Fano resonance and incoherent interlayer excitons in molecular van der Waals heterostructures
arXiv:2108.07364 · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03441
Abstract
Complex van der Waals heterostructures from layered molecular stacks are promising optoelectronic materials offering means to efficient, modular charge separation and collection layers. The effect of stacking in the electrodynamics of such hybrid organic-inorganic two-dimensional materials remains largely unexplored, whereby molecular scale engineering could lead to advanced optical phenomena. For instance, tunable Fano engineering could make possible on-demand transparent conducting layers or photoactive elements, and passive cooling. We employ an adapted Gersten-Nitzan model and real time time-dependent density functional tight-binding to study the optoelectronics of self-assembled monolayers on graphene nanoribbons. We find Fano resonances that cause electromagnetic induced opacity and transparency, and reveal an additional incoherent process leading to interlayer exciton formation with a characteristic charge transfer rate. These results showcase hybrid van der Waals heterostructures as paradigmatic 2D optoelectronic stacks, featuring tunable Fano optics and unconventional charge transfer channels.
arXiv commentPublished in Nano Letters
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