Control of the exciton valley dynamics in van der Waals heterostructures
arXiv:2010.01352 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.103.085302
Abstract
The exciton valley dynamics in van der Waals heterostructures with transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers is driven by the long-range exchange interaction between the electron and the hole in the exciton. It couples the states active in the opposite circular polarizations resulting in the longitudinal-transverse splitting of excitons propagating in the monolayer plane. Here we study theoretically the effect of the dielectric environment on the long-range exchange interaction and demonstrate how the encapsulation in the hexagonal boron nitride modifies the exciton longitudinal-transverse splitting. We calculate the exciton spin/valley polarization relaxation due to the long-range exchange interaction and demonstrate that the variation of the monolayer environment results in significant, up to five-fold, enhancement of the exciton valley polarization lifetime.
arXiv comment12 pages, 6 figures
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