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. 2024 Sep 11;8(1):59. doi: 10.1038/s41699-024-00497-2

Fig. 3. WSe2 quantum emitters with a five-pointed star (FS) shaped pillars.

Fig. 3

a AFM image of a WSe2 monolayer flake deposited on the FS nanostructure and false-shading representation (inset). Both the main image and the inset reveal nanowrinkles forming at the vertices, mostly following their directionality. b The corresponding PL image at T = 4 K reveals increased photon emission along the nanowrinkles. The two orthogonal axes are given as a reference for the upcoming polarization-resolved polar plots. Both a and b highlight the collection spots (P1–4) for the polarization-resolved polar plots to follow. cf Corresponding polar plots of the polarization-resolved PL intensities collected from P1–4, fitted with a sinusoidal function. The calculated degree of linear polarization is 86 ± 2%, 81 ± 2%, 76 ± 3%, and 85 ± 11% for each peak respectively.