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Optomechanical heat transfer between molecules in a nanoplasmonic cavity

Ashrafi, S. M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2019

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.100.013826
  3. Publisher: American Physical Society , 2019
  4. Abstract:
  5. We explore whether localized surface plasmon polariton modes can transfer heat between molecules placed in the hot spot of a nanoplasmonic cavity through optomechanical interaction with the molecular vibrations. We demonstrate that external driving of the plasmon resonance indeed induces an effective molecule-molecule interaction corresponding to a heat transfer mechanism that can even be more effective in cooling the hotter molecule than its heating due to the vibrational pumping by the plasmon. This mechanism allows us to actively control the rate of heat flow between molecules through the intensity and frequency of the driving laser. © 2019 American Physical Society
  6. Keywords:
  7. Electromagnetic wave polarization ; Molecules ; Optomechanics ; Surface plasmon resonance ; Surface plasmons ; Thermoacoustics ; External driving ; Heat transfer mechanism ; Hot spot ; Localized surface plasmon ; Molecule-molecule interactions ; Optomechanical ; Plasmon resonances ; Heat transfer
  8. Source: Physical Review A ; Volume 100, Issue 1 , 2019 ; 24699926 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.100.013826