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Title: Spatially-resolved measurements of spin valley polarization in MOCVD-grown monolayer WSe 2

Journal Article · · Optics Express
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.426664· OSTI ID:1842363

Time-resolved Kerr rotation microscopy is used to generate and measure spin valley polarization in MOCVD-grown monolayer tungsten diselenide (WSe 2 ). The Kerr signal reveals bi-exponential decay with time constants of 100 ps and 3 ns. Measurements are performed on several triangular flakes from the same growth cycle and reveal larger spin valley polarization near the edges of the flakes. This spatial dependence is observed across multiple WSe 2 flakes in the Kerr rotation measurements but not in the spatially resolved reflectivity or microphotoluminescence data. Time-resolved pump-probe overlap measurements further reveal that the Kerr signal’s spatial dependence is not due to spin diffusion on the nanosecond timescale.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0016206
OSTI ID:
1842363
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1852123
Journal Information:
Optics Express, Journal Name: Optics Express Vol. 29 Journal Issue: 11; ISSN 1094-4087
Publisher:
Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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