Bosonic Delocalization of Dipolar Moire Excitons

被引:18
作者
Brem, Samuel [1 ]
Malic, Ermin [1 ]
机构
[1] Philipps Univ, Dept Phys, D-35037 Marburg, Germany
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
interlayer excitons; van der Waals heterostructure; moire potential; interacting bosons; interaction-induced tunneling; INTERLAYER EXCITONS; TRANSITION; MOTT; SUPERFLUID; MODEL;
D O I
10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01160
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
In superlattices of twisted semiconductor monolayers, tunable moire potentials emerge, trapping excitons into periodic arrays. In particular, spatially separated interlayer excitons are subject to a deep potential landscape and they exhibit a permanent dipole providing a unique opportunity to study interacting bosonic lattices. Recent experiments have demonstrated density-dependent transport properties of moire excitons, which could play a key role for technological applications. However, the intriguing interplay between exciton-exciton interactions and moire trapping has not been well understood yet. In this work, we develop a microscopic theory of interacting excitons in external potentials allowing us to tackle this highly challenging problem. We find that interactions between moire excitons lead to a delocalization at intermediate densities, and we show how this transition can be tuned via twist angle and temperature. The delocalization is accompanied by a modification of optical moire resonances, which gradually merge into a single free exciton peak.
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页码:4627 / 4633
页数:7
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