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Domain-Selective Enhancement of Second Harmonic Generation in Monolayer MoS$_2$ via Ferroelectricity-Controlled Photodoping

Materials Science 2026-07-31 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Optics

Abstract

Hybrid heterostructures combining two-dimensional semiconductors with ferroelectric materials offer a versatile route to actively control light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. Here, we report all-optical, light-induced domain-selective control of second-harmonic generation (SHG) in monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2_2) integrated with periodically poled lithium niobate (LiNbO3_3). Spatially resolved SHG imaging reveals a pronounced modulation of the nonlinear optical response of monolayer MoS2_2 governed by the ferroelectric domain pattern of the underlying substrate. A strong SHG contrast is observed between domains of opposite polarization, with a marked dependence on both the excitation wavelength and the incident optical power. The comparison between ferroelectric domains that either enable or do not exhibit light-driven photodoping in the MoS2_2 monolayer provides a direct assessment of the role of carrier density in the nonlinear optical response. We find that ferroelectric-polarization-controlled photodoping at the MoS2_2/LiNbO3_3 interface enhances the effective second-order susceptibility, χ2\chi^2, producing an increase in SHG intensity of up to ~70% under resonant excitation conditions. Ab initio calculations corroborate that charge doping modifies the electronic band structure of MoS2_2 and strongly affects χ2\chi^2 in the resonant regime, providing microscopic support for the experimentally observed modulation. The results highlight the combination of light intensity and ferroelectricity as a powerful knob for band-structure modulation in 2D materials and reconfigurable nonlinear optical responses, opening pathways toward programmable frequency conversion, smart light modulators, and advanced nonlinear photonic functionalities in integrated hybrid platforms.

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@article{arxiv.2607.29152,
  title  = {Domain-Selective Enhancement of Second Harmonic Generation in Monolayer MoS$_2$ via Ferroelectricity-Controlled Photodoping},
  author = {David Hernández-Pinilla and Line Jelver and María Jesús Martínez-Morillo and César Hernando-Fuente and Miquel Cherta and Guillermo López-Polin and Joel D. Cox and Luisa E. Bausá and Mariola O Ramírez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.29152},
  year   = {2026}
}