Ultralow Auger-Assisted Interlayer Exciton Annihilation in WS2/WSe2 Moiré Heterobilayers.

Cheng-Syuan Cai1,2, Wei-Yan Lai1, Po-Hsuan Liu1

  • 1Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.

Nano Letters
|January 29, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) heterobilayers exhibit unique Auger annihilation processes for interlayer excitons. These findings reveal an ultralow Auger coefficient, crucial for quantum simulation applications.

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