Imaging dynamic exciton interactions and coupling in transition metal dichalcogenides

Purz, Torben L.; Martin, Eric W.; Holtzmann, William G.; Rivera, Pasqual; Alfrey, Adam; Bates, Kelsey M.; Deng, Hui; Xu, Xiaodong; Cundiff, Steven T.

doi:10.1063/5.0087544

Title: Imaging dynamic exciton interactions and coupling in transition metal dichalcogenides

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0087544· OSTI ID:1979063

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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
MONSTR Sense Technologies LLC, Ann Abor, MI (United States)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are regarded as a possible material platform for quantum information science and related device applications. In TMD monolayers, the dephasing time and inhomogeneity are crucial parameters for any quantum information application. In TMD heterostructures, coupling strength and interlayer exciton lifetimes are also parameters of interest. However, many demonstrations in TMDs can only be realized at specific spots on the sample, presenting a challenge to the scalability of these applications. Here, using multi-dimensional coherent imaging spectroscopy, we shed light on the underlying physics—including dephasing, inhomogeneity, and strain—for a MoSe₂ monolayer and identify both promising and unfavorable areas for quantum information applications. We, furthermore, apply the same technique to a MoSe₂/WSe₂ heterostructure. Despite the notable presence of strain and dielectric environment changes, coherent and incoherent coupling and interlayer exciton lifetimes are mostly robust across the sample. This uniformity is despite a significantly inhomogeneous interlayer exciton photoluminescence distribution that suggests a bad sample for device applications. This robustness strengthens the case for TMDs as a next-generation material platform in quantum information science and beyond.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012509; 2016356; DGE-1762114; TI-2015068

OSTI ID:: 1979063

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1870740

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 156, Issue 21; ISSN 0021-9606

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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