Optical control of charged exciton states in tungsten disulfide
Abstract
A method is presented for optically preparing WS2 monolayers to luminescence from only the charged exciton (trion) state–completely suppressing the neutral exciton. When isolating the trion state, we observed changes in the Raman A1g intensity and an enhanced feature on the low energy side of the E12g peak. Photoluminescence and optical reflectivity measurements confirm the existence of the prepared trion state. This technique also prepares intermediate regimes with controlled luminescence amplitudes of the neutral and charged exciton. This effect is reversible by exposing the sample to air, indicating the change is mitigated by surface interactions with the ambient environment. This method provides a tool to modify optical emission energy and to isolate physical processes in this and other two-dimensional materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 18, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4921472
Entities
People
- A. T. Hanbicki
- Berend T Jonker
- G. Kioseoglou
- M. Currie
Organizations
- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Naval Research Laboratory
- University of Crete