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Coupling of single DBT molecules to a graphene monolayer: proof of principle for a graphene nanoruler

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2015

G. Mazzamuto ,
A. Tabani ,
S. Pazzagli ,
S. Rizvi ,
A. Reserbat-Plantey ,
K. Schädler ,
G. Navickaite ,
L. Gaudreau ,
F.S. Cataliotti  and
F. Koppens
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G. Mazzamuto
Affiliation:
LENS and Università di Firenze, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
A. Tabani
Affiliation:
LENS and Università di Firenze, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
S. Pazzagli
Affiliation:
LENS and Università di Firenze, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
S. Rizvi
Affiliation:
LENS and Università di Firenze, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
A. Reserbat-Plantey
Affiliation:
ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, E-08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
K. Schädler
Affiliation:
ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, E-08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
G. Navickaite
Affiliation:
ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, E-08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
L. Gaudreau
Affiliation:
ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, E-08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
F.S. Cataliotti
Affiliation:
LENS and Università di Firenze, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, Via Sansone 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy QSTAR, Largo Enrico Fermi 2, I-50125 Firenze, Italy
F. Koppens
Affiliation:
ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, E-08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
C. Toninelli*
Affiliation:
LENS and Università di Firenze, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy QSTAR, Largo Enrico Fermi 2, I-50125 Firenze, Italy INO, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo Fermi 6, I-50125 Firenze, Italy
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*E-mail: toninelli@lens.unifi.it
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Abstract

We report on our recent progress in the study of single Dibenzoterrylene (DBT) molecules as single photon sources and nanoscale probes. We consider DBT molecules embedded in thin anthracene films, a system that allows stable single photon emission both at room and at cryogenic temperatures. We investigate the most important optical properties of the DBT:anthracene system as a whole. We then perform a full statistical study of the coupling between single DBT molecules by measuring the lifetimes of DBT both in the coupled and in the uncoupled case. The experimental results are framed into a simple universal scaling model, where the magnitude of coupling depends solely on universal parameters and on the distance d between the single emitter and the graphene monolayer. We apply this model to infer d and provide a proof of principle for a position ruler at the nanoscale [1].

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sensorthin filmphotoemission
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1728: Symposium L – Optical Metamaterials and Novel Optical Phenomena Based on Nanofabricated Structures , 2015 , mrsf14-1728-l06-02
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