Hybrid Moiré Excitons and Trions in Twisted MoTe2-MoSe2 Heterobilayers

Nano Lett. 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00541. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

We report experimental and theoretical studies of MoTe2-MoSe2 heterobilayers with rigid moiré superlattices controlled by the twist angle. Using an effective continuum model that combines resonant interlayer electron tunneling with stacking-dependent moiré potentials, we identify the nature of moiré excitons and the dependence of their energies, oscillator strengths, and Landé g-factors on the twist angle. Within the same framework, we interpret distinct signatures of bound complexes among electrons and moiré excitons in nearly collinear heterostacks. Our work provides a fundamental understanding of hybrid moiré excitons and trions in MoTe2-MoSe2 heterobilayers and establishes the material system as a prime candidate for optical studies of correlated phenomena in moiré lattices.

Keywords: hybridization; moiré excitons; moiré potential; transition metal dichalcogenides; two-dimensional semiconductors; van der Waals heterostructures.