2020/11/27 by Erfu Liu, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe +3 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.127.037402
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 037402 (2021)
arxiv created 2020/11/27 · arxiv updated 2021/07/20
Moiré superlattices are excellent platforms to realize strongly correlated quantum phenomena, such as Mott insulation and superconductivity. In particular, recent research has revealed stripe phases and generalized Wigner crystals at fractional fillings of moiré superlattices. But these experiments have not focused on the influence of electronic crystallization on the excitonic and valleytronic properties of the superlattices. Here we report excitonic and valleytronic signatures of correlated states at fractional fillings in a WSe2/WS2 moiré superlattice. We observe reflection spectral modulation of three intralayer moiré excitons at filling factors ν = 1/3 and 2/3. We also observe luminescence spectral modulation of interlayer trions at around a dozen fractional filling factors, including ν = -3/2, 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 2/3, 6/7, 5/3. In addition, the valley polarization of interlayer trions is noticeably suppressed at some fractional fillings. These results demonstrate a new regime of light-matter interactions, in which electron crystallization significantly modulates the absorption, emission, and valley dynamics of the excitonic states in a moiré superlattice.