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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. ; Lin, Kai-Qiang

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 typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleACS Nano
Publisher:ACS Publications
Volume:20
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:5
Page Range:pp. 4018-4026
Date24 January 2026
InstitutionsPhysics > 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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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c08378DOI
Keywords2D semiconductors; quantum wells; intersubband transitions; IR spectroscopy; electronic Raman scattering; Stark spectroscopy
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-787254
Item ID78725

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