Fig. 1.
Pump-probe spectroscopy of carrier multiplication (CM). a The CM process (left), and two different Auger processes identified in vdW materials. b Schematic of the differential transmittance experiment. c Steady-state absorption spectrum of the investigated 2H-MoTe2 thin film, featuring multiple peaks, including the primary A and B excitons. An indirect bandgap (Eg) is also marked. In the inset, the smooth background absorption has been subtracted, to better reveal the peaks at excitonic transitions. d Band structure and density of states for 2H-MoTe2 thin-film.