PolarLight: Polaritonic materials for efficient harvesting of light
Main funder
Funder's project number: 00231164
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 250 000,00
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/07/2023
Project end date: 30/06/2026
Summary
In this project, we aim to combine simulations and experiments for developing plasmonic nanostructure platforms for artificial light harvesting with polariton-enhanced light capture, transfer and storage capabilities. The project is firmly rooted in our previous research achievements, in particular the exploitation of polaritons for enhancing exciton transport and conversion. While high-yield fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures for large enough areal coverage for real devices is highly challenging, our pioneering work on precisely controlled DNA-origami-based self-assembly of plasmonic nanostructures puts us in an unique position to address these challenges and deliver the required plasmonic nanostructure platforms with easy fabrication and up-scaling.
