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Electrical Control of Photoluminescence in 2D Semiconductors Coupled to Plasmonic Lattices
Antti J Moilanen1, Moritz Cavigelli1, Takashi Taniguchi2
1Photonics Laboratory, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Integrating two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors into nanophotonic structures provides a versatile platform for advanced optoelectronic devices. A key challenge in realizing these systems is to achieve control over light emission from these materials. In this work, we demonstrate the modulation of photoluminescence (PL) in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) coupled to surface lattice resonances in metal nanoparticle arrays. We show that both the intensity and the emission angle of light can be tuned by adjusting the lattice parameters. By applying gate electrodes to electrostatically dope the TMDs coupled to plasmonic lattices, we achieve PL intensity switching over 2 orders of magnitude with a low applied voltage. Our results represent an important step toward electrically powered and electrically tunable light sources based on 2D semiconductors.
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