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Coherent and Incoherent Coupling Dynamics between Neutral and Charged Excitons in Monolayer MoSe2

Journal Article · · Nano Letters
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  1. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics and Center for Complex Quantum Systems
  2. Univ. of Regensburg (Germany). Dept. of Physics
  3. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, CO (United States)

The optical properties of semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides are dominated by both neutral excitons (electron–hole pairs) and charged excitons (trions) that are stable even at room temperature. While trions directly influence charge transport properties in optoelectronic devices, excitons may be relevant through exciton–trion coupling and conversion phenomena. Here in this work, we reveal the coherent and incoherent nature of exciton–trion coupling and the relevant time scales in monolayer MoSe2 using optical two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy. Coherent interaction between excitons and trions is definitively identified as quantum beating of cross peaks in the spectra that persists for a few hundred femtoseconds. For longer times up to 10 ps, surprisingly, the relative intensity of the cross peaks increases, which is attributed to incoherent energy transfer likely due to phonon-assisted up-conversion and down-conversion processes that are efficient even at cryogenic temperature.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012670
OSTI ID:
1388923
Journal Information:
Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 16; ISSN 1530-6984
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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