Exciton localization on p-i-n junctions in two-dimensional crystals

Abstract

We consider a neutral exciton localized on a model p-i-n junction defined in a two-dimensional crystal: MoSe${}_2$ and phosphorene, using a variational approach to the effective mass Hamiltonian. The non-homogeneous electric field at the junction prevents the separation of the center of mass. The variational solution provides the exciton density in the real space and accounts for the kinetic energy due to the exciton localization. For low values of the potential step across the junction, the exciton occupies an area which is much larger than the nominal range of the junction and the energy remains essentially insensitive to the value of the step. Localization of the exciton within the junction area is accompanied by the appearance of the dipole moment induced by the local electric field. The dipole moment becomes a linear function of the potential step only when the step is sufficiently large. In consequence, the energy dependence on the step value is non-parabolic. We demonstrate that the exciton gets localized not exactly at the center of the junction but on the side which is more energetically favourable for the heavier carrier: electron or hole.

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