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Zeeman-Induced Valley-Sensitive Photocurrent in Monolayer MoS_{2}.

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The control of the valley degree of freedom lies at the core of interest in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides, where specific valley-spin excitation can be created using circularly polarized light.… Click to show full abstract

The control of the valley degree of freedom lies at the core of interest in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides, where specific valley-spin excitation can be created using circularly polarized light. Measurement and manipulation of the valley index has also been achieved, but mainly with purely optical methods. Here, in monolayer MoS_{2}, we identify a response to the valley polarization of excitons in the longitudinal electrical transport when the valley degeneracy is broken by an out-of-plane magnetic field B_{z}. The spin information is also simultaneously determined with spin-sensitive contacts. In the presence of B_{z}, a significant modulation of the photocurrent is observed as a function of the circular polarization state of the excitation. We attribute this effect to unbalanced transport of valley-polarized trions induced by the opposite Zeeman shifts of two (K and K^{'}) valleys. Our interpretation is supported by the contrasting behavior in bilayer MoS_{2}, as well as the observed doping and spatial dependence of the valley photocurrent.

Keywords: zeeman induced; photocurrent; monolayer; valley; monolayer mos; induced valley

Journal Title: Physical review letters
Year Published: 2019

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