Strong Coupling of Localized Surface Plasmons to Excitons in Light-Harvesting Complexes

Gold nanostructure arrays exhibit surface plasmon resonances that split after attaching light harvesting complexes 1 and 2 (LH1 and LH2) from purple bacteria. The splitting is attributed to strong coupling between the localized surface plasmon resonances and excitons in the light-harvesting complexe...

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Published in:Nano letters 2016-11, Vol.16 (11), p.6850-6856
Main Authors: Tsargorodska, Anna, Cartron, Michaël L, Vasilev, Cvetelin, Kodali, Goutham, Mass, Olga A, Baumberg, Jeremy J, Dutton, P. Leslie, Hunter, C. Neil, Törmä, Päivi, Leggett, Graham J
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Language:English
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INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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Summary:Gold nanostructure arrays exhibit surface plasmon resonances that split after attaching light harvesting complexes 1 and 2 (LH1 and LH2) from purple bacteria. The splitting is attributed to strong coupling between the localized surface plasmon resonances and excitons in the light-harvesting complexes. Wild-type and mutant LH1 and LH2 from Rhodobacter sphaeroides containing different carotenoids yield different splitting energies, demonstrating that the coupling mechanism is sensitive to the electronic states in the light harvesting complexes. Plasmon–exciton coupling models reveal different coupling strengths depending on the molecular organization and the protein coverage, consistent with strong coupling. Strong coupling was also observed for self-assembling polypeptide maquettes that contain only chlorins. However, it is not observed for monolayers of bacteriochlorophyll, indicating that strong plasmon–exciton coupling is sensitive to the specific presentation of the pigment molecules.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02661