Show simple item record

Files in this item

Thumbnail

Item metadata

dc.contributor.authorQuach, J. Q.
dc.contributor.authorMcGhee, K. E.
dc.contributor.authorGanzer, L.
dc.contributor.authorRouse, D. M.
dc.contributor.authorLovett, B. W.
dc.contributor.authorGauger, E. M.
dc.contributor.authorKeeling, J.
dc.contributor.authorCerullo, G.
dc.contributor.authorLidzey, D. G.
dc.contributor.authorVirgili, T.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-17T10:30:02Z
dc.date.available2022-01-17T10:30:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-14
dc.identifier276633682
dc.identifier8e41a265-7f63-47f6-ba87-cea1c9e53b00
dc.identifier85122869997
dc.identifier000764186200009
dc.identifier.citationQuach , J Q , McGhee , K E , Ganzer , L , Rouse , D M , Lovett , B W , Gauger , E M , Keeling , J , Cerullo , G , Lidzey , D G & Virgili , T 2022 , ' Superabsorption in an organic microcavity : towards a quantum battery ' , Science Advances , vol. 8 , no. 2 , abk3160 . https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abk3160en
dc.identifier.issn2375-2548
dc.identifier.otherArXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.06026v1
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-4283-552X/work/106838117
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-5142-9585/work/106838189
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/24670
dc.descriptionFunding: We thank the U.K. EPSRC for part funding this research via the Programme Grant 'Hybrid Polaritonics’ (EP/M025330/1). We also thank the Royal Society for a International Exchange Grant (IES\R3\170324) ‘Development of BODIPY dyes for strongly coupled microcavities’. K.M. thanks the University of Sheffield for a PhD studentship via the EPSRC DTG account x/012169-15. D. R. acknowledges studentship funding from EPSRC under grant no. EP/L015110/1. T.V. and L.G. thank the Regione Lombardia Funding project IZEB. J.Q.Q. acknowledges the Ramsay fellowship and the Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics Family Friendly Fund, for financial support of this work.en
dc.description.abstractThe rate at which matter emits or absorbs light can be modified by its environment, as markedly exemplified by the widely studied phenomenon of superradiance. The reverse process, superabsorption, is harder to demonstrate because of the challenges of probing ultrafast processes and has only been seen for small numbers of atoms. Its central idea—superextensive scaling of absorption, meaning larger systems absorb faster—is also the key idea underpinning quantum batteries. Here, we implement experimentally a paradigmatic model of a quantum battery, constructed of a microcavity enclosing a molecular dye. Ultrafast optical spectroscopy allows us to observe charging dynamics at femtosecond resolution to demonstrate superextensive charging rates and storage capacity, in agreement with our theoretical modeling. We find that decoherence plays an important role in stabilizing energy storage. Our work opens future opportunities for harnessing collective effects in light-matter coupling for nanoscale energy capture, storage, and transport technologies.
dc.format.extent7
dc.format.extent701016
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofScience Advancesen
dc.subjectQC Physicsen
dc.subjectTK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineeringen
dc.subjectDASen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.subject.lccQCen
dc.subject.lccTKen
dc.titleSuperabsorption in an organic microcavity : towards a quantum batteryen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorEPSRCen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Designer Quantum Materialsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Condensed Matter Physicsen
dc.identifier.doi10.1126/sciadv.abk3160
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.grantnumberEP/M025330/1en


This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record