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High-q resonances in silicon nanoparticle coupled to nanopit

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Nanoparticle-on-mirror systems have shown promise in nanophotonics for enhancing light emission from quantum sources. In this study, we introduce a new subclass of hybrid systems called nanoparticle-in-pit. We conducted simulations to analyze the scattering properties and near-field enhancement of emission for a silicon nanoparticle near a gold surface and in a nanopit. Our focus was on investigating the impact of different geometric parameters of a nanoantenna on the optical resonances. The proposed nanoantenna exhibited Fano-like resonances, achieving a high Q-factor of up to 100 and subwavelength near-field confinement. Additionally, for silicon nanoparticles in the visible spectrum, we demonstrated the presence of various resonances that can enhance both the absorption and emission of quantum emitters by adjusting the geometric parameters of the nanoantenna. For real applications, we suggest the core-shell configuration of a silicon nanoparticle with a dielectric shell as a more suitable one. The properties of silicon nanoparticle-based nanoantennas presented in this study surpass those of a silicon nanoparticle on a gold surface, opening up possibilities for nanophotonic applications using high-index dielectric nanoparticles.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Project No. 22-19-00324). The authors are grateful to A. S. Selyukov, A. N. Lobanov, and S. A. Ambrozevich (P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, RAS) for useful discussions.

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  1. S.I. Vavilov Luminescence Department, P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 53 Leninskiy Pr, Moscow, Russia, 119991

    Alexander Gritsienko, Nikita Kurochkin & Alexei Vitukhnovsky

  2. Laboratory of 3D Printing Technologies for Functional Microstructures, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), 9 Institutskií Per, Dolgoprudnyí, Moscow Region, Russia, 141700

    Alexander Gritsienko, Nikita Kurochkin & Alexei Vitukhnovsky

  3. Physics Department, the Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 2/18 Rubtsovskaya emb, Moscow, Russia, 119991

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Appendix A Dipole expansion for SiNP

To demonstrate the contributions of ED and MD in scattering cross-sections of SiNP as seen in Fig. 8, we simulate Cartesian multipole expansion in Comsol Multyphisics as described here (Timofeeva et al. 2018).

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Contributions of ED and MD in scattering cross-sections of SiNP in air (a), on gold with 10 nm gap thickness (b) and in pit with 10 nm gap thickness (c). Scattering spectra of SiNP as functions of SiNP diameter (a), air gap between SiNP and the gold surface (b)

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Appendix B Scattering for core-shell SiNP in beveled pit

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a – Scattering spectra of core-shell SiNP and in nanopit with straight walls (straight pit) and beveled walls (beveled pit). The core diameter of SiNP equals 180 nm and the shell thickness equals 60 nm. For the beveled pit, the bottom diameter of the pit is 160 nm. b – Distribution maps of the electric field enhancement near core-shell SiNP in a pit, for the case when the incident electric field has a wavelength of 705 nm. The arrows indicate the direction of linear polarization of the incident field

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Gritsienko, A., Gavrilyuk, A., Kurochkin, N. et al. High-q resonances in silicon nanoparticle coupled to nanopit. Opt Quant Electron 56, 857 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-024-06773-1

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