Optical properties of orthorhombic germanium sulfide: Unveiling the Anisotropic Nature of Wannier Exciton
arXiv:2305.00174 · doi:10.1039/D3NR03168C
Abstract
To fully explore exciton-based applications and improve their performance, it is essential to understand the exciton behavior in anisotropic materials. Here, we investigate the optical properties of anisotropic excitons in GeS encapsulated by h-BN, using different approaches that combine polarization- and temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) measurements, \textit{ab initio} calculations, and effective mass approximation (EMA). Using the Bethe-Salpeter Equation (BSE) method, we found that the optical absorption spectra in GeS are significantly affected by the Coulomb interaction included in the BSE method, which shows the importance of excitonic effects besides it exhibits a significant dependence on the direction of polarization, revealing the anisotropic nature of bulk GeS. Combining \textit{ab initio} calculations and EMA methods, we investigate the quasi-hydrogenic exciton states and oscillator strength (OS) of GeS along the zigzag and armchair axes. We found that the anisotropy induces lifting of the degeneracy and mixing of the excitonic states in GeS, which results in highly nonhydrogenic features. Very good agreement with the experiment is observed.
arXiv comment15 pages, 7 figures + SI
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