Motional narrowing, ballistic transport, and trapping of room-temperature exciton polaritons in an atomically-thin semiconductor

M. Wurdack (), E. Estrecho, S. Todd, T. Yun, M. Pieczarka, S. K. Earl, J. A. Davis, C. Schneider, A. G. Truscott and E. A. Ostrovskaya ()
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M. Wurdack: The Australian National University
E. Estrecho: The Australian National University
S. Todd: The Australian National University
T. Yun: The Australian National University
M. Pieczarka: The Australian National University
S. K. Earl: Swinburne University of Technology
J. A. Davis: Swinburne University of Technology
C. Schneider: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
A. G. Truscott: The Australian National University
E. A. Ostrovskaya: The Australian National University

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide crystals (TMDCs) hold great promise for semiconductor optoelectronics because their bound electron-hole pairs (excitons) are stable at room temperature and interact strongly with light. When TMDCs are embedded in an optical microcavity, excitons can hybridise with cavity photons to form exciton polaritons, which inherit useful properties from their constituents. The ability to manipulate and trap polaritons on a microchip is critical for applications. Here, we create a non-trivial potential landscape for polaritons in monolayer WS2, and demonstrate their trapping and ballistic propagation across tens of micrometers. We show that the effects of dielectric disorder, which restrict the diffusion of WS2 excitons and broaden their spectral resonance, are dramatically reduced for polaritons, leading to motional narrowing and preserved partial coherence. Linewidth narrowing and coherence are further enhanced in the trap. Our results demonstrate the possibility of long-range dissipationless transport and efficient trapping of TMDC polaritons in ambient conditions.

Date: 2021
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