Nonlinear interactions in an organic polariton condensate
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Author(s)
Daskalakis, KS
Maier, SA
Murray, R
Kena-Cohen, S
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Under the right conditions, cavity polaritons form a macroscopic condensate in the ground state. The fascinating nonlinear behaviour of this condensate is largely dictated by the strength of polariton–polariton interactions. In inorganic semiconductors, these result principally from the Coulomb interaction between Wannier–Mott excitons. Such interactions are considerably weaker for the tightly bound Frenkel excitons characteristic of organic semiconductors and were notably absent in the first reported demonstration of organic polariton lasing. In this work, we demonstrate the realization of an organic polariton condensate, at room temperature, in a microcavity containing a thin film of 2,7-bis[9,9-di(4-methylphenyl)-fluoren-2-yl]-9,9-di(4-methylphenyl)fluorene. On reaching threshold, we observe the spontaneous formation of a linearly polarized condensate, which exhibits a superlinear power dependence, long-range order and a power-dependent blueshift: a clear signature of Frenkel polariton interactions.
Date Issued
2014-03-01
Date Acceptance
2013-12-19
Citation
Nature Materials, 2014, 13 (3), pp.272-279
ISSN
1476-1122
Publisher
Nature Research
Start Page
272
End Page
279
Journal / Book Title
Nature Materials
Volume
13
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2014, Rights Managed by Nature Publishing Group
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
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Grant Number
EP/D063329/1
EP/H000488/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
EXCITON-EXCITON SCATTERING
SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITY
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
SINGLE
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2014-02-09