Abstract

Optical antennas can enhance the spontaneous emission rate from nanoemitters by orders of magnitude, enabling the possibility of an ultrafast, efficient, nanoscale LED. Semiconductors would be the preferred material for such a device to allow for direct high-speed modulation. However, efficient nanoscale devices are challenging to implement because of high surface recombination typical of most III–V materials. Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides are an attractive alternative to a III–V emitter due to their intrinsically nanoscale dimensions, direct bandgap, and near-ideal surfaces resulting in high intrinsic quantum yield. In this work, we couple a nanostrip (30 nm × 250 nm) monolayer of WSe2 to a cavity-backed optical slot antenna through a self-aligned fabrication process. Photoluminescence, scattering, and lifetime measurements are used to estimate a radiative spontaneous emission rate enhancement of 318× from WSe2 monolayers coupled to on-resonance antennas. Such a huge increase in the spontane...

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.