- Accepted Paper
High luminescence efficiency of multivalley excitonic complexes in heavily doped WSe monolayer
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 29 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/2gnk-d9dd
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 29 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/2gnk-d9dd
Monolayers of group-VI transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are two-dimensional semiconductors that exhibit exceptionally strong light–matter coupling yet typically suffer from low emission quantum yields. In this letter, we investigate the heavily -doped regime of a WSe monolayer and show that multi-particle excitonic complexes produce photoluminescence signals up to two orders of magnitude stronger than in the neutral state. Time-resolved photoluminescence and differential reflectivity measurements reveal that the quantum yield rises with carrier density and exceeds 50% for electron concentrations above 10 cm. These findings establish TMD monolayers as a platform for exploring excitonic complexes in high-density electron gases and point toward new opportunities for efficient, atomically thin light emitters.
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