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Clément Faugeras

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arXiv2016

Radiatively limited dephasing and exciton dynamics in MoSe$_2$ monolayers

By implementing four-wave mixing (FWM) micro-spectroscopy we measure coherence and population dynamics of the exciton transitions in monolayers of MoSe$_2$. We reveal their dephasing times T$_2$ and radiative lifetime T$_1$ in a sub-picosecond (ps) range, approaching T$_2$=2T$_1$, and thus indicating radiatively limited dephasing at a temperature of 6$\,$K. We elucidate the dephasing mechanisms by varying the temperature and by probing various locations on the flake exhibiting a different local disorder. At a nanosecond range, we observe the residual FWM produced by the incoherent excitons, which initially disperse towards the dark states, but then relax back to the optically active states within the light cone. By introducing polarization-resolved excitation, we infer inter-valley exciton dynamics, showing an initial polarization degree of around 30$\,\%$, constant during the initial sub-picosecond decay, followed by the depolarization on a picosecond timescale. The FWM hyperspectral imaging reveals the doped and undoped areas of the sample, allowing to investigate the neutral exciton, the charged one or both transitions at the same time. In the latter case, we observe the exciton-trion beating in the coherence evolution indicating their coherent coupling.

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arXiv2015

Insulating state in tetralayers reveals an even-odd interaction effect in multilayer graphene

The absence of an energy gap separating valence and conduction bands makes the low-energy electronic properties of graphene and its multi-layers sensitive to electron-electron interactions. In bilayers, for instance, interactions are predicted to open a gap at charge neutrality, turning the system into an insulator, as observed experimentally. In mono and (Bernal-stacked) trilayers, interactions, although still important, do not have an equally drastic effect, and these systems remain conducting at low temperature. It may be expected that interaction effects become weaker for thicker multilayers, whose behavior should eventually converge to that of graphite. Here we show that this expectation does not correspond to reality by investigating the case of Bernal-stacked tetralayer graphene (4LG). We reveal the occurrence of a robust insulating state in a narrow range of carrier densities around charge neutrality, incompatible with the behavior expected from the single-particle band structure. The phenomenology resembles that observed in bilayers, but the stronger conductance suppression makes the insulating state in 4LG visible at higher temperature. To account for our findings, we suggest a natural generalization of the interaction-driven, symmetry-broken states proposed for bilayers. This generalization also explains the systematic even-odd effect of interactions in Bernal-stacked layers of different thickness that is emerging from experiments, and has implications for the multilayer-to-graphite crossover.

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arXiv2014

Probing electronic excitations in mono- to pentalayer graphene by micro-magneto-Raman spectroscopy

We probe electronic excitations between Landau levels in freestanding $N-$layer graphene over a broad energy range, with unprecedented spectral and spatial resolution, using micro-magneto Raman scattering spectroscopy. A characteristic evolution of electronic bands in up to five Bernal-stacked graphene layers is evidenced and shown to remarkably follow a simple theoretical approach, based on an effective bilayer model. $(N>3)$-layer graphene appear as appealing candidates in the quest for novel phenomena, particularly in the quantum Hall effect regime. Our work paves the way towards minimally-invasive investigations of magneto-excitons in other emerging low-dimensional systems, with a spatial resolution down to 1$~μ$m.

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arXiv2012

Magneto-absorption spectra of hydrogen-like yellow exciton series in cuprous oxide: excitons in strong magnetic fields

We study the absorption spectra of the yellow excitons in Cu$_2$O in high magnetic fields using polarization-resolved optical absorption measurements with a high frequency resolution. We show that the symmetry of the yellow exciton results in unusual selection rules for the optical absorption of polarized light and that the mixing of ortho- and para- excitons in magnetic field is important. Our calculation of the energies of the yellow exciton series in an arbitrary magnetic field gives an excellent fit to experimental data and allows us to understand the complex structure of excitonic levels and their magnetic field dependence, which resolves the old-standing disagreement between the results of optical absorption and cyclotron resonance measurements.

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arXiv2006

Evidence for magnetoplasmon character of the cyclotron resonance response of a two-dimensional electron gas

Experimental results on the absolute magneto-transmission of a series of high density, high mobility GaAs quantum wells are compared with the predictions of a recent magnetoplasmon theory for values of the filling factor above 2. We show that the magnetoplasmon picture can explain the non-linear features observed in the magnetic field evolution of the cyclotron resonance energies and of the absorption oscillator strength. This provides experimental evidence that inter Landau level excitations probed by infrared spectroscopy need to be considered as many body excitations in terms of magnetoplasmons: this is especially true when interpreting the oscillator strengths of the cyclotron transitions.

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