Theory of coherent phonons coupled to excitons

E Perfetto, K Wu, G Stefanucci - npj 2D Materials and Applications, 2024 - nature.com
The interaction of excitons with lattice vibrations underlies the scattering from bright to dark
excitons as well as the coherent modulation of the exciton energy. Unlike the former …

Phonon screening and dissociation of excitons at finite temperatures from first principles

AM Alvertis, JB Haber, Z Li, CJN Coveney… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The properties of excitons, or correlated electron–hole pairs, are of paramount importance to
optoelectronic applications of materials. A central component of exciton physics is the …

Phonon assisted exciton processes in two-dimensional tungsten monocarbide

R Saraswat, M Kolos, R Verma, F Karlický… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this study, we utilized a rigorous ab initio-based finite momentum Bethe–Salpeter
equation to investigate the photoluminescence emission in two-dimensional hexagonal …

Excitonic response in transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures from first principles: Impact of stacking, twisting, and interlayer distance

R Reho, AR Botello-Méndez, D Sangalli, MJ Verstraete… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Van der Waals heterostructures of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides provide
a unique platform to engineer optoelectronic devices tuning their optical properties via …

Distinguishing different stackings in layered materials via luminescence spectroscopy

M Zanfrognini, A Plaud, I Stenger, F Fossard… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Despite its simple crystal structure, layered boron nitride features a surprisingly complex
variety of phonon-assisted luminescence peaks. We present a combined experimental and …

Detection of a Coherent Excitonic State in the Layered Semiconductor BiI3

V Gosetti, J Cervantes-Villanueva, D Sangalli… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The measurement and manipulation of the coherent dynamics of excitonic states constitute a
forefront research challenge in semiconductor optics and quantum-coherence-based …

Optical Absorption and Photoluminescence of Single-Layer Boron Nitride from a First-Principles Cumulant Approach

G Marini, M Calandra, P Cudazzo - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The photoluminescence spectrum of a single-layer boron nitride remains elusive, marked by
enigmatic satellites that hint at significant but unidentified exciton–phonon coupling. Here …

Plasmonic optical manipulation in hybrid Al nanoprisms/h-BN structures for UV detection

B Mo, J Yin, T Wu, Z Wu, D Cai, J Li, J Kang - Applied Surface Science, 2025 - Elsevier
Monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) film generally has a weak interaction with
incident illumination because of its atomic thickness, which restricts its applications in …

Exciton-exciton transitions involving strongly bound excitons: An ab initio approach

D Sangalli, M d'Alessandro, C Attaccalite - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
In pump-probe spectroscopy, two laser pulses are employed to garner dynamical
information from the sample of interest. The pump initiates the optical process by exciting a …

Rationalization of near-infrared luminescence of bismuth ions in mixed oxides

C Ji, Q Chen, CK Duan, M Yin - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Bismuth-activated materials with broadband luminescence have continued to attract interest
for their potential applications in phosphors and broadband optical amplifiers. This study …