Trapped in Out-of-Equilibrium Stationary State: Hot Brownian Motion in Optically Trapped Upconverting Nanoparticles

Upconverting nanoparticles typically absorb low frequency radiation and emit at higher frequencies relying upon multiphoton processes. One such type of particle is NaYF4:Yb,Er, which absorbs at 975 nm while emitting in visible radiation. Such particles have routinely been optically trapped. However,...

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Published in:Frontiers in physics 2020-10, Vol.8
Main Authors: Kumar, Sumeet, Kumar, Amrendra, Gunaseelan, M., Vaippully, Rahul, Chakraborty, Dipanjan, Senthilselvan, Jayaraman, Roy, Basudev
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
active matter
hot Brownian motion
nanophotonics
optical tweezers
upconverting nanoparticles
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Summary:Upconverting nanoparticles typically absorb low frequency radiation and emit at higher frequencies relying upon multiphoton processes. One such type of particle is NaYF4:Yb,Er, which absorbs at 975 nm while emitting in visible radiation. Such particles have routinely been optically trapped. However, we find that trapping at the absorption maximum induces non-equilibrium features to the system. When we ascertain the Mean Square Displacement (MSD) of the axial motion, we find features that resemble Hot Brownian Motion (HBM) in active particles. We characterize the HBM observed here and find that the effective translational velocity of the system is 36 nm/s, small enough to be compensated by the optical tweezers. Thus, we have a system which is optically confined and stationary but in non-equilibrium, which we can also use to study non-equilibrium fluctuations.
ISSN:2296-424X
2296-424X
DOI:10.3389/fphy.2020.570842