Tamm Plasmons Directionally Enhance Rare-Earth Nanophosphor Emission

Rare-earth-based phosphors are the materials on which current solid-state lighting technology is built. However, their large crystal size impedes the tuning, optimization, or manipulation of emitted light that can be achieved by their integration in nanophotonic architectures. Herein we demonstrate...

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Autores: Geng, Dongling, Cabello-Olmo, Elena, Lozano, Gabriel, Míguez, Hernán
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/183792
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/183792
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Optical Tamm plasmons
Rare-earth nanophosphors
Nanophotonics
Photoluminescence enhancement
Color converters
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Sumario:Rare-earth-based phosphors are the materials on which current solid-state lighting technology is built. However, their large crystal size impedes the tuning, optimization, or manipulation of emitted light that can be achieved by their integration in nanophotonic architectures. Herein we demonstrate a hybrid plasmonic−photonic architecture capable of both channeling in a specific direction and enhancing by eight times the emission radiated by a macroscopically wide layer of nanophosphors. In order to do so, a slab of rare-earth-based nanocrystals is inserted between a dielectric multilayer and a metal film, following a rational design that optimizes the coupling of nanophosphor emission to collective modes sustained by the metal−dielectric system. Our approach is advantageous for the optimization of solid-state lighting systems.