Radiative energy bandgap of nanostructures coupled with quantum emitters around the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) frequency
arXiv:2203.02062 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.106.085422
Abstract
Epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) materials have been demonstrated to exhibit unique electromagnetic properties. Here we propose the concept of radiative energy bandgap for an ENZ nanoparticle coupled with a quantum emitter (QE). The radiative emission of the coupled QE-nanoparticle can be significantly suppressed around the ENZ frequency and substantially enhanced otherwise, yielding an effective energy bandgap for radiation. This suppression is effectively invariant with respect to the particle size and is therefore an intrinsic property of the ENZ material. Our concept also heralds an alternative pathway to quench the emission from a QE, which may find potential application in quantum information storage.
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