Momentum Conserved Ultrafast Charge Transfer Dynamics of Interlayer Excitons in vdW Heterostructures

Abstract

Heterostructures comprising van der Waals (vdW) stacked transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) monolayers are a fascinating class of two-dimensional (2D) materials with unique properties. The presence of interlayer excitons, where the electron and the hole remain spatially separated in the two layers due to ultrafast charge transfer, is an intriguing feature of these heterostructures. Inevitably, the efficiency of 2D heterostructure devices is critically dependent on the charge transfer dynamics. However, the role of the relative rotation angle of the constituent layers on this charge transfer dynamics is hitherto unknown. Here, we investigate MoS${}_2$/WSe${}_2$ vdW heterostructures (hMWs) using monochromated low-loss electron energy loss (EEL) spectroscopy combined with aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and report that momentum conservation is a critical factor in the charge transfer dynamics of TMDC vdW heterostructures. The low-loss EEL spectra of the heterostructures with various rotation angles reveal that the charge transfer rate can be about one order-of-magnitude faster in the aligned (or anti-aligned) case than the misaligned cases. These results provide a deeper insight into the role of the fundamental principle of momentum conservation in 2D vdW heterostructure charge transfer dynamics.

arXiv comment33 pages, 5 figures

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