2018/04/18 by Christian Schneider, Mikhail M. Glazov, Tobias Korn +2 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.mes-hall #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04866-6
published as Nature Communications 9, 2695 (2018) · 10 pages, 3 figures, short review, submitted version
arxiv created 2018/04/18 · arxiv updated 2018/07/13
The optical properties of transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers are widely dominated by excitons, Coulomb-bound electron-hole pairs. These quasi-particles exhibit giant oscillator strength and give rise to narrow-band, well-pronounced optical transitions, which can be brought into resonance with electromagnetic fields in microcavities and plasmonic nanostructures. Due to the atomic thinness and robustness of the monolayers, their integration in van der Waals heterostructures provides unique opportunities for engineering strong light-matter coupling. We review first results in this emerging field and outline future opportunities and challenges.