Magneto-optical measurements of the negatively charged 2s exciton in WSe2
Publication Date:
August 23 2022
Article Citation:
Phys. Rev. B, 106, L081409
Article Authors
J.C. Sell, J.R. Vannucci, D.G. Suarez-Forero, B. Cao, D.W. Session, H.-J.Chuang, K.M. McCreary, M.R. Rosenberger, B.T. Jonker, S. Mittal, M. Hafezi
Article DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.L081409
Research Thrusts:
RT-3
Topic Areas:
Excitons | Magnetic Properties | Quantum Wells | Semiconductors

Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides host a variety of optically excited quasiparticles species that stem from two-dimensional confinement combined with relatively large carrier effective masses and reduced dielectric screening. The magnetic response of these quasiparticles gives information on their spin and valley configurations, nuanced carrier interactions, and insight into the underlying band structure.

Recently, there have been several reports of 2s/3s charged excitons in TMDs, but very little is still known about their response to external magnetic fields. Using photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy, we observe the presence of the 2s charged exciton and report for the first time its response to an applied magnetic field. We benchmark this response against the neutral exciton and find that both the 2s neutral and charged excitons exhibit similar behavior with g-factors of gX2s0=-5.20±0.11μB and gX2s=-4.98±0.11μB, respectively.