monolayer structure Arror Li Contents • Crystal structure • Band-edge forming and Band structure • Direct and Indirect excitation • Spin-valley coupling • Experimental techniques Crystal structure • Transition metals from group VI and chalcogens • The layer of transition metal atoms is sandwiched between two layers of chalcogens.[1] • The layers are weakly held together by van der Waals forces The chalcogen atoms (X) are yellow and the metal atoms (T) are blue [1] • Time-reversal symmetry • Space-inversion symmertry • In a system with both symmertries,their effect would typically vanish • Band Categorizing With the standard of orbital(atom) E(dxy,dx2-y2) 2 E’( dxz, dyz ) 1 A1(dz2) 0 Band structure • The conduction band-edge state A1(dz2) • The valence band-edge state E (dxy,dx2-y2) Direct excitation(blue) Indirect excitation(red) [1] The red and blue colors refers to the two inequivalent valleys. [1] At the K+ valley, the spin-down and spin-up holes occupy the (A) and (B) bands, respectively; while at the K− valley the spin occupation is opposite. Experimental techniques • Optical microscopy • Atomic force microscopy (AFM) • μ-Raman spectroscopy • μ-PL specctroscopy Optical microscopy Atomic force microscopy (AFM) a single layer of MoS2 deposited on a silicon substrate with an oxide layer μ-Raman spectroscopy μ-PL specctroscopy Prospect • Electronic device • Optical device • Catalyze and energy Remaining problems:production and process Bibliography • [1] Anatolie Mitioglu-Probing the electronic properties of bulk and monolayer crystals of tungsten dichalcogenides using magneto-spectroscopy • [2]CoupledspinandvalleyphysicsinmonolayersofMoS2 andothergroupVidichalcogenides Di Xiao,1,∗ Gui-Bin Liu,2 Wanxiang Feng,1,3,4 Xiaodong Xu,5,6 and Wang Yao2,† Thanks