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Observation of ultrafast interfacial Meitner-Auger energy transfer in a Van der Waals heterostructure

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  • Shuo Dong

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Samuel Beaulieu

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
    Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - CEA, CELIA, UMR5107)

  • Malte Selig

    (Technische Universität Berlin)

  • Philipp Rosenzweig

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Dominik Christiansen

    (Technische Universität Berlin)

  • Tommaso Pincelli

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

  • Maciej Dendzik

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

  • Jonas D. Ziegler

    (Technische Universität Dresden
    Photonics Laboratory, ETH Zürich)

  • Julian Maklar

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

  • R. Patrick Xian

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
    University of Toronto)

  • Alexander Neef

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

  • Avaise Mohammed

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Armin Schulz

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Mona Stadler

    (University of Stuttgart)

  • Michael Jetter

    (University of Stuttgart)

  • Peter Michler

    (University of Stuttgart)

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    (National Institute for Materials Science)

  • Kenji Watanabe

    (National Institute for Materials Science)

  • Hidenori Takagi

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
    University of Tokyo
    University of Stuttgart)

  • Ulrich Starke

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Alexey Chernikov

    (Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Martin Wolf

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

  • Hiro Nakamura

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
    University of Arkansas)

  • Andreas Knorr

    (Technische Universität Berlin)

  • Laurenz Rettig

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

  • Ralph Ernstorfer

    (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
    Technische Universität Berlin)

Abstract

Atomically thin layered van der Waals heterostructures feature exotic and emergent optoelectronic properties. With growing interest in these novel quantum materials, the microscopic understanding of fundamental interfacial coupling mechanisms is of capital importance. Here, using multidimensional photoemission spectroscopy, we provide a layer- and momentum-resolved view on ultrafast interlayer electron and energy transfer in a monolayer-WSe2/graphene heterostructure. Depending on the nature of the optically prepared state, we find the different dominating transfer mechanisms: while electron injection from graphene to WSe2 is observed after photoexcitation of quasi-free hot carriers in the graphene layer, we establish an interfacial Meitner-Auger energy transfer process following the excitation of excitons in WSe2. By analysing the time-energy-momentum distributions of excited-state carriers with a rate-equation model, we distinguish these two types of interfacial dynamics and identify the ultrafast conversion of excitons in WSe2 to valence band transitions in graphene. Microscopic calculations find interfacial dipole-monopole coupling underlying the Meitner-Auger energy transfer to dominate over conventional Förster- and Dexter-type interactions, in agreement with the experimental observations. The energy transfer mechanism revealed here might enable new hot-carrier-based device concepts with van der Waals heterostructures.

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  • Shuo Dong & Samuel Beaulieu & Malte Selig & Philipp Rosenzweig & Dominik Christiansen & Tommaso Pincelli & Maciej Dendzik & Jonas D. Ziegler & Julian Maklar & R. Patrick Xian & Alexander Neef & Avaise, 2023. "Observation of ultrafast interfacial Meitner-Auger energy transfer in a Van der Waals heterostructure," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-40815-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40815-8
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