Observation of biexcitons in monolayer WSe 2

Nature Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 477-481

  You, Yumeng ^a,b   Zhang, Xiao Xiao ^b   Berkelbach, Timothy C ^b   Hybertsen, Mark S ^c   Reichman, David R ^b   Heinz, Tony F ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; EXCITONS; MONOLAYERS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TRANSITION METALS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

CARRIER CONFINEMENTS; EMERGENT PROPERTY; MANY-BODY EFFECT; MANY-BODY INTERACTIONS; MONOLAYER THICKNESS; QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURES; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; VARIATIONAL CALCULATION;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84930323281     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3324     Document Type: Article

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