Michael Lorke - Carrier dynamics in MoS₂

A main source of carrier relaxation in these systems is the interaction of the excited carriers with phonons. To analyze carrier-phonon scattering and dephasing, we solve kinetic equations, based on ab-initio carrier-phonon interaction matrix elements, both for carriers and phonons, including heating effects due to the excitation of non-equilibrium phonons. We find that within 100fs the electrons have relaxed into the valleys of the band structure, demonstrating fast carrier dynamics, which is accompanied by the generation of non-equilibrium phonons. This process is followed by carrier cooling on a timescale of about 1ps, which is consistent with recent experimental findings. Additionally, I will discuss shortcomings of the so-called generalized Kadanoff-Baym ansatz for the solution of the Kadanoff-Baym equations

of the nonequilibrium Green's function technique.