The magnetocaloric Effect (MCE) and magnetic properties of exciton-polaron in transition metal dichalcogenides quantum well was investigated. Using the Lee Low Pines method and an approximate diagonalization of exciton-phonon operators is achieved to investigate the ground and first excited states energies. Moreover, the partition function has been calculated using the grand canonical ensemble. Then, the entropy change well known as MCE, the magnetic susceptibility and the magnetization have been derived. Our results reveal that there is competition between thermal, magnetic field and quantum well contribution on the MCE, the magnetization and magnetic susceptibility. Dependent of the range of those parameters, this competition can exhibit interesting behavior such as high conventional magnetocaloric effect and local paramagnetism. We also found that magnetic field significantly affect the magnetic moment alignment and yield to statistical redistribution and reorganization of different states, moreover magnetic field drastically reduces disorder in the system. Likewise, results demonstrated that transition metal dichalcogenide materials offer several advantages such as magnetic stability, energetic robustness, gradual thermal control, predictable response, and a magnetocaloric effect exploitable over a wide temperature range due to its robustness and strong confinement. Tungsten disulfide (WS2) material is more robust and sensitive whereas molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) material is more stable. The results obtained in this study can be used on sensitive thermomagnetic sensors, refrigerators and in data storage.
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Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, Quantum Well, Magnetic Properties, MCE, Exciton-polaron
(1)
plane is represented by the first term, given by Equation (2) where
stands for the bandgap of the monolayer along the
direction,
is the mass of exciton,
is the reduced Planck constant,
the binding energy of exciton owing to the coulomb action that takes place between the electron and the hole in the surface plane of the monolayer and
are respectively creation and annihilation operators of exciton with the wave vector
. The Hamiltonian of the Phonon is presented by the second term and described by Equation (3), in which
are respectively creation and annihilation operators of phonon with the wave vector
and energy
. The third term is the aid of the electron and hole in the z-direction set by Equation (4), with
respectively the momentum and mass of electron (i=e) and hole (i=h) and
the quantum well potential expressed by Equation (7). The last term is the Hamiltonian of the exciton-phonon interaction set by Equation (5), with
the exciton-phonon coupling function given by Equation (6) with
the normalization area,
the area mass density and
the sound velocity of the phonon mode,
and
denote respectively, the deformation potential constant for electron phonon interaction at the critical points
in the conduction band and the corresponding expression for hole in the valence band.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(9)
(10)
stand for the fundamental state,
for the first excited state and
given by Equation (12), we obtained the fundamental and first excited states energies given Equation (13) and Equation (14).
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
is the reduced mass of the exciton defined by
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20) MCE | Magnetocaloric Effect |
WS2 | Tungsten Disulfide |
MoSe2 | Molybdenum Diselenide |
MoS2 | Molybdenum Disulfide |
WSe2 | Tungsten Diselenide |
TMD | Transition Metal Dichalcogenide |
CVD | Chemical Vapor Deposition |
MBE | Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
ALD | Atomic Layer Deposition |
MFTs | Magnetic Flux-cored Transistors |
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APA Style
Posseu, E. L. M., Nguepnang, J. V., Ekengoue, C. M., Teguimfouet, A. K., Moussavou, G. M., et al. (2026). Magnetocaloric Effect and Magnetic Properties of Exciton Polaron in Monolayers Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Quantum Well. American Journal of Modern Physics, 15(4), 122-139. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajmp.20261504.12
ACS Style
Posseu, E. L. M.; Nguepnang, J. V.; Ekengoue, C. M.; Teguimfouet, A. K.; Moussavou, G. M., et al. Magnetocaloric Effect and Magnetic Properties of Exciton Polaron in Monolayers Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Quantum Well. Am. J. Mod. Phys. 2026, 15(4), 122-139. doi: 10.11648/j.ajmp.20261504.12
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abstract = {The magnetocaloric Effect (MCE) and magnetic properties of exciton-polaron in transition metal dichalcogenides quantum well was investigated. Using the Lee Low Pines method and an approximate diagonalization of exciton-phonon operators is achieved to investigate the ground and first excited states energies. Moreover, the partition function has been calculated using the grand canonical ensemble. Then, the entropy change well known as MCE, the magnetic susceptibility and the magnetization have been derived. Our results reveal that there is competition between thermal, magnetic field and quantum well contribution on the MCE, the magnetization and magnetic susceptibility. Dependent of the range of those parameters, this competition can exhibit interesting behavior such as high conventional magnetocaloric effect and local paramagnetism. We also found that magnetic field significantly affect the magnetic moment alignment and yield to statistical redistribution and reorganization of different states, moreover magnetic field drastically reduces disorder in the system. Likewise, results demonstrated that transition metal dichalcogenide materials offer several advantages such as magnetic stability, energetic robustness, gradual thermal control, predictable response, and a magnetocaloric effect exploitable over a wide temperature range due to its robustness and strong confinement. Tungsten disulfide (WS2) material is more robust and sensitive whereas molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) material is more stable. The results obtained in this study can be used on sensitive thermomagnetic sensors, refrigerators and in data storage.},
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