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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Self-trapped states (STS) of interlayer excitons (IXs) significantly influence van der Waals heterostructure (vdWH) properties.
  • The microscopic mechanisms driving STS in vdWHs remain a subject of ongoing research and debate.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of exciton-interface optical phonon coupling on IX binding energies in vdWHs.
  • To elucidate the mechanisms behind the self-trapped state of IXs and their classification.
  • To provide a theoretical explanation for experimental observations of IX spectral shifts.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical study of binding energy corrections due to exciton-phonon coupling.
  • Analysis of electron and hole effective mass ratios in four types of vdWHs.
  • Classification of self-trapped IX states based on binding energy changes.

Main Results:

  • IXs in vdWHs can enter STS when the electron and hole effective mass ratio is appropriate.
  • Two types of self-trapped IXs are identified: one with increasing binding energy (tens of meV), consistent with spectral red-shifts, and another with decreasing binding energy, explaining blue-shifts and broadening.
  • Interconversion between these two self-trapped states is possible by tuning vdWH structural parameters.

Conclusions:

  • The findings offer a deeper understanding of the self-trapped mechanism in IXs within vdWHs.
  • This work provides insights into modulating IX properties through structural adjustments in vdWHs.
  • The classification of self-trapped IXs offers a potential explanation for diverse experimental spectral observations.