Emergence of new optical resonances in single-layer transition metal dichalcogenides with atomic-size phase patterns

Abstract

Atomic-scale control of light-matter interactions represent the ultimate frontier for many applications in photonics and quantum technology. Two-dimensional semiconductors, including transition metal dichalcogenides, are a promising platform to achieve such control due to the combination of an atomically thin geometry and convenient photophysical properties. Here, we demonstrate that a variety of durable polymorphic structures can be combined to generate additional optical resonances beyond the standard excitons. We theoretically predict and experimentally show that atomic-sized patches of 1T phase within the 1H matrix form unique electronic bands that give rise to new and robust optical resonances with strong absorption, circularly polarized emission and long radiative lifetime. The atomic manipulation of two-dimensional semiconductors opens unexplored scenarios for light harvesting devices and exciton-based photonics.

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