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We investigate the valley related carrier dynamics in monolayer MoS2 using helicity resolved non-degenerate ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy at the vicinity of the high-symmetry K point under the temperature down to 78 K. Monolayer MoS2…
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In van der Waals heterostructures (HS) consisting of stacked MoSe$_2$ and WSe$_2$ monolayers, optically bright interlayer excitons (ILE) can be observed when the constituent layers are crystallographically aligned. The symmetry of the…
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Abstract The valley degree of freedom in two-dimensional materials provides an opportunity to extend the functionalities of valleytronics devices. Very short valley lifetimes demand the ultrafast control of valley pseudospin. Here, we…
We present here a formalism based on time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) to describe characteristics of both intra- and inter-valley excitons in semiconductors, the latter of which had remained a challenge. Through the usage of…
We present time-resolved Kerr rotation measurements, showing spin lifetimes of over 100 ns at room temperature in monolayer MoSe$_2$. These long lifetimes are accompanied by an intriguing temperature dependence of the Kerr amplitude, which…
Monolayers of transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are characterized by an extraordinarily strong Coulomb interaction giving rise to tightly bound excitons with binding energies of hundreds of meV. Excitons dominate the optical response…
We report the results of X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) experiments on Langmuir Blodgett multilayers of a photosensitive azo-polymer. Time correlation functions have been measured at different temperatures and momentum…
The variety of excitonic states in tungsten-based dichalcogenide monolayers stems from unique interplay between the spin and valley degrees of freedom. One of the exciton species is the indirect exciton (momentum or valley dark), which is…
The macroscopic exciton rings observed in the photoluminescence (PL) patterns of excitons in coupled quantum wells (CQWs) are explained by a series of experiments and a theory based on the idea of carrier imbalance, transport and…