Single-Molecule Doped Crystalline Nanosheets for Delicate Photophysics Studies and Directional Single-Photon Emitting Devices
arXiv:1911.04751 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.064023
Abstract
Single molecules in solids have been considered as an attractive class of solid-state single quantum systems because they can be chemically synthesized at low cost to have stable narrow transitions at desired wavelengths. Here we report and demonstrate single dibenzoterrylene molecules in crystalline anthracene nanosheets as a robust and versatile solid-state platform for delicate photophysics studies and building blocks of single-photon devices. The high-quality nanosheet sample enables robust studies of delicate single-molecule photophysics at room temperature, including the first real-time observation of single molecule insertion site jump, quantitative measurements of the associated changes of dipole moment orientation and magnitude, unambiguous determination of excitation-power dependent intersystem crossing rate and triplet lifetime. Moreover, we demonstrate the flexible assembly of the nanosheets into a planar antenna device to achieve bright single-molecule emission with a Gaussian emission pattern. The thin thickness, good photostability and mechanical stability make the dibenzoterrylene-in-anthracene nanosheet system an excellent candidate of static quantum nodes in integrated photonic circuit.
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