title: Strain-Induced Spatial and Spectral Isolation of Quantum Emitters in Mono- and Bilayer WSe2.
abstract: Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductors are intriguing hosts for quantum light sources due to their unique optoelectronic properties. Here, we report that strain gradients, either unintentionally induced or generated by substrate patterning, result in spatially and spectrally isolated quantum emitters in mono- and bilayer WSe2. By correlating localized excitons with localized strain variations, we show that the quantum emitter emission energy can be red-tuned up to a remarkable ∼170 meV. We probe the fine-structure, magneto-optics, and second-order coherence of a strained emitter. These results raise the prospect of strain-engineering quantum emitter properties and deterministically creating arrays of quantum emitters in two-dimensional semiconductors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, SUPA, Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, SUPA, Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaczmarczyk
authors.affiliation: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, SUPA, Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Gerardot
keywords: mono- and bilayer WSe2; patterned substrate; single quantum emitter; strain; transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductor