Monolayer ternary tellurides based on alloying different transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) can result in new two‐dimensional (2D) materials ranging from semiconductors to metals and superconductors with tunable optical and electrical properties. Semiconducting WTe2
The valley degree of freedom that results from broken inversion symmetry in two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) has sparked a lot of interest due to its huge potential in information processing. In this experimental work, to optically address the valley-polarized emission from three-layer (3 L) thick WS2at room temperature, we employ a SiN photonic crystal slab that has two sets of holes in a square lattice that supports directional circular dichroism engendered by delocalized guided mode resonances. By perturbatively breaking the inversion symmetry of the photonic crystal slab, we can simultaneously manipulate s and p components of the radiating field so that these resonances correspond to circularly polarized emission. The emission of excitons from distinct valleys is coupled into different radiative channels and hence separated in the farfield. This directional exciton emission from selective valleys provides a potential route for valley-polarized light emitters, which lays the groundwork for future valleytronic devices.
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- 10489714
- Publisher / Repository:
- Optical Society of America
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- Journal Name:
- Optics Express
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 1094-4087; OPEXFF
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: Article No. 6076
- Size(s):
- ["Article No. 6076"]
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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