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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.

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Physical Review Letters
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2025-11-26
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https://doi.org/10.1103/j34b-hh1c
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2D Materials and Applications
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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

Karl J. Friston
Physical Review Letters
2D Materials and Applications
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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

Karl J. Friston
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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.

Physical Review LettersVol. 136(1)
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)
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