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Electrical Control of Intersubband Transitions in Few-Layer WSe₂ Multivalley Quantum Wells Probed by Electronic Raman Scattering
Wutz, Philipp, Zhang, Yinong, Hofmann, Felix J., Faria Junior, Paulo E.
, Lu, Yao, Soul, Philip, Bao, Yu-Han, Watanabe, Kenji
, Taniguchi, Takashi, Fabian, Jaroslav
, Bange, Sebastian
, Lupton, John M.
and Lin, Kai-Qiang
(2026)
Electrical Control of Intersubband Transitions in Few-Layer WSe₂ Multivalley Quantum Wells Probed by Electronic Raman Scattering.
ACS Nano 20 (5), pp. 4018-4026.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 24 Feb 2026 13:00
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.78725
Abstract
Semiconducting quantum wells have enabled revolutionary applications in diode lasers, IR photodetectors, and optical modulators. Recently, van der Waals (vdW) quantum wells have emerged as a promising frontier, offering inherently atomically sharp interfaces and facile integration into device structures without the constraints of lattice matching. Tunability of intersubband transitions is ...
Semiconducting quantum wells have enabled revolutionary applications in diode lasers, IR photodetectors, and optical modulators. Recently, van der Waals (vdW) quantum wells have emerged as a promising frontier, offering inherently atomically sharp interfaces and facile integration into device structures without the constraints of lattice matching. Tunability of intersubband transitions is essential for applications of quantum wells but remains unexplored in vdW structures. Here, we report valley-selective, electric-field-activated electronic Raman scattering from intersubband transitions in natural WSe₂ multilayers and demonstrate electrical tunability by over 100 meV. We validate the generality of such tunability in 3 to 7 layers of WSe₂ and quantify the effective dipole moments and polarizabilities that determine the quantum-confined Stark effect. These intersubband transitions are also found in artificially stacked multilayers, where they can be manipulated by twist angle. Our work lays foundations for exploiting vdW quantum wells in next-generation optoelectronic applications, including tunable photodiodes and atomically compact IR spectrometers.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | ACS Nano | ||||
| Publisher: | ACS Publications | ||||
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| Volume: | 20 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 5 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 4018-4026 | ||||
| Date | 24 January 2026 | ||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Lupton > Group John Lupton | ||||
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Funded by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
(422707584)
Funded by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
(314695032)
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| Keywords | 2D semiconductors; quantum wells; intersubband transitions; IR spectroscopy; electronic Raman scattering; Stark spectroscopy | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-787254 | ||||
| Item ID | 78725 |
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