Excitons are quasi-particles found in semiconductors that are bound together by the coulombic interaction between an excited electron and a hole. They play an essential role in the working of commercial optoelectronic devices such as displays, solid state lighting and solar cells as well as natural processes such as photosynthesis. In this talk, I will discuss our group’s effort towards understanding and controlling the excitonic energy dynamics at hybrid interfaces formed between organic semiconductors and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) monolayers. I will also showcase the implementation of such hybrid interfaces in assured electronics as well as in nanoelectronics. Such van der Waals interfaces present an opportunity to develop a new class of hybrid semiconductors with superior electronic, optical, magnetic and chemical properties that can be exploited for next-generation applications in photovoltaics, light generation, and data processing.
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