Questions tagged [exciton]

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Why can't we change the spin angular momentum of electrons with an external optical field?

I have read this paper many times: Coupled Spin and Valley Physics in Monolayers of MoS2 and Other Group-VI Dichalcogenides. Interestingly, this paper is also discussed many times in this community, ...
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How to evaluate the exciton velocity?

I have calculated the exciton wave functions using the GW-BSE method: $$\tag{1}|S\rangle = \sum_{cv\mathbf{k}} A_{cv\mathbf{k}} |cv\mathbf{k}\rangle$$ where $c$ for conduction and $v$ for valence ...
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How to understand the spin of exciton?

In very recent years, exciton physics has been intensively explored as the emergence of 2D materials. Exciton is a bound electron-hole pair and is bosonic, namely hosting an integer spin. My first ...
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How can I find the binding energy for exciton (optical gap) with VASP?

What is the best way to find the binding energy for exciton using VASP? I have heard about the method of calculating it through the dielectric tensor with local ...