Wannier-Function-Based Approach to Coupled Exciton-Phonon-Photon Dynamics in Two-Dimensional Semiconductors

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Main Authors: Steinhoff, Alexander, Jahnke, Frank, Florian, Matthias
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author Steinhoff, Alexander
Jahnke, Frank
Florian, Matthias
author_facet Steinhoff, Alexander
Jahnke, Frank
Florian, Matthias
contents Marrying the predictive power of ab initio calculations with many-body effects remains a challenging task in two-dimensional (2d) materials, where efficient carrier-carrier interaction challenges established approximation schemes. In particular, understanding exciton-phonon interaction from first principles is a field of growing interest. Here, we present a many-body theory for coupled free-carrier, exciton, phonon and photon dynamics based on carrier-carrier and carrier-phonon interaction matrix elements obtained via projection on Wannier orbitals. The framework is applied to study the impact of carrier-phonon correlations on optical spectra and coupled nonequilibrium carrier-phonon kinetics in monolayer MoSe$_2$. We find that non-Markovian effects and dynamical buildup of quasi-particles are only properly described if correlations at least on the two-phonon level are included. Our studies open a perspective to advance the material-realistic description of nonequilibrium physics in 2d nanostructures to new many-body realms.
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spellingShingle Wannier-Function-Based Approach to Coupled Exciton-Phonon-Photon Dynamics in Two-Dimensional Semiconductors
Steinhoff, Alexander
Jahnke, Frank
Florian, Matthias
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Marrying the predictive power of ab initio calculations with many-body effects remains a challenging task in two-dimensional (2d) materials, where efficient carrier-carrier interaction challenges established approximation schemes. In particular, understanding exciton-phonon interaction from first principles is a field of growing interest. Here, we present a many-body theory for coupled free-carrier, exciton, phonon and photon dynamics based on carrier-carrier and carrier-phonon interaction matrix elements obtained via projection on Wannier orbitals. The framework is applied to study the impact of carrier-phonon correlations on optical spectra and coupled nonequilibrium carrier-phonon kinetics in monolayer MoSe$_2$. We find that non-Markovian effects and dynamical buildup of quasi-particles are only properly described if correlations at least on the two-phonon level are included. Our studies open a perspective to advance the material-realistic description of nonequilibrium physics in 2d nanostructures to new many-body realms.
title Wannier-Function-Based Approach to Coupled Exciton-Phonon-Photon Dynamics in Two-Dimensional Semiconductors
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.13417