Accurate Computation of Excitons in Two-Dimensional Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Abstract

This report presents research conducted by Madeleine Phillips under a Karles Fellowship over the period January 2021 through January 2022. The optoelectronic response of two-dimensional semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is dominated by excitons, which are bound states of electrons and holes. The excitonic spectrum of 2D TMDs can be manipulated by stacking TMDs or by stacking and introducing an interlayer twist. This report focuses on the variation of excitonic properties in WSe2 bilayers with two distinct twist angles: 0 and 60 degrees. These bilayers are often referred to as having 3R and 2H stacking, respectively. This work was published in part in the journal Nanoscale in January 2022.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 2022
Accession Number
AD1164647

Entities

People

  • Madeleine Phillips

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Brillouin Zones
  • Conduction Bands
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Electrons
  • Elements
  • Energy Bands
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Metals
  • Optical Properties
  • Reflectance
  • Semiconductors
  • Transition Metals
  • Two Dimensional
  • Two-Dimensional Materials
  • Valence Bands

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene