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  • Materials Science
  • Optics

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  • Faraday rotation is a key magneto-optical phenomenon crucial for various optical devices.
  • Materials with high Verdet constants are sought for applications like optical isolators and modulators.
  • Atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides offer unique electronic and optical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and demonstrate giant Faraday rotation in two-dimensional materials.
  • To determine the Verdet constant of WSe2 and MoSe2 monolayers and bilayer MoS2.
  • To explore the potential of these 2D materials in advanced optical polarization devices.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental measurement of Faraday rotation in hBN-encapsulated WSe2 and MoSe2 monolayers under magnetic fields.
  • Characterization of interlayer excitons in bilayer MoS2.
  • Deduction of the in-plane complex dielectric tensor.

Main Results:

  • Observed giant Faraday rotation around the A exciton transition in WSe2 and MoSe2 monolayers.
  • Achieved the highest known Verdet constant (-1.9 × 10^7 deg T^-1 cm^-1) in the visible regime.
  • Identified a large Verdet constant of opposite sign for interlayer excitons in bilayer MoS2.
  • Deduced the complex dielectric tensor for predicting magneto-optical spectra.

Conclusions:

  • Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides exhibit exceptional magneto-optical responses due to strong exciton effects.
  • These materials offer unprecedented Verdet constants, paving the way for ultrathin optical polarization devices.
  • The deduced dielectric tensor is essential for designing future 2D heterostructure-based optical devices.