Interlayer exciton dynamics in a dichalcogenide monolayer heterostructure
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Abstract
In heterostructures consisting of different transition-metal dichalcogenide monolayers, a staggered band alignment can occur, leading to rapid charge separation of optically generated electron-hole pairs into opposite monolayers. These spatially separated electron-hole pairs are Coulomb-coupled and form interlayer excitons. Here, we study these interlayer excitons in a heterostructure consisting of MoSe2 and WSe2 monolayers using photoluminescence spectroscopy. We observe a non-trivial temperature dependence of the linewidth and the peak energy of the interlayer exciton, including an unusually strong initial redshift of the transition with temperature, as well as a pronounced blueshift of the emission energy with increasing excitation power. By combining these observations with time-resolved photoluminescence measurements, we are able to explain the observed behavior as a combination of interlayer exciton diffusion and dipolar, repulsive exciton-exciton interaction.
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 025112 |
Journal | 2D materials |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2017 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Heterostructures, Interlayer excitons, Transition-metal dichalcogenides