Strong-coupling phases of trions and excitons in electron-hole bilayers at commensurate densities

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Abstract

We introduce density imbalanced electron-hole bilayers at a commensurate 2 : 1 density ratio as a platform for realizing novel phases of electrons, excitons, and trions. Through the independently tunable carrier densities and interlayer spacing, competition between kinetic energy, intralayer repulsion, and interlayer attraction yields a rich phase diagram. By a combination of theoretical analysis and numerical calculation, we find a variety of strong-coupling phases in different parameter regions, including quantum crystals of electrons, excitons, and trions. We also propose an "excitonic supersolid" phase that features electron crystallization and exciton superfluidity simultaneously. The material realization and experimental signature of these phases are discussed in the context of semiconductor transition metal dichalcogenide bilayers.

* This work was supported by the Simons Investigator Award from the Simons Foundation. DDD was supported by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at MIT. DL acknowledges support from the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI).

Publication: D. D. Dai and L. Fu, Strong-coupling phases of trions and excitons in electron-hole bilayers at commensurate densities, arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.00825 (2023).

Presenters

  • David D Dai

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Authors

  • David D Dai

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Di Luo

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Liang Fu

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT