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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Optoelectronics

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  • Many-body exciton interactions significantly influence the optoelectronic properties of 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides.
  • Current methods for controlling these interactions, such as electrical gating and van der Waals engineering, are limited.
  • All-optical control over exciton interactions remains an underexplored area with significant potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate all-optical control of many-body exciton interactions in monolayer tungsten diselenide (WSe2).
  • To investigate the role of valley-selective excitation in modulating exciton behavior.
  • To explore the potential for tuning optoelectronic responses and developing valleytronic applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized polarization-resolved pulsed-laser photocurrent spectroscopy.
  • Employed circular and linear excitation to achieve valley-selective and dual-valley exciton population, respectively.
  • Developed a microscopic model including intervalley-exchange and exciton-exciton annihilation.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated valley-dependent nonlinear photoresponse through selective excitation.
  • Observed helicity-dependent exciton renormalization.
  • Reported a 2-fold enhancement of sublinear photocurrent scaling under circular excitation, indicating single-valley exciton interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Established the valley degree of freedom as an effective all-optical control parameter for many-body excitonic effects.
  • Showcased the ability to tune correlated exciton states using light polarization.
  • Opened new avenues for exploring valleytronic applications in 2D semiconductor materials.