Abstract
Mechanical deformations and ensuing strain are routinely exploited to tune the band gap energy and to enhance the functionalities of two-dimensional crystals. In this Letter, we show that strain leads also to a strong modification of the exciton magnetic moment in monolayers. Zeeman-splitting measurements under magnetic fields up to 28.5 T were performed on single, one-layer-thick microbubbles. The strain of the bubbles causes a hybridization of -space direct and indirect excitons resulting in a sizable decrease in the modulus of the factor of the ground-state exciton. These findings indicate that strain may have major effects on the way the valley number of excitons can be used to process binary information in two-dimensional crystals.
- Received 22 December 2021
- Accepted 9 June 2022
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.067402
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