Superposition of intra- and inter-layer excitons in twistronic MoSe${}_2$/WSe${}_2$ bilayers probed by resonant Raman scattering

Abstract

Hybridisation of electronic bands of two-dimensional materials, assembled into twistronic heterostructures, enables one to tune their optoelectronic properties by selecting conditions for resonant interlayer hybridisation. Resonant interlayer hybridisation qualitatively modifies the excitons in such heterostructures, transforming these optically active modes into superposition states of interlayer and intralayer excitons. For MoSe${}_2$/WSe${}_2$ heterostructures, strong hybridization occurs between the holes in the spin-split valence band of WSe${}_2$ and in the top valence band of MoSe${}_2$, especially when both are bound to the same electron in the lowest conduction band of WSe${}_2$. Here we use resonance Raman scattering to provide direct evidence for the hybridisation of excitons in twistronic MoSe${}_2$/WSe${}_2$ structures, by observing scattering of specific excitons by phonons in both WSe${}_2$ and MoSe${}_2$. We also demonstrate that resonance Raman scattering spectroscopy opens up a wide range of possibilities for quantifying the layer composition of the superposition states of the exciton and the interlayer hybridisation parameters in heterostructures of two-dimensional materials.

arXiv comment32 pages, 5 figures, 8 supplementary figures, 8 supplementary tables. 2D Mater. (2021)

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