We develop a simple quantum dynamical model of RET driven by SMA in CNPs. We consider RET to small molecule acceptors, where the molecular component is parameterized as malachite green (MG), and we show . As seen in orientation 2, there will likely be some adsorbed molecules where the orientation of the acceptors transition dipole moment with close alignment of the transition dipole moments of the donor and acceptor. In the main text, we consider the scenario illustrated as Configuration 2 where the displacement vector between the NP and the molecule is -45 • with respect to the polarization direction of the incident field (the z-axis), leading to a relative angle of -15 • between the donor and acceptor transition dipole moments.