Electrically Controlled Interfacial Charge Transfer Induced Excitons in MoSe2-WSe2 Lateral Heterostructure

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates electrical control of excitons and their complexes in a monolayer MoSe2-WSe2 lateral heterostructure, enabling precise manipulation of excitonic states for advanced optoelectronic applications.

Contribution

It introduces a novel device architecture with electrical tuning capabilities for excitons in 2D heterostructures, including direct manipulation across 1D interfaces and quantum emitter control.

Findings

Electrical tuning of excitons, trions, and free carriers achieved.

Spatial variation of exciton and trion densities observed.

Controlled narrow-band emission demonstrated for quantum applications.

Abstract

Controlling excitons and their transport in two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) heterostructures is central to advancing photonics and electronics on-chip integration. We investigate the controlled generation and manipulation of excitons and their complexes in monolayer (1L) MoSe2-WSe2 lateral heterostructure (LHS), directly grown via water-assisted chemical vapor deposition. Using a field-effect transistor design by incorporating a few-layer graphene back gate, single-layer graphene edge contact and encapsulation with few-layer hexagonal boron nitride, we achieve precise electrical tuning of exciton complexes and their transfer across 1D interfaces. At cryogenic temperatures (4 K), photoluminescence and photocurrent maps reveal the synergistic effect of local electric field and interface phenomena in the modulation of excitons, trions, and free carriers. We observe spatial variations in exciton and trion densities driven by exciton-trion conversion under electrical manipulation. The first-principle density functional theory calculation reveals significant band modification at the lateral interfaces and graphene-TMDs contact region. Furthermore, we demonstrate the versatility of 2D TMDS LHS in hosting and manipulating quantum emitters, achieving precise control over narrow-band emissions through modulating carrier injection and electrical biasing. This work extends the boundary of the present understanding of excitonic behaviour within lateral heterojunctions, highlighting the potential for controlled exciton manipulation across 1D interfaces and paving the way for next-generation electro-optical quantum devices.