Rydberg Exciton Dynamics in the Blockade Regime of Cu2O

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Main Authors: Minarik, Gillian E., Arsenault, Eric A., Avelar, Vinícius da Silveira Lan, Handa, Taketo, Zhu, X. -Y.
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Published: 2025
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author Minarik, Gillian E.
Arsenault, Eric A.
Avelar, Vinícius da Silveira Lan
Handa, Taketo
Zhu, X. -Y.
author_facet Minarik, Gillian E.
Arsenault, Eric A.
Avelar, Vinícius da Silveira Lan
Handa, Taketo
Zhu, X. -Y.
contents Hosting giant Rydberg excitons with principal quantum numbers up to n = 30, cuprous oxide (Cu2O) provides a rare solid-state setting for exploring Rydberg physics, as exemplified by the blockade effect. Here we access the strongly interaction regime at high excitation densities (10^14-10^16/cm^3) and resolve the corresponding blockade dynamics for n = 2-7 using time-resolved spectroscopy. We find that Rydberg blockades are primarily governed by resonant dipolar interactions and that exciton recombination is coupled to the blockade itself. These findings demonstrate the potential for manipulating Rydberg exctions in the strongly interacting blockade regime in a solid state system.
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spellingShingle Rydberg Exciton Dynamics in the Blockade Regime of Cu2O
Minarik, Gillian E.
Arsenault, Eric A.
Avelar, Vinícius da Silveira Lan
Handa, Taketo
Zhu, X. -Y.
Other Condensed Matter
Hosting giant Rydberg excitons with principal quantum numbers up to n = 30, cuprous oxide (Cu2O) provides a rare solid-state setting for exploring Rydberg physics, as exemplified by the blockade effect. Here we access the strongly interaction regime at high excitation densities (10^14-10^16/cm^3) and resolve the corresponding blockade dynamics for n = 2-7 using time-resolved spectroscopy. We find that Rydberg blockades are primarily governed by resonant dipolar interactions and that exciton recombination is coupled to the blockade itself. These findings demonstrate the potential for manipulating Rydberg exctions in the strongly interacting blockade regime in a solid state system.
title Rydberg Exciton Dynamics in the Blockade Regime of Cu2O
topic Other Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05806