Ultrafast dynamics of exciton formation and decay in two-dimensional tungsten disulfide (2D-WS2) monolayers
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Zeynep Ezgi Eroglu, Olivia Comegys, Leo S. Quintanar, Nurul Azam, Salah Elafandi, Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Abdelaziz Boulesbaa
Excitons in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers (2D-TMDs) are of essential importance due to their key involvement in 2D-TMD-based applications. For instance, exciton dissociation and exciton radiative recombination are indispensible processes in photovoltaic and light-emitting devices, respectively. These two processes depend drastically on the photogeneration efficiency and lifetime of excitons. Here, we incorporate femtosecond pump–probe spectroscopy to investigate the ultrafast dynamics of exciton formation and decay in a single crystal of monolayer 2D tungsten disulfide (WS2). Investigation of the formation dynamics of the lowest exciton (XA) indicated that the formation time linearly increases from ∼150 fs upon resonant excitation, to ∼500 fs following excitation that is ∼1.1 eV above the band-gap. This dependence is attributed to the time it takes highly excited electrons in the conduction band (CB) to relax to the CB minimum (CBM) and contribute to the formation of XA. This is confirmed by infrared measurements of electron intraband relaxation dynamics. Furthermore, pump–probe experiments suggested that the XA ground state depletion recovery dynamics depend on the excitation energy as well. The average recovery time increased from ∼10 ps in the case of resonant excitation to ∼50 ps following excitation well above the band-gap. Having the ability to control whether generating short-lived or long-lived electron–hole pairs in 2D-TMD monolayers opens a new horizon for the application of these materials. For instance, long-lived electron–hole pairs are appropriate for photovoltaic devices, but short-lived excitons are more beneficial for lasers with ultrashort pulses.
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