Para-hexaphenylene (p-6P) nanofibers grown on a silver surface for polarization-insensitive surface plasmon polariton excitation

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2022.127995

Para-hexaphenylene (p-6P) nanofibers grown on a silver surface for polarization-insensitive surface plasmon polariton excitation

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punktacja MEiN [2022]: 70

title:	Para-hexaphenylene (p-6P) nanofibers grown on a silver surface for polarization-insensitive surface plasmon polariton excitation
author:	Sobolewska Elżbieta Karolina, Laghrissi Ayoub, Kawalec Tomasz , Józefowski Leszek , Rubahn Horst-Günter, Adam Jost, Fiutowski Jacek
journal title:	Optics Communications
volume:	511
date of publication :	2022
article ID:	127995
ISSN:	0030-4018
eISSN:	1873-0310
DOI:	10.1016/j.optcom.2022.127995
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	Surface plasmon polariton excitation was demonstrated by fluorescent light from organic para-hexaphenylene (p-6P) nanofibers grown directly on a silver thin film surface. We show results of both photoluminescence lifetime measurements and angle-resolved leakage radiation spectroscopy in the excitation range 420–620 nm, which corresponds to the material photoluminescence band. The optical characteristics of randomly oriented -6P nanofibers assembled directly on the metal surface are remarkably comparable to those of fibers grown on crystalline substrate surfaces. In addition, compared to mica-transferred fibers, the photoluminescence lifetime is longer. More importantly, they show polarization-insensitive plasmonic activity and are entirely consistent with theoretical predictions. Both analytical and numerical finite-difference time-domain simulations support the experimental data. Our findings open a new avenue for incorporating organic nanofibers into optoelectronic applications by directly depositing the p-6P material onto selected substrates. This direct deposition significantly reduces the deformation of the fiber structure and the impurity introduction, usually implied by the transfer process.
keywords in English:	surface plasmon polaritons, para-hexaphenylene (p-6P), organic nanofibers, leakage radiation spectroscopy, surface plasmon-coupled emission
affiliation:	Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej : Instytut Fizyki im. Mariana Smoluchowskiego
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper