Negative-mass exciton polaritons induced by dissipative light-matter coupling in an atomically thin semiconductor
arXiv:2204.04041 · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36618-6
Abstract
Dispersion engineering is a powerful and versatile tool that can vary the speed of light signals and induce negative-mass effects in the dynamics of particles and quasiparticles. Here, we show that dissipative coupling between bound electron-hole pairs (excitons) and photons in an optical microcavity can lead to the formation of exciton polaritons with an inverted dispersion of the lower polariton branch and hence a negative mass. We perform direct measurements of the anomalous dispersion in atomically thin (monolayer) WS crystals embedded in planar microcavities and demonstrate that the propagation direction of the negative-mass polaritons is opposite to their momentum. Our study introduces a new concept of non-Hermitian dispersion engineering for exciton polaritons and opens a pathway for realising new phases of quantum matter in a solid state.
16 pages, 13 figures
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