. Jalil: University of Rochester, Rochester
Sang Jun Kim: Ellipso Technology Co. Ltd
Lukas M. Eng: Technische Universität Dresden
Chunlei Guo: University of Rochester, Rochester
Pascal André: Ewha Womans University

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Optical activation of material properties illustrates the potentials held by tuning light-matter interactions with impacts ranging from basic science to technological applications. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that composite nanostructures providing nonlocal environments can be engineered to optically trigger photoinduced charge-transfer-dynamic modulations in the solid state. The nanostructures explored herein lead to out-of-phase behavior between charge separation and recombination dynamics, along with linear charge-transfer-dynamic variations with the optical-field intensity. Using transient absorption spectroscopy, up to 270% increase in charge separation rate is obtained in organic semiconductor thin films. We provide evidence that composite nanostructures allow for surface photovoltages to be created, which kinetics vary with the composite architecture and last beyond optical pulse temporal characteristics. Furthermore, by generalizing Marcus theory framework, we explain why charge-transfer-dynamic modulations can only be unveiled when optic-field effects are enhanced by nonlocal image-dipole interactions. Our demonstration, that composite nanostructures can be designed to take advantage of optical fields for tuneable charge-transfer-dynamic remote actuators, opens the path for their use in practical applications ranging from photochemistry to optoelectronics.

Date: 2020
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