Tan Qinghai, Rasmita Abdullah, Zhang Zhaowei, Novoselov K S, Gao Wei-Bo
Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore.
The Photonics Institute and Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore.
Phys Rev Lett. 2022 Dec 9;129(24):247401. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.247401.
A moiré superlattice in transition metal dichalcogenides heterostructure provides an exciting platform for studying strongly correlated electronics and excitonic physics, such as multiple interlayer exciton (IX) energy bands. However, the correlations between these IXs remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate the cascade transitions between IXs in a moiré superlattice by performing energy- and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements in the MoS_{2}/WSe_{2} heterostructure. Furthermore, we show that the lower-energy IX can be excited to higher-energy ones, facilitating IX population inversion. Our finding of cascade transitions between IXs contributes to the fundamental understanding of the IX dynamics in moiré superlattices and may have important applications, such as in exciton condensate, quantum information protocols, and quantum cascade lasers.
过渡金属二硫属化物异质结构中的莫尔超晶格为研究强关联电子学和激子物理学提供了一个令人兴奋的平台,例如多个层间激子(IX)能带。然而,这些IX之间的相关性仍然难以捉摸。在这里,我们通过在MoS₂/WSe₂异质结构中进行能量分辨和时间分辨光致发光测量,证明了莫尔超晶格中IX之间的级联跃迁。此外,我们表明低能量的IX可以被激发到高能量的IX,从而促进IX粒子数反转。我们关于IX之间级联跃迁的发现有助于从根本上理解莫尔超晶格中的IX动力学,并且可能有重要应用,例如在激子凝聚体、量子信息协议和量子级联激光器中。