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| author | George, Aleesha Geraghty, Trevor Kelsey, Zahra Mukherjee, Soham Davidova, Gloria Kim, Woojae Musser, Andrew J |
| author_facet | George, Aleesha Geraghty, Trevor Kelsey, Zahra Mukherjee, Soham Davidova, Gloria Kim, Woojae Musser, Andrew J |
| contents | Exciton polaritons, arising from the interaction of electronic transitions with confined electromagnetic fields, have emerged as a powerful tool to manipulate the properties of organic materials. However, standard experimental and theoretical approaches overlook the significant energetic disorder present in most materials now studied. Using the conjugated polymer P3HT as a model platform, we systematically tune the degree of energetic disorder and observe a corresponding redistribution of photonic character within the polariton manifold. Based on these subtle spectral features, we develop a more generalized approach to describe strong light-matter coupling in disordered systems that captures the key spectroscopic observables and provides a description of the rich manifold of states intermediate between bright and dark. Applied to a wide range of organic systems, our method challenges prevailing notions about ultrastrong coupling and whether it can be achieved with broad, disordered absorbers. |
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| spellingShingle | Controlling the Manifold of Polariton States Through Molecular Disorder George, Aleesha Geraghty, Trevor Kelsey, Zahra Mukherjee, Soham Davidova, Gloria Kim, Woojae Musser, Andrew J Materials Science Exciton polaritons, arising from the interaction of electronic transitions with confined electromagnetic fields, have emerged as a powerful tool to manipulate the properties of organic materials. However, standard experimental and theoretical approaches overlook the significant energetic disorder present in most materials now studied. Using the conjugated polymer P3HT as a model platform, we systematically tune the degree of energetic disorder and observe a corresponding redistribution of photonic character within the polariton manifold. Based on these subtle spectral features, we develop a more generalized approach to describe strong light-matter coupling in disordered systems that captures the key spectroscopic observables and provides a description of the rich manifold of states intermediate between bright and dark. Applied to a wide range of organic systems, our method challenges prevailing notions about ultrastrong coupling and whether it can be achieved with broad, disordered absorbers. |
| title | Controlling the Manifold of Polariton States Through Molecular Disorder |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.13178 |