Multidimensional Spectroscopic Assessments of Polariton-Mediated Intermolecular Energy Transfer
Abstract
Resilient DoD mission depend on readily available energy sources to power equipment in the battlefield. While electromagnetic energy remains an abundant energy source, there remains few means to harness light effectively enough to form chemical fuels and generateelectricity on demand. The strong coupling of light and matter within electromagnetic resonators leads to the formation of hybrid states known as cavity polaritons that leverage the nonlinear properties of materials and extensive spatial coherence of photons to create new methods to design devices to generate energy. The principal investigator (PI) and his team propose to develop advanced, coherent spectroscopic methods to understand how strong light-matter coupling in the collective limit enables cavity-bound photons to mediate energy transfer between molecular chromophores separated by distances on the order of optical wavelengths. Through rigorous studies of the emission spectra of precision-fabricated micro-resonator samples characterized by deterministically varied collectivelight-matter interactions, the research team will identify how the excitation of polariton states comprised of specific combinations of molecular excitons and cavity photons relax and localize. Completing the picture of the cavity polariton dynamics through calculations of their quantum trajectories through a synergistic application of experiment and theory, the research team aims to enable the definition of principles through which researchers can design the transduction and absorption of light. Future applications of these fundamental principles to polaritonic platforms could help enable the production of devices capable of generating chemical fuelsand electricity while being flexible enough to incorporate into aircraft windows, ships hauls, and sailors# uniforms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 15, 2024
- Source ID
- N000142412295
Entities
People
- Aaron S Rury
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- Wayne State University