Exciton broadening in WS2 /graphene heterostructures

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Contributors

  • Heather M. Hill - , Columbia University, Stanford University, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) (Author)
  • Albert F. Rigosi - , Columbia University, Stanford University, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) (Author)
  • Archana Raja - , Columbia University, Stanford University, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) (Author)
  • Alexey Chernikov - , Columbia University, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) (Author)
  • Cyrielle Roquelet - , Columbia University, University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Tony F. Heinz - , Columbia University, ArcelorMittal (Author)

Abstract

We have used optical spectroscopy to observe spectral broadening of WS2 exciton reflectance peaks in heterostructures of monolayer WS2 capped with mono- to few-layer graphene. The broadening is found to be similar for the A and B excitons and on the order of 5-10 meV. No strong dependence on the number of graphene layers was observed within experimental uncertainty. The broadening can be attributed to charge- and energy-transfer processes between the two materials, providing an observed lower bound for the corresponding time scales of 65 fs.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number205401
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume96
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2017
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes