Broadband enhancement of absorption by two-dimensional atomic crystals modeled as non-Hermitian photonic scattering

作者:Chen, Xingzhou; Sun, Zheng*; Zhang, Min; Li, Ming; Hu, Zhigao; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Snoke, David; Shi, Zhe-Yu*; Wu, Jian*
来源:Applied Physics Letters, 2023, 122(4): 041105.
DOI:10.1063/5.0134789

摘要

We report the design and fabrication of a vertical structure using a distributed Bragg reflector and dielectric material layer to achieve optimized optical absorption enhancement for a stack of monolayer WS2 and MoS2, namely, a tenfold increase in absorption over a 100 nm spectral range. Our research indicates that we can approach over 50% absorption by finely tuning the thickness of the spacer layer. Our theoretical model shows that the dependence of the absorption coefficient on the spacer thickness can be understood as a solution of a non-Hermitian Schrodinger equation. These results advance the development of broadband optical devices, including solar energy conversion and sensitive optical sensors, by using two-dimensional excitonic materials.

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    复旦大学; 1