Dmitry Baranov
Associate senior lecturer
Tuning perovskite nanocrystal superlattices for superradiance in the presence of disorder
Author
Summary, in English
The cooperative emission of interacting nanocrystals is an exciting topic fueled by recent reports of superfluorescence and superradiance in assemblies of perovskite nanocubes. Several studies estimated that coherent coupling is localized to a small fraction of nanocrystals (10−7-10−3) within the assembly, raising questions about the origins of localization and ways to overcome it. In this work, we examine single-excitation superradiance by calculating radiative decays and the distribution of superradiant wave function in two-dimensional CsPbBr3 nanocube superlattices. The calculations reveal that the energy disorder caused by size distribution and large interparticle separations reduces radiative coupling and leads to the excitation localization, with the energy disorder being the dominant factor. The single-excitation model clearly predicts that, in the pursuit of cooperative effects, having identical nanocubes in the superlattice is more important than achieving a perfect spatial order. The monolayers of large CsPbBr3 nanocubes (LNC = 10-20 nm) are proposed as model systems for experimental tests of superradiance under conditions of non-negligible size dispersion, while small nanocubes (LNC = 5-10 nm) are preferred for realizing the Dicke state under ideal conditions.
Department/s
- Chemical Physics
- NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience
- LTH Profile Area: Nanoscience and Semiconductor Technology
- LU Profile Area: Light and Materials
Publishing year
2023-11-28
Language
English
Publication/Series
Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume
159
Issue
20
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Topic
- Condensed Matter Physics (including Material Physics, Nano Physics)
- Theoretical Chemistry (including Computational Chemistry)
Status
Published
Project
- Engineering of Superfluorescent Nanocrystal Solids
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0021-9606