Abstract

Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) have recently attracted great interest in the field of photonics because of their distinctive optical and spin properties. In contrast to bulk TMD materials, which are indirect bandgap semiconductors, monolayer TMDs are highly optically active due to a direct bandgap ranging between 1 and 2 eV [1]. The coupling of TMD excitons to optical fields can be dramatically enhanced by integration with nanophotonic resonators. For instance, enhanced light extraction, signatures of Purcell enhanced emission and even lasing in coupled systems of TMD monolayers transferred onto two-dimensional GaP-based photonic crystal cavities (PCCs) [2,3] as well as microdisk cavities [4] was reported.

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