Dynamics of momentum-resolved excitons in a 2D semiconductor using TR-µARPES

ORAL

Abstract

Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides are excellent models for the exploration of semiconductor physics at the 2D limit, with potential applications in electronics, optoelectronics, and quantum devices. The strong Coulomb interactions and distinct structural symmetries in these materials give rise to a rich variety of photoexcited states, including bright and dark excitonic complexes that are tightly bound, and valley-spin polarized. However, directly accessing the momentum-forbidden dark excitons and their dynamics, is not trivial with conventional experimental probes. Here, by performing time- and momentum-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on a micron-scale monolayer flake of WSe2, we directly observe the momentum-forbidden dark excitons and measure their dynamics under different excitation conditions. Our measurements provide a global view over the entire Brillouin Zone of the ultrafast optical response of 2D semiconductors and demonstrate the impact of dark excitons.

Presenters

  • Chakradhar Sahoo

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Authors

  • Chakradhar Sahoo

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
  • Julien Madéo

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
  • Michael Man

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
  • Marshall Campbell

    • U.T. Austin
  • Vivek Pareek

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
  • E Laine Wong

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
  • Abdullah Al-Mahboob

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
  • Nicholas S. Chan

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
  • Arka Karmakar

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
  • Bala Murali Krishna Mariserla

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
  • Xiaoqin (Elaine) Li

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • Physics, University of Texas at Austin
    • Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
    • U.T. Austin
    • Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin
    • Department of Physics, Center of Complex Quantum Systems, University of Texas at Austin
  • Tony Heinz

    • Stanford University
    • Stanford Univ
  • Ting Cao

    • Stanford University
  • Keshav M. Dani

    • Okinawa Inst of Sci & Tech
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology