Theory of exciton polarons in 2D Wigner crystals

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Hauptverfasser: Adlong, Haydn S., Dizer, Eugen, Schmidt, Richard, Imamoglu, Atac, Christianen, Arthur
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author Adlong, Haydn S.
Dizer, Eugen
Schmidt, Richard
Imamoglu, Atac
Christianen, Arthur
author_facet Adlong, Haydn S.
Dizer, Eugen
Schmidt, Richard
Imamoglu, Atac
Christianen, Arthur
contents Monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) provide a platform for realizing Wigner crystals and enable their detection via exciton spectroscopy. We develop a microscopic theoretical model for excitons interacting with the localized electrons of the Wigner crystal, including their vibrational motion. In addition to the previously observed exciton-Umklapp feature, the theory reproduces and explains the higher-band attractive-polaron resonances recently reported experimentally. Our model further uncovers that the appearance of two equal-strength and parallel attractive polarons, as commonly observed in WSe$_2$ and WS$_2$, is a signature of strong correlations in the electronic system. Altogether, our results demonstrate that accounting for electronic interactions is essential to reproduce and interpret the exciton-polaron spectra of TMDs.
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spellingShingle Theory of exciton polarons in 2D Wigner crystals
Adlong, Haydn S.
Dizer, Eugen
Schmidt, Richard
Imamoglu, Atac
Christianen, Arthur
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) provide a platform for realizing Wigner crystals and enable their detection via exciton spectroscopy. We develop a microscopic theoretical model for excitons interacting with the localized electrons of the Wigner crystal, including their vibrational motion. In addition to the previously observed exciton-Umklapp feature, the theory reproduces and explains the higher-band attractive-polaron resonances recently reported experimentally. Our model further uncovers that the appearance of two equal-strength and parallel attractive polarons, as commonly observed in WSe$_2$ and WS$_2$, is a signature of strong correlations in the electronic system. Altogether, our results demonstrate that accounting for electronic interactions is essential to reproduce and interpret the exciton-polaron spectra of TMDs.
title Theory of exciton polarons in 2D Wigner crystals
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16651