Twist Angle Tuning of Moiré Exciton Polaritons in van der Waals Heterostructures

Fitzgerald, Jamie,1992Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology (författare)

Twisted atomically thin semiconductors are characterized by moiré excitons. Their optical signatures and selection rules are well understood. However, their hybridization with photons in the strong coupling regime for heterostructures integrated in an optical cavity has not been the focus of research yet. Here, we combine an excitonic density matrix formalism with a Hopfield approach to provide microscopic insights into moiré exciton polaritons. In particular, we show that exciton-light coupling, polariton energy, and even the number of polariton branches can be controlled via the twist angle. We find that these new hybrid light-exciton states become delocalized relative to the constituent excitons due to the mixing with light and higher-energy excitons. The system can be interpreted as a natural quantum metamaterial with a periodicity that can be engineered via the twist angle. Our study presents a significant advance in microscopic understanding and control of moiré exciton polaritons in twisted atomically thin semiconductors.

Thompson, J. J.P.Philipps-Universität Marburg,Philipps University Marburg (författare)
Malic, Ermin,1980Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology,Philipps-Universität Marburg,Philipps University Marburg(Swepub:cth)ermin (författare)
Chalmers tekniska högskolaPhilipps-Universität Marburg (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Nano Letters: American Chemical Society (ACS)22:11, s. 4468-44741530-69921530-6984

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