Microscopic modeling of the effect of phonons on the optical properties of solid-state emitters

Autor: Norambuena, Ariel, Reyes, Sebastián A., Mejía-Lopéz, José., Gali, Adam, Maze, Jerónimo. R.
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. B 94, 134305 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.94.134305
Popis: Understanding the effect of vibrations in optically active nano systems is crucial for successfully implementing applications in molecular-based electro-optical devices, quantum information communications, single photon sources, and fluorescent markers for biological measurements. Here, we present a first-principles microscopic description of the role of phonons on the isotopic shift presented in the optical emission spectrum associated to the negatively charged silicon-vacancy color center in diamond. We use the spin-boson model and estimate the electron-phonon interactions using a symmetrized molecular description of the electronic states and a force-constant model to describe molecular vibrations. Group theoretical arguments and dynamical symmetry breaking are presented in order to explain the optical properties of the zero-phonon line and the isotopic shift of the phonon sideband.
Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures
Databáze: arXiv