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We present a formal derivation of the many-body perturbation theory for a system of electrons and bosons subject to a nonlinear electron-boson coupling. The interaction is treated at an arbitrary high order of bosons scattered. The…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-08-15 Andrea Marini , Yaroslav Pavlyukh

We provide a self-contained review of master equation approaches to modelling phonon effects in optically driven self-assembled quantum dots. Coupling of the (quasi) two-level excitonic system to phonons leads to dissipation and dephasing,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-06-14 Ahsan Nazir , Dara P. S. McCutcheon

A system of several Wannier-Mott excitons interacting with phonons in a bulk material is considered. We show that strong exciton-phonon coupling causes the formation of a coherent two-exciton state -- the exciton pair. Unlike the…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-12-30 Vladimir Al. Osipov , Boris Fainberg

We present a theory that efficiently describes the quantum dynamics of an electronic excitation that is coupled to a continuous, highly structured phonon environment. Based on a stochastic approach to non-Markovian open quantum systems, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-05 Jan Roden , Alexander Eisfeld , Wolfgang Wolff , Walter T. Strunz

This paper presents an ab initio methodology to account for electron-phonon interactions in 2D materials, focusing on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). It combines density functional theory and maximally localized Wannier functions…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-12-04 Jonathan Backman , Youseung Lee , Mathieu Luisier

Transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers and heterostructures are highly tunable material systems that provide excellent models for physical phenomena at the two-dimensional (2D) limit. While most studies to date have focused on electrons…

We discuss phonon-induced non-Markovian and Markovian features in QD-based optics. We cover lineshapes in linear absorption experiments, phonon-induced incoherence in the Heitler regime, and memory correlations in two-photon coherences. To…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-25 Alexander Carmele , Stephan Reitzenstein

We present a many-body theory for Frenkel excitons which takes into account their composite nature exactly. Our approach is based on four commutators similar to the ones we previously proposed for Wannier excitons. They allow us to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-09-29 M. Combescot , W. V. Pogosov

The coupling between electrons and phonons in solids plays a central role in describing many phenomena, including superconductivity and thermoelecric transport. Calculations of this coupling are exceedingly demanding as they necessitate…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-09-16 Anderson S. Chaves , Alex Antonelli , Daniel T. Larson , Efthimios Kaxiras

We have recently constructed a many-body theory for composite excitons, in which the possible carrier exchanges between $N$ excitons can be treated exactly through a set of dimensionless ``Pauli scatterings'' between two excitons. Many-body…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. Combescot , O. Betbeder-Matibet , F. Dubin

We present a simple tight-binding model for the two-dimensional energy bands of polyacene field-effect transistors and for the coupling of these bands to lattice vibrations of their host molecular crystal. We argue that the strongest…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 Jairo Sinova , John Schliemann , Alvaro S. Núñez , A. H. MacDonald

Moir\'e materials offer a versatile platform for engineering excitons with unprecedented control, promising next-generation optoelectronic applications. While continuum models are widely used to study moir\'e excitons due to their…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-10-08 Indrajit Maity , Johannes Lischner , Arash A. Mostofi , Ángel Rubio

The effects of the electron-phonon interaction on optical excitations can be understood in terms of exciton-phonon coupling, and require a careful treatment in low-dimensional materials with strongly bound excitons or strong electron-hole…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-02-17 Gabriel Antonius , Steven G. Louie

The role of noise in the transport properties of quantum excitations is a topic of great importance in many fields, from organic semiconductors for technological applications to light-harvesting complexes in photosynthesis. In this paper we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-22 Stefano Iubini , Octavi Boada , Yasser Omar , Francesco Piazza

Exciton-phonon dynamics on a 1D lattice with long-range exciton-exciton interaction have been introduced and elaborated. Long-range interaction leads to a nonlocal integral term in the motion equation of the exciton subsystem if we go from…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-04-08 Nick Laskin

Excitons -- bound electron-hole pairs -- play a central role in light-matter interaction phenomena, and are crucial for wide-ranging applications from light harvesting and generation to quantum information processing. A long-standing…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-15 Jenny Hu , Etienne Lorchat , Xueqi Chen , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Tony F. Heinz , Puneet A. Murthy , Thibault Chervy

One of the most striking features of novel 2D semiconductors (e.g., transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers or phosphorene) is a strong Coulomb interaction between charge carriers resulting in large excitonic effects. In particular, this…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-11-18 Kirill A. Velizhanin , Avadh Saxena

Charge transport plays a crucial role in manifold potential applications of two-dimensional materials, including field effect transistors, solar cells, and transparent conductors. At most operating temperatures, charge transport is hindered…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-05-03 Samuel Poncé , Miquel Royo , Massimiliano Stengel , Nicola Marzari , Marco Gibertini

The interactions between electrons and lattice vibrational modes play the key role in determining the carrier transport properties, thermoelectric performance and other physical quantities related to phonons in semiconductors. However, for…

The existence of strongly bound excitons is one of the hallmarks of the newly discovered atomically thin semi-conductors. While it is understood that the large binding energy is mainly due to the weak dielectric screening in two dimensions…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-01-20 Simone Latini , Thomas Olsen , Kristian S. Thygesen