Optically initialized robust valley-polarized holes in monolayer WSe 2

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Abstract

A robust valley polarization is a key prerequisite for exploiting valley pseudospin to carry information in next-generation electronics and optoelectronics. Although monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides with inherent spin-valley coupling offer a unique platform to develop such valleytronic devices, the anticipated long-lived valley pseudospin has not been observed yet. Here we demonstrate that robust valley-polarized holes in monolayer WSe 2 can be initialized by optical pumping. Using time-resolved Kerr rotation spectroscopy, we observe a long-lived valley polarization for positive trion with a lifetime approaching 1 ns at low temperatures, which is much longer than the trion recombination lifetime (1/410-20 ps). The long-lived valley polarization arises from the transfer of valley pseudospin from photocarriers to resident holes in a specific valley. The optically initialized valley pseudospin of holes remains robust even at room temperature, which opens up the possibility to realize room-temperature valleytronics based on transition metal dichalcogenides.

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Hsu, W. T., Chen, Y. L., Chen, C. H., Liu, P. S., Hou, T. H., Li, L. J., & Chang, W. H. (2015). Optically initialized robust valley-polarized holes in monolayer WSe 2. Nature Communications, 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9963

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