Strong-coupling between excitons and confined photonic modes can lead to the formation of new quasi-particles termed exciton-polaritons which can display a range of interesting properties such as super-fluidity, ultrafast transport and Bose-Einstein condensation. Strong-coupling typically occurs when an excitonic material is confided in a dielectric or plasmonic microcavity. Here, we show polaritons can form at room temperature in a range of chemically diverse, organic semiconductor thin films, despite the absence of an external cavity. We find evidence of strong light-matter coupling via angle-dependent peak splittings in the reflectivity spectra of the materials and emission from collective polariton states. We additionally show exciton-polaritons are the primary photoexcitation in these organic materials by directly imaging their ultrafast (5 × 106 m s−1), ultralong (~270 nm) transport. These results open-up new fundamental physics and could enable a new generation of organic optoelectronic and light harvesting devices based on cavity-free exciton-polaritons
Alloyed triple A-cation perovskites containing a mixture of Cs, methylammonium (MA), and formamidinium (FA) cations are attracting intense attention because of their high photovoltaic performance and relative stability. However, there is limited fundamental understanding of their vacancy defect behaviour and influence of molecular oxygen on their electronic and stability properties. In this combined computational–experimental study, we investigate the (FA,MA,Cs)Pb(I,Br)3 model system with its simulated atomistic structure presented for the first time and supported by X-ray diffraction data. We examine how iodide vacancies and O2 molecules influence the local geometry and electronic structure. Our calculations, supported by Kelvin Probe contact potential difference and photoluminescence measurements, show that introduction of O2 leads to a p-doped triple-cation perovskite and passivates iodide vacancies, resulting in enhanced luminescence efficiency. These results have important implications for the performance and stability of mixed-cation perovskites in optoelectronic devices.
Luminescent colloidal CdSe nanorings are a new type of semiconductor structure that have attracted interest due to the potential for unique physics arising from their non-trivial toroidal shape. However, the exciton properties and dynamics of these materials with complex topology are not yet well understood. Here, we use a combination of femtosecond vibrational spectroscopy, temperature-resolved photoluminescence (PL), and single particle measurements to study these materials. We find that on transformation of CdSe nanoplatelets to nanorings, by perforating the center of platelets, the emission lifetime decreases and the emission spectrum broadens due to ensemble variations in the ring size and thickness. The reduced PL quantum yield of nanorings (~10%) compared to platelets (~30%) is attributed to an enhanced coupling between: (i) excitons and CdSe LO-phonons at 200 cm -1 and (ii) negatively charged selenium-rich traps which give nanorings a high surface charge (~-50 mV).Population of these weakly emissive trap sites dominates the emission properties with an increased trap emission at low temperatures relative to excitonic emission. Our results provide a detailed picture of the nature of excitons in nanorings and the influence of phonons and surface charge in explaining the broad shape of the PL spectrum and the origin of PL quantum yield losses. Furthermore, they suggest that the excitonic properties of nanorings are not solely a consequence of the toroidal shape but are also a result of traps introduced by puncturing the platelet center.
We examine a sampling of 23 polar-coronal-hole jets. We first identified the jets in soft X-ray (SXR) images from the X-ray telescope (XRT) on the Hinode spacecraft, over 2014–2016. During this period, frequently the polar holes were small or largely obscured by foreground coronal haze, often making jets difficult to see. We selected 23 jets among those adequately visible during this period, and examined them further using Solar Dynamics Observatory’s (SDO) Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) 171, 193, 211, and 304 Å images. In SXRs, we track the lateral drift of the jet spire relative to the jet base’s jet bright point (JBP). In 22 of 23 jets, the spire either moves away from (18 cases) or is stationary relative to (4 cases) the JBP. The one exception where the spire moved toward the JBP may be a consequence of line-of-sight projection effects at the limb. From the AIA images, we clearly identify an erupting minifilament in 20 of the 23 jets, while the remainder are consistent with such an eruption having taken place. We also confirm that some jets can trigger the onset of nearby “sympathetic” jets, likely because eruption of the minifilament field of the first jet removes magnetic constraints on the base-field region of the second jet. The propensity for spire drift away from the JBP, the identification of the erupting minifilament in the majority of jets, and the magnetic-field topological changes that lead to sympathetic jets, all support or are consistent with the minifilament-eruption model for jets.
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