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Valley orientation of electrons and excitons in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers (brief review)
M. M. Glazov, E. L. Ivchenko Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 194021 Russia
Abstract:
The main aspects of physical phenomena associated with the optical orientation of the spin and valley degrees of freedom in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers and in van der Waals heterostructures based on them have been briefly reviewed. Owing to features of the band structure and spin–orbit coupling in such systems, circularly polarized light induces optical transitions in different valleys $\mathbb{K}_+$ and $\mathbb{K}_-$ of the Brillouin zone; consequently, the optical orientation of charge carriers and excitons is accompanied by their valley polarization. The main features of the band structure of transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers, excitonic effects, and results of theoretical studies of the valley orientation of excitons and electrons at one-photon absorption have been reported. The linear–circular dichroism and valley orientation of free charge carriers and excitons at multiphoton absorption have been studied. Effects associated with the trigonal symmetry of monolayers, including the inversion of valley polarization at two-photon transitions and the second harmonic generation, have been discussed. The considered theoretical models have been illustrated by experimental data.
Received: 10.11.2020 Revised: 10.11.2020 Accepted: 11.11.2020
Citation:
M. M. Glazov, E. L. Ivchenko, “Valley orientation of electrons and excitons in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers (brief review)”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 113:1 (2021), 10–20; JETP Letters, 113:1 (2021), 7–17
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