Strong Plasmon–Exciton Coupling in Ag Nanoparticle—Conjugated Polymer Core-Shell Hybrid Nanostructures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Modelling the Relative Permittivity of Conjugated Polymers
3.2. Identifying Coupling Regimes
3.3. Single Lorentzian Oscillator Excitons
3.4. Vibrationally-Dressed Excitonic States
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Petoukhoff, C.E.; Dani, K.M.; O’Carroll, D.M. Strong Plasmon–Exciton Coupling in Ag Nanoparticle—Conjugated Polymer Core-Shell Hybrid Nanostructures. Polymers 2020, 12, 2141. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12092141
Petoukhoff CE, Dani KM, O’Carroll DM. Strong Plasmon–Exciton Coupling in Ag Nanoparticle—Conjugated Polymer Core-Shell Hybrid Nanostructures. Polymers. 2020; 12(9):2141. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12092141
Chicago/Turabian StylePetoukhoff, Christopher E., Keshav M. Dani, and Deirdre M. O’Carroll. 2020. "Strong Plasmon–Exciton Coupling in Ag Nanoparticle—Conjugated Polymer Core-Shell Hybrid Nanostructures" Polymers 12, no. 9: 2141. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12092141