Strong interaction between interlayer excitons and correlated electrons in WSe2/WS2 moiré superlattice

Shengnan Miao; Tianmeng Wang; Xiong Huang; Dongxue Chen; Zhen Lian; Chong Wang; Mark Blei; Takashi Taniguchi; Kenji Watanabe; Sefaattin Tongay; Zenghui Wang; Di Xiao; Yong-Tao Cui; Su-Fei Shi

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23732-6

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Strong interaction between interlayer excitons and correlated electrons in WSe2/WS2 moiré superlattice

Shengnan Miao,
Tianmeng Wang,
Xiong Huang,
Dongxue Chen,
Zhen Lian,
Chong Wang,
Mark Blei,
Takashi Taniguchi,
Kenji Watanabe,
Sefaattin Tongay,
Zenghui Wang,
Di Xiao,
Yong-Tao Cui,
Su-Fei Shi

Affiliations

Shengnan Miao: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tianmeng Wang: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Xiong Huang: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California
Dongxue Chen: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Zhen Lian: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Chong Wang: Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University
Mark Blei: School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University
Takashi Taniguchi: Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
Kenji Watanabe: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
Sefaattin Tongay: School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University
Zenghui Wang: Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Di Xiao: Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University
Yong-Tao Cui: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California
Su-Fei Shi: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23732-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Heterobilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides host moiré superlattices that give rise to strong electron interactions. Here, the authors study the photoluminescence from interlayer excitons in a WS2/WSe2 heterobilayer to reveal the onset of various correlated insulating states.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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