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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Understanding interfacial charge transfer (CT) dynamics in 2D semiconductors is crucial for photocatalysis and optoelectronics.
  • Experimentally resolving interfacial CT dynamics with species, temporal, and energy information is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To visualize the formation and cooling of hot interlayer CT excitons at 2D semiconductor interfaces.
  • To exploit the spin degree of freedom for resolving interfacial CT dynamics.
  • To establish a unified picture of spin-dependent interfacial charge transfer and cooling.

Main Methods:

  • Spin-resolved ultrafast transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy.
  • Investigating hot interlayer CT exciton dynamics at 2D interfaces.
  • Utilizing spin degree of freedom to probe charge transfer.

Main Results:

  • Revealed a universal two-stage exciton interfacial process: ultrafast spin-conserved electron injection followed by slow hot electron cooling.
  • Demonstrated that electrons and holes can maintain a loosely bound, delocalized phase, promoting charge separation.
  • Confirmed spin-conserved long-range electron transfer across multiple interfaces in ternary heterostructures.

Conclusions:

  • The study establishes a unified picture of spin-dependent interfacial charge transfer and cooling at 2D semiconductor interfaces.
  • Findings provide guiding principles for designing next-generation light-harvesting and photon-to-charge conversion devices.
  • The observed transient delocalized phase of excitons is beneficial for efficient charge separation.