Theory of in-plane-magnetic-field-dependent excitonic spectra in atomically thin semiconductors

Abstract The linear absorption spectrum of excitons in transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers under the influence of an in-plane magnetic field is theoretically studied. We demonstrate that in-plane magnetic fields induce a hybridization between spin-bright and spin-dark exciton transitions, resulting in a brightening of spin-dark excitons. We analytically investigate spectral features including resonance energy shifts, broadening and amplitudes ratios. In particular, for a MoSe ₂ monolayer with linewidths dominated by reradiation, we find a complex interplay of dark-bright splitting and linewidth difference of both involved spin-bright and spin-dark excitons.