Interlayer excitons in a bulk van der Waals semiconductor

Ashish Arora; Matthias Drüppel; Robert Schmidt; Thorsten Deilmann; Robert Schneider; Maciej R. Molas; Philipp Marauhn; Steffen Michaelis de Vasconcellos; Marek Potemski; Michael Rohlfing; Rudolf Bratschitsch

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00691-5

Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Interlayer excitons in a bulk van der Waals semiconductor

Ashish Arora,
Matthias Drüppel,
Robert Schmidt,
Thorsten Deilmann,
Robert Schneider,
Maciej R. Molas,
Philipp Marauhn,
Steffen Michaelis de Vasconcellos,
Marek Potemski,
Michael Rohlfing,
Rudolf Bratschitsch

Affiliations

Ashish Arora: Institute of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology, University of Münster
Matthias Drüppel: Institute of Solid State Theory, University of Münster
Robert Schmidt: Institute of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology, University of Münster
Thorsten Deilmann: Institute of Solid State Theory, University of Münster
Robert Schneider: Institute of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology, University of Münster
Maciej R. Molas: Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, CNRS-UGA-UPS-INSA-EMFL
Philipp Marauhn: Institute of Solid State Theory, University of Münster
Steffen Michaelis de Vasconcellos: Institute of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology, University of Münster
Marek Potemski: Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, CNRS-UGA-UPS-INSA-EMFL
Michael Rohlfing: Institute of Solid State Theory, University of Münster
Rudolf Bratschitsch: Institute of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology, University of Münster

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00691-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Excitons, quasi-particles of bound electron-hole pairs, are at the core of the optoelectronic properties of layered transition metal dichalcogenides. Here, the authors unveil the presence of interlayer excitons in bulk van der Waals semiconductors, arising from strong localization and spin-valley coupling of charge carriers.

Published in Nature Communications

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