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Non-Generic Dispersion of Excitons in the Bulk of WSe$_2$

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arxiv 1604.01895 v1 pith:4R77UCYQ submitted 2016-04-07 cond-mat.mes-hall

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We combine electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the dispersion and effective mass of excitons in the bulk of WSe$_2$. Our EELS data suggest substantial deviations from the generic quadratic momentum dependence along the $\Gamma K$-direction. From the DFT-derived Kohn-Sham states we deduce the EELS response without the inclusion of particle-hole attraction to study the possible role of the single-particle band structure on the exciton behavior. Based on this analysis we argue in favor of a strongly momentum dependent particle-hole interaction in WSe$_2$ and other group VI-transition-metal dichalcogenides.

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