By shining laser light on semiconducting moire superlattices formed by stacking two atomically thin materials, researchers found a new class of electronic excited states called 'moire trions'. The study opens up new opportunities to develop trion-based quantum optical emitters and offers new approaches to explore moire physics.
The future of quantum computing may depend on the further development and understanding of semiconductor materials known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). These atomically thin materials develop unique and useful electrical, mechanical, and optical properties when they are manipulated by pressure, light, or temperature.