Phonon Assisted Exciton Processes in Two-Dimensional Tungsten Monocarbide

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Main Authors: Saraswat, Rishabh, Kolos, Miroslav, Verma, Rekha, Karlický, František, Bhattacharya, Sitangshu
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author Saraswat, Rishabh
Kolos, Miroslav
Verma, Rekha
Karlický, František
Bhattacharya, Sitangshu
author_facet Saraswat, Rishabh
Kolos, Miroslav
Verma, Rekha
Karlický, František
Bhattacharya, Sitangshu
contents n this study, we utilize a rigorous ab initio-based finite momentum Bethe-Salpeter equation to investigate the photoluminescence emission in two-dimensional hexagonal tungsten carbide (h-WC). This thermodynamically stable monolayer exhibits an indirect optical gap, resulting in phonon-assisted emission. We observe that light absorption is a direct process centered around the direct quasiparticle gap, while light emission is indirect and requires modes between $Γ$-$M$ in the phonon dispersion. The emission lines feature prominent phonon replicas at cryogenic temperatures, particularly near-infrared wavelengths (1.09 and 1.17 eV), and we observe exciton thermalization with the crystal beyond 25 K. Additionally, non-radiative recombination is a remarkably fast process, occurring at order of a few femtoseconds (4.8 fs at 0 K and 2.8 fs at 300 K) compared to radiative recombination (2.3 ps at 0 K and 214 ns at 300 K). These optical characteristics of 2D h-WC may facilitate the promise of photon-emitter devices for near-infrared signal communication.
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spellingShingle Phonon Assisted Exciton Processes in Two-Dimensional Tungsten Monocarbide
Saraswat, Rishabh
Kolos, Miroslav
Verma, Rekha
Karlický, František
Bhattacharya, Sitangshu
Materials Science
n this study, we utilize a rigorous ab initio-based finite momentum Bethe-Salpeter equation to investigate the photoluminescence emission in two-dimensional hexagonal tungsten carbide (h-WC). This thermodynamically stable monolayer exhibits an indirect optical gap, resulting in phonon-assisted emission. We observe that light absorption is a direct process centered around the direct quasiparticle gap, while light emission is indirect and requires modes between $Γ$-$M$ in the phonon dispersion. The emission lines feature prominent phonon replicas at cryogenic temperatures, particularly near-infrared wavelengths (1.09 and 1.17 eV), and we observe exciton thermalization with the crystal beyond 25 K. Additionally, non-radiative recombination is a remarkably fast process, occurring at order of a few femtoseconds (4.8 fs at 0 K and 2.8 fs at 300 K) compared to radiative recombination (2.3 ps at 0 K and 214 ns at 300 K). These optical characteristics of 2D h-WC may facilitate the promise of photon-emitter devices for near-infrared signal communication.
title Phonon Assisted Exciton Processes in Two-Dimensional Tungsten Monocarbide
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07867