Project Details
Projekt
Plasmonic tunnel junctions for infrared photon creation and detection (B18*)
Subject Area
Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
Term
from 2019 to 2023
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 182087777
The central goal of this project is to realize an ultra-small light source or detector for infrared photons. To this end, we pursue the construction of a resonant tunnel junction with extreme plasmonic enhancement. To achieve this goal, we utilize tunnel junctions that form in the narrow gap of an electrically contacted plasmonic nanoparticle-on-mirror (NPoM) antenna. A specifically designed hybrid inorganic/organic system (HIOS) (with suitably aligned energy levels) placed inside the gap enables a high photon extraction or detection yield.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Project Heads
Professor Dr. Oliver Benson; Dr. Günter Kewes
