Title :
Excitons in atomically thin transition-metal dichalcogenides
Author :
Chernikov, A. ; Berkelbach, Timothy C. ; Hill, Heather M. ; Rigosi, Albert ; Yilei Li ; Aslan, Ozgur B. ; Reichman, David R. ; Hybertsen, Mark S. ; Heinz, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Depts. of Phys. & Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Excitons are studied experimentally and theoretically in atomically thin WS2 layers. We find a binding energy of 0.32eV as well as non-hydrogenic behavior of the exciton states due to the non-uniformity of the dielectric environment.
Keywords :
binding energy; excitons; tungsten compounds; WS2; atomically thin transition-metal dichalcogenides; binding energy; dielectric environment; exciton; exciton state; nonhydrogenic behavior; Atomic layer deposition; Dielectrics; Excitons; Hydrogen; Nanomaterials; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA