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Tuning Hybrid exciton-Photon Fano Resonances in Two-Dimensional Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Thin Films
Franziska Münzer1,2, Kathryn N Guye1, Shaun M Gallagher1
1Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States.
Abstract:
As easy-to-grow quantum wells with narrow excitonic features at room temperature, two-dimensional (2D) Ruddleson-Popper perovskites are promising for realizing novel nanophotonic devices based on exciton-photon interactions. Here, we demonstrate a distinct hybrid exciton-photon Fano resonance in (C4H9NH3)2PbI4 thin films prepared via spin coating. Using a classical coupled-oscillator model and finite-difference time-domain simulations, we link the Fano interference to the coupling of the exciton with the Rayleigh-like scattering of the film microstructure. Combining colloidal plasmonic cavities with the 2D perovskite films, we demonstrate tuning of the Fano resonance. In combination with silver nanoparticles, the exciton-photon Fano interference couples to the in-plane plasmonic modes with indications of Rabi splitting. By creating a nanoparticle on mirror geometry, we address the out-of-plane excitonic component, reaching an intermediate coupling regime. These structures suggest possible photonic targets for biomolecular self-assembly applications.
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