Exciton-exciton annihilation in hBN

Known as a prominent recombination path at high excitation densities, exciton-exciton annihilation (EEA) is evidenced in bulk hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) by cathodoluminescence at low temperature. Thanks to a careful tune of the the exciton density by varying either the current or the focus of the incident electron beam, we could estimate an EEA rate of 2$\times$10$^{-6}$ cm$^{3}$.s$^{-1}$ at $T=10$ K, the highest reported so far for a bulk semiconductor. Expected to be even stronger in nanotubes or atomic layers, EEA probablly contributes to the luminescence quenching observed in low-dimensionality BN materials.

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