Tracking the Photoinduced Dynamics of a Dark Excitonic State in Single-Layer <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>WS</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </m
Excitons in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (1L-TMDs) exhibit a Rydberg-like series of bound states, including optically dark levels. Using a three-pulse scheme, we directly track the dynamics of the 2p dark exciton in 1L-WS_{2} through the Autler-Townes splitting of the bright 1s state. The splitting, induced by a midinfrared field resonant with the 1s-2p transition, reveals distinct 1s and 2p responses to photoexcitation. This approach provides new insight into many-body effects and offers a versatile experimental framework to probe driven excitonic dynamics in quantum materials.
Authors
- Karl J. Friston
Institutions
- University of Trieste (IT)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. (IT)
- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie (IT)
- Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging
- Columbia University (US)
- Politecnico di Milano (IT)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/j34b-hh1c
- Primary Topic
- 2D Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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