Optical spectroscopy of interlayer excitons in TMDC heterostructures: Exciton dynamics, interactions, and giant valley-selective magnetic splitting

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Contributors

  • Philipp Nagler - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Fabian Mooshammer - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Mariana V. Ballotin - , Radboud University Nijmegen (Author)
  • Anatolie A. Mitioglu - , Radboud University Nijmegen (Author)
  • Gerd Plechinger - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Sebastian Meier - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Nicola Paradiso - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Christoph Strunk - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Rupert Huber - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Alexey Chernikov - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Peter C.M. Christianen - , Radboud University Nijmegen (Author)
  • Christian Schüller - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Tobias Korn - , University of Regensburg (Author)

Abstract

Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have recently emerged as a promising class of materials. A fascinating aspect of these atomically thin crystals is the possibility of combining different TMDCs into heterostructures. For several TMDC combinations, a staggered band alignment occurs, so that optically excited electron-hole pairs are spatially separated into different layers and form interlayer excitons (IEX). Here, we report on time-resolved, low-temperature photoluminescence (PL) of these IEX in a MoSe2-WSe2 heterostructure. In the time-resolved measurements, we observe indications of IEX diffusion in an inhomogeneous potential landscape. Excitation-density-dependent measurements reveal a dipolar, repulsive exciton-exciton interaction. PL measurements in applied magnetic fields show a giant valley-selective splitting of the IEX luminescence, with an effective g factor of about -15. This large value stems from the alignment of K+ and K-valleys of the constituent monolayers in our heterostructure, making intervalley transitions optically bright, so that contributions to the field-induced splitting arising from electron and hole valley magnetic moments add up. This giant splitting enables us to generate a near-unity valley polarization of interlayer excitons even under linearly polarized excitation by applying sufficiently large magnetic fields.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUltrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XXII
EditorsAbdulhakem Y. Elezzabi, Markus Betz
PublisherSPIE - The international society for optics and photonics, Bellingham
ISBN (electronic)9781510615458
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

SeriesProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10530
ISSN0277-786X

Conference

TitleUltrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XXII 2018
Duration29 - 31 January 2018
CitySan Francisco
CountryUnited States of America

Keywords

Keywords

  • interlayer excitons, optical spectroscopy, Transition metal dichalcogenides, van der Waals heterostructures