The charge and energy transfer properties are essential in semiconductors^［1］. In general，we characterize these properties by carriers or excitons. Carriers mainly include free electrons and holes. Exciton is a quasi particle which is formed by a pair of electrons and holes that are attracted to each other. In 2D semiconductor materials，excitons are of wide interest due to their particularly large binding energy. Under the excitation of light，valence band electrons are excited to the conduction band and subsequently bound together by the Coulomb force between electrons and holes to form electron-hole pairs. The bound electron-hole pairs are very similar to hydrogen atoms，and therefore their exciton energy level distribution is also similar to that of hydrogen atoms，which can be described by the hydrogen-like Rydberg model.

Since the first mechanical exfoliation of graphene from graphite by Geim in 2004^［2］，2D materials have received a lot of attention. Subsequently，due to their unique properties and promising applications，a large number of new 2D materials have surpassed graphene in terms of application potential，such as transition metal dihalides（TMDCs，including MoS₂，MoSe₂，MoTe₂，WS₂，WSe₂，ReS₂，TaS₂，etc.）^［3-5］，and hexanol boron nitride（h-BN）^［6-7］. Due to their ultrathin properties，the novel physical，optical，and electronic properties possessed by 2D materials are expected to have far-reaching effects in the fields of nano-electronics，nano-photonics，nano-sensing and nano-devices^［8-12］.

The exciton binding energy of 2D semiconductor materials is usually particularly large due to the weakening of Coulomb shielding effect^［13］，for example that of a single layer of WS₂ is about 0.7 eV^［14］，and that of a single layer of black phosphorus is up to 0.9 eV^［15］. Theoretical analysis shows that the exciton binding energy for 2D materials is at least ten times higher than that for bulk materials^［16］. The large exciton binding energy means that the spectral properties of the material are generally determined by the exciton properties. Meanwhile，many higher-order exciton effects，such as trion and biexciton formation，are likely to be particularly important^［17］.

Therefore，the study of exciton dynamics in 2D materials is of great significance. However，a systematic overview of the relevant regulating methods has rarely been reported. In this review，we focus on several emerging classes of 2D materials and their heterostructures. Firstly，we introduce the intrinsic principles of exciton diffusion in 2D materials and the tools to probe exciton diffusion. Then，we review the electrical regulation，stress/surface wave regulation，moiré potential regulation and some other potential regulating methods of exciton diffusion in recent years. Finally，we summarize the recent research，and provide some discussion of the challenges and prospects in the future.

There are two typical cases of exciton states in semiconductors：one is the Frenkel exciton，where the electron-hole pair binding energy is large and the exciton Bohr radius is small and localized to the molecule^［18-19］；the other is the Wannier-Mott exciton，where the electron-hole pair binding energy is small and the Bohr radius is much larger than the lattice constant^［20-21］. In molecular crystals，most excitons belong to Frenkel exciton and are transported by hopping between localization sites，while in semiconductors，most excitons belong to Wannier-Mott exciton and exhibit semi-classical free-particle transport^［22］. In 2D semiconductor materials，excitons are delocalized but have strong binding energy，which means both properties of transport will be present in it，especially in TMDCs^［23］.

In semiconductors，we usually use Einstein relation to describe exciton diffusion^［24-25］. Using the random walk model，we can derive that the ratio of diffusion coefficient D to the mobility μ is constant and satisfies the Einstein relation：

where kB represents the Boltzmann constant，T is the Kelvin temperature，and q is the elemental charge^［26］. However，Einstein relation has its limitation. When the temperature reaches a certain level and the band transport in the semiconductor is beyond the Boltzmann distribution，this relation needs to be complemented more systematically^［27］. More in-depth simulations and discussions were reported by Baranovskii et al.^［28］. And in most cases，we generally keep the temperature within the range that satisfies Einstein relation.

To further understand the exciton diffusion in 2D materials with carrier lattice interactions，a large number of theoretical and experimental researches have been carried out^［29-30］. At an earlier interaction timescale，that is，before exciton formation，carrier-carrier scattering is one of the key factors affecting carrier transport^［31］. When a large number of photogenerated carriers are excited at high energy，they will undergo a carrier-carrier scattering process to form quasi-free hot carriers. This thermalization process is completed in only 20 fs and will be followed by a cooling process around 500 fs，namely the transfer of energy to the lattice through electro-phonon coupling，which accompanies the formation of excitons^［32］. Liu et al.^［33］ directly captured the spatiotemporal dynamics of the transition from hot carriers to bound-excitons. In this progress，a rapid thermal expansion in diffusion is present，followed by a transition into negative diffusion and finally into linear exciton diffusion. After exciton formation，the movement of exciton is scattered by the optical phonon，impurity induced ionization and other excitons. The decisive factor in the intrinsic mechanism of charge transport originates from the interaction of carriers with lattice vibrations^［34］. By calculating the carrier-phonon scattering rates following Fermi’s golden rule in different monolayer MX₂ （M=W，Mo；X=S，Se）of similar structure，effects other than lattice vibrations are excluded. The results show that the scattering rates of electrons change abruptly as the phonon interaction increasing，which means that the phonon interaction determines the electron transition. In addition，another study showed that at low excitation densities，exciton diffusion shows a Gaussian distribution，satisfying the conventional Fick’s law，but at strong excitation densities，thermo-optical phonons can seriously affect the pair exciton scattering，making the exciton diffusion show a super-Gaussian distribution^［35］. These are strong evidence that phonon scattering plays a decisive role. However，real materials contain not only exciton phonon scattering processes，but also defects which are often present in the materials. Due to the injection of defects，electron interactions create dielectric disorder，which largely affects exciton transport in 2D materials^［36］. By using ultrafast microscopy，the presence of defects can cause neutral excitons to be trapped in 2D materials. Subsequently，the defect-bound exciton will relax through the nonradiative exciton，and the lifetime and diffusion coefficient of the exciton decrease abruptly^［37-38］.

Due to the short lifetime of excitons and the aforementioned effects of phonon scattering and defect compounding，it is not easy to test the exciton transport experimentally. In this article，the favorable tools for probing the exciton transport properties mainly include time-resolved photoluminescence（TRPL）spectroscopy^［39-41］ and ultrafast transient absorption microscopy（TAM）^［42-44］. For TRPL，the sample fluorescence is excited by a femtosecond laser，and the population distribution of the fluorescence at different time is obtained by an avalanche photodiode（APD）or streak camera. Then the diffusivity is obtained by the relationship between population distribution and diffusion time. Different from TRPL，TAM obtains time-resolved absorption signal by pump-probe technique. Depending on the thickness of the sample，TAM can freely select the reflected or transmitted absorption signal. Similarly，the diffusivity of the carriers in it can be analyzed by the distribution of the population. Both tools for detecting exciton diffusion are achieved by collecting spectra. TRPL does not require strict flatness of the sample and can achieve picosecond diffusion detection by detecting the fluorescence emitted by exciton recombination. TAM requires higher flatness of the sample，whether it is reflective or transmissive probe，and ultimately the signal of exciton or carrier transport is calculated by the difference spectrum before and after the pump. This method can obtain shorter scale diffusion processes and can be applied for the processes prior to exciton-phonon scattering.

Population distribution corresponds to the diffusion length. The specific principle is traced back to the intrinsic diffusion equation，with the probability density distribution satisfying

where τ is the decay time constant which can be solved by Fourier transforming into the momentum space. For a given initial density distribution nx,0，the population distribution nx,t is a convolution of the initial distribution nx,0 with the time-dependent Gaussian function，

where x0 is the center of the initial distribution.

In most cases，the initial distribution can be fitted by a Gaussian distribution. Through the initial distribution，the peak density n0 and the initial spatial variance σ02 can be identified. So，the final expanding Gaussian distribution is

in which the spatial variance σ2=σ02+2Dt.

Finally，the mean square displacement（MSD）D_MS grows linearly with time：

The MSD equation indicates the relationship between population distribution and diffusivity. Most researchers study carrier diffusion phenomena by characterizing the diffusivity in this way^［45］. The population distribution of the fluorescence or absorption signal is measured by TRPL or TAM，and then the MSD is obtained by fitting the Gaussian distribution.

It can be concluded that by the above tools，we can obtain the diffusivity of carriers in any materials. However，the carrier transport process is not always smooth. In general，the carrier transport process is affected by electron-phonon coupling and defect scattering^［46-48］. Typically，when the carriers come to the edge，the situation can be very different from the inside case. With the assist of the edge state，the electron can break free from the exciton binding energy and dissociate into a free carrier^［49］. These show that exciton transport in 2D materials is a worthy challenge. Understanding and regulating exciton diffusion in 2D materials is of great importance.

Regulation of exciton diffusion has attracted much attention in recent years. The ability to freely control the exciton transport behavior is useful for understanding exciton dynamics processes in 2D materials and for applications in optoelectronic devices. We mainly consider the transport dynamics regulated by exciton itself and surrounding environment. Regulation by exciton itself mainly uses bias electric field to change the kinetic energy（acceleration）or self-energy（trion）of the exciton. Regulation by surrounding environment mainly uses strain to influence the potential field around the exciton or to build a new potential field（moiré potential）. So，we have chosen to discuss these types of regulation. In terms of applications，the most common method of regulation is to apply electric field. For optoelectronic devices，external stress is also a major factor affecting the performance and lifetime of the device. Understanding the effect of applied stress on exciton diffusion can provide assistance to improve device stability. At the same time，applying it to modulate diffusion can further optimize the design of future devices. In addition，the moiré potential is the properties of the material itself，and the regulation method using its own properties is beneficial for applying the material to any scenario. Finally，we summarize some other modulation means，all of which have some influence on the diffusion and are worth taking into account when regulating the exciton diffusion.

Because of the simple response of carriers to electric fields，regulation of carrier transport by electric fields is the most common method. In 2008，High et al.^［50］implemented control of exciton flux in an excitonic integrated circuit. They formed interlayer excitons by coupling quantum wells，the lifetime of which is usually 10 ns to 10 ms^［51-53］，solving the usual problem of short lifetime during exciton transport. However，their experimental environment is still at low temperature，which means that realizing regulation of exciton transport at room temperature is difficult. 2D materials solve such a problem due to the large exciton binding energy，so that they have a wide range of prospects. Spatial confinement and Coulomb shielding cause the large exciton binding energy in 2D materials，which makes exciton transport at room temperature easier. In addition，interlayer excitons，unique in 2D materials，have longer lifetimes than intralayer excitons. The long lifetime is of great use for optoelectronic devices. What’s more，2D materials are highly advantageous in ultrathin semiconductor devices，so it is of great interest to study the carrier dynamics modulated by electric field. Experiments have shown that in the presence of an electric field，excitons tend to combine with a positive hole or a negative electron to form trion^［54-55］. Trions are more pronounced in monolayer 2D materials compare with conventional semiconductors^［56］. Thus，the control of the electric field on the trion transport in monolayer 2D materials has far-reaching implications for the next generation of optoelectronic devices.

To understand the transport dynamics of neutral exciton and trion，Kato et al.^［57］ reported exciton diffusion dynamics over a wide temperature range. Figure 1（a）shows the photoluminescence（PL）spectra of monolayer WS₂ at different temperatures. The main components can be separated by fitting the PL peak width. At low temperatures（<75 K），the trion peak dominates. As the temperature increases（75-200 K），the trion peak decays and the neutral exciton peak gradually increases. At high temperatures（>200 K），there is almost no trion peak and the neutral exciton peak dominates. At low temperatures，due to the weakening of phonon scattering，neutral excitons collide with electrons or holes during diffusion to form trions. At that time，the diffusion of neutral excitons varies linearly with increasing temperature. At moderate temperatures，with the increase of thermally activated neutral exciton concentration，ionized impurity scattering becomes the main factor to inhibit the diffusion of neutral excitons. At high temperatures，longitudinal optical（LO）phonon scattering suppresses trion formation，so that the PL spectrum is dominated by neutral excitons. At the same time，the diffusion of neutral excitons is also suppressed due to phonon scattering. Their research showed the temperature dependence of trion and neutral exciton transitions. The transition process of trions and neutral excitons in electrically controlled carrier transport is very peculiar，and Ross et al.^［58］ reported that process. ^{Due to the injection of electrons or holes，the probability of the neutral excitons binding into trions is increasing. Recently，the trion to exciton transition has been achieved by orbital angular momentum light at low temperatures［59］，which also serves as an inspiration for future studies on trions and is expected to provide a platform for many-body interactions.}

Based on the understanding of the transition between trions and neutral excitons，Uddin et al.^［60］ and Cheng et al.^［61］ reported，respectively，the diffusion of neutral excitons and negative trions in monolayer TMDC. Figures 1（b）-1（d）show the diffusion of neutral excitons in monolayer MoS₂ at different back-gate voltage. The diffusion coefficient can be given by the intensity distribution variance as

where A is the empirically observed proportionality factor and the exponent α is the diffusion character. α<1 means the transport is subdiffusive and α=1 means the normal diffusion. It is not difficult to find that at 0 and 20 V，the neutral exciton exhibits subdiffusive behavior and the diffusion distance does not vary significantly with pump power. While V_g=-20 V，the transport process of neutral excitons changes from normal diffusion to subdiffusion with increasing pump power. The subdiffusion process is understandable，which stems from the fact that the presence of trions disrupts the transport of neutral excitons. However，at -20 V，excitons mainly undergo the process of radiative recombination at low pump power，leading to normal diffusion，while biexciton dominating recombination dynamics at high pump power requires further confirmation. Figure 1（e）shows the trion formation and structure schematic of monolayer WS₂. The electrical tuning of trion diffusion is shown by Figs. 1（f）and 1（g）. As the bias voltage increases，the diffusion distance increases first and saturates later，and the diffusion distance keeps increasing. In contrast，the diffusion of trions at two completely opposite bias voltages is not the same，which is similar to the behavior of neutral exciton diffusion described above. Meanwhile，the positive and negative electrical tuning of interlayer excitons in bilayer MoS₂ reported by Peimyoo et al.^［62］ also has some deviations. Therefore，it is reasonable to assume that there are other special many-body interactions in this process. In addition，by comparing the monolayer and bilayer TMDCs，we can easily find that the transition from exciton to trion becomes complicated. If we can detect the interlayer exciton and intralayer exciton separately in the subsequent research，it may be helpful for 2D optoelectronics and quantum informatics.

The properties of a single material are always limited. Currently，the more popular material is van der Waals heterostructure，about which we will describe in detail later. There are also many applications of electric field modulation on such structures，but most of them are for the study of interlayer exciton transport，with few reports on trion correlation^［63］. The separation of neutral excitons and trions by electrical regulation is expected to have broad implications for future exciton devices.

During the preparation and application of electronic devices，strain forces are inevitably generated on the material. How to recognize the effect of stress on exciton transport in 2D materials and to apply it skillfully becomes a topic worthy of consideration. Currently，the effect of strain on 2D materials is mainly studied by applying pressure to both sides of the 2D material to produce tensile strain^［64-67］，or by applying pressure through the tip of a needle to produce exciton funneling^［68-70］. It is also possible to generate biaxial strain by stretching the sample through the thermal expansion of the substrate，although temperature can have an effect on the thermal expansion of the 2D material itself^［71］. The above processes are limited in their control of strain，and it would be difficult to achieve overall strain regulation throughout a 2D material. Recently，the control of exciton flow transport by surface acoustic waves（SAWs）has been reported^［72-73］，which is likely to influence and provide guidance for future modulation of exciton transport by strain.

TMDC，by virtue of its high sensitivity to external strain，is well suited for room temperature directed transit of direct excitons under dynamic strain only. Datta et al.^［72］reported the regulation of excitons in monolayer WSe₂ by SAWs at one direction recently. As the SAWs oscillate forward，the spread of excitons also shows a tendency to oscillate forward. The source of the oscillation is the oscillating potential of the exciton corresponding to the dynamic strain field at different time. We can interpret this process as a continuous wave-powered exciton spreading forward. Although modulation by SAWs in one direction is hard enough，to cover the whole 2D material，modulation of excitons in two directions is still expected. At present，a full range of SAWs modulation excitons at low temperatures has been achieved^［73］. Figure 2（c）shows the schematic illustration of the h-BN encapsulated bilayer WSe₂ stacked on SAW devices. When the SAWs are turned off，the exciton exhibits normal diffusion and its diffusion is proportional to D∂Nex∂x. The distance of exciton and the laser is only 1-2 μm［Fig. 2（a）］. When the SAWs are turned on with Ps=6 mW，the exciton moves away from the position of the laser，and the diffusion distance is about 20 μm，as shown in Fig. 2（b）. Comparing the diffusion between the on and off states，directional transport of excitons at any point in a 2D material can be expected. This provides a wealth of functionality and flexibility for future phonon electronic devices. Besides，both of the above-mentioned articles place samples on substrates like LiNbO₃. LiNbO₃，as an excellent electron-phonon coupling material，has great potential for future modulation of exciton transport.

In addition to the modulation of exciton transport by SAWs，the use of stress-generated strain can also manipulate exciton transport behavior. Due to the lattice-distortions and the multi-valley excitonic landscape，the variation of diffusion with strain is not linear，where multibody interactions should be considered^［74］. Uddin et al.^［75］ reported the effect of exciton-exciton annihilation（EEA）on diffusion in monolayer WS₂ recently. Figure 2（d）shows the schematic of the strain device. Strain was applied by a two-point bending method. Due to its flexibility and thermal stability，polyimide substrate was chosen as the strain platform. However，in as-exfoliated monolayer，due to native sulfur vacancies，neutral excitons are likely to recombine into negative trions. So，the diffusion length of as-exfoliated monolayer WS₂ in Fig. 2（f）exhibits a short distance near 200 nm. To ignore the influence caused by trions，they employed chemical counterdoping to detect neutral excitons only. Figure 2（e）shows their understanding of exciton-exciton annihilation. A hot exciton crashes into a cold exciton and loses its kinetic energy. Then the hot exciton transfers into a cold exciton and emits luminance. From Fig. 2（f），it is seen that the strained monolayer will lead to EEA suppression，so the diffusion length shows no dependence on the generation rates. So，strain modulation can enhance the neutral exciton diffusion by suppressing EEA，which also affects the PL quantum yield. Based on the above research，in the case of applied strain，it is likely that there are other ultrafast processes or interactions arising that are worthy of follow-up research.

The van der Waals heterojunction stacked by TMDCs is the current mainstream heterostructure^［76］. Since it was proven that two different 2D materials can be freely stacked，a lot of research has been devoted to this new field. The basic principle is simple：add one single-layer 2D crystal on the top of another single-layer 2D crystal. Strong covalent bonds provide in-plane stability of 2D crystals，whereas relatively weak，van-der-Waals-like forces are sufficient to keep the stack together. However，due to the mismatch in the lattice constants of the two materials composing the heterostructure，moiré pattern with longer periodicity than each layer is generated in the plane and form a moiré superlattice，while a nanoscale periodic potential field is introduced between the layers^［77-78］. In most cases，TMDCs heterostructures have a type II band arrangement with the extreme points of the conduction and valence bands located in different material layers^［79-80］. For example，in the MoS₂/WS₂ system，the conduction band minimum（CBM）is located at MoS₂ and the valence band maximum（VBM）is located at WSe₂. The electrons in CBM and holes in VBM of the different layers comprise interlayer excitons，which possess a longer lifetime than the intralayer excitons^［81］，leading to ultrafast excitons transfer^［82-84］. The dynamics and diffusion properties of the moiré exciton can be controlled by varying the twist angle^［85-87］. In addition，controlling the repulsive dipole interaction by changing the interlayer distance can influence the moiré potential energy and thus regulate the bright exciton transport^［88］.

In TMDCs heterostructures，the applied periodic potential field introduced by the material lattice mismatch or the relative interlayer twisting is called exciton moiré potential. It can regulate the physical properties of the interlayer excitons in the TMDCs system^［89］. With different twist angles near 0° and 60°，shown in Figs. 3（a）and 3（b），the moiré potentials of interlayer exciton are divided into H-type and R-type^［90］. Interlayer excitons are trapped in the local minima without any interactions. As a result，by changing the twist angle of the heterostructures，as shown in Fig. 3（c），the diffusivity of interlayer exciton will be changed. Besides，as the temperature increases，the average diffusivity of interlayer excitons increases linearly，which means that interlayer excitons absorb thermal energy and thus cross the moiré potential barrier. Based on the above-mentioned experiments，results similar to the research of Yuan et al.^［87］ can be obtained：

where kB is known as the Boltzmann constant，T is the temperature，D0 denotes the bare diffusivity，and Umoiré is the moiré potential energy. On the basis of the report of Ref.［89］，it can be confirmed that adjusting the moiré potential by twisting the angle is an effective method of regulating exciton diffusion. However，exciton diffusion in heterogeneous junctions is not so simple. Due to the interplay between the moiré potentials and strong many-body interactions，the diffusion of interlayer excitons is anomalous. There are still many unknown interactions in this process that need to be interpreted.

In addition to changing the twist angle，adjusting the distance between layers and the dielectric surroundings can also cause a variance in moiré potential^［91］. Figure 3（d）shows the calculated dielectric constants of three different stacking samples of hBN/graphene moiré superlattice. Through dielectric perturbation，moiré stripes will be generated in WSe₂. The MSDs of the exciton density distribution in bare WSe₂ on different dielectric surroundings are shown in Fig. 3（e）. It is not difficult to find that in the hBN-encapsulated WSe₂，the exciton shows normal diffusion. However，for the other two，the exciton shows subdiffusion. Li et al.^［91］ attributed this to different dielectric perturbations leading to different moiré potential trap depths. Besides，the effect of the dielectric surroundings on the moiré potential can also be obtained by comparing the diffusivity with and without graphene［Fig. 3（f）］. When graphene is present on the top，the moiré superlattice experiences larger dielectric disorder，causing the larger moiré potential. Thus，the diffusivity increases from 0.72 to 0.85 when there is no graphene on the top. Although their work mainly explored WSe₂ entrapped among other materials，they provided a probable method to modulate the moiré potential. Based on this method of regulation，we can consider the possibility of dielectric environment in 2D heterostructures for regulation.

Because the modulation of angle or surrounding is not easy，the effect of altering the moiré potential by twist angle or interlayer distance on exciton transport is limited. On the basis of modulating the moiré potential，manipulating the localization-delocalization transition of the interlayer excitons by using an applied electric field，active modulation of their spatial diffusion behavior is expected^［92］. In addition，the existence of moiré intralayer excitons at low temperatures was recently confirmed in the WSe₂/WSe₂ homobilayer system^［93］，which is expected to modulate the intralayer excitons through the moiré potential，providing new opportunities for quantum emitters and photoelectronic devices. Actually，intralayer charge-transfer excitons in moiré superlattices have just been reported^［94］. In addition to the common interlayer Wannier-type exciton，Naik et al.^［94］ found an intralayer charge-transfer exciton in which the electrons and holes are separated by about 5 nm. Based on their study，we can focus on the diffusion of intralayer excitons. Besides，the interactions between intralayer and interlayer excitons can also be discussed，and perhaps these two types of excitons directly also undergo fantastic processes that have implications for future novel modulated nanodevices and solar cells.

Apart from the above-mentioned widely studied modulators，there are actually some other methods of regulating exciton dynamics.

Varying the excitation power and the temperature is a universal method. It has been reported that，at low excitation power，excitons show subdiffusion because of the presence of defect states，while at high excitation power，the exciton density increases and the defective states are filled，so that they show normal diffusion，which is totally different from TMDCs^［95］. Besides，in their research，the intrinsic diffusivity show a sensitive dependence on the stiffness of the lattice by measuring of different types of 2D perovskites^［95］.

Changing the number of layers is also a recently common method，especially in heterostructures. Conventional TMDCs out-of-plane heterojunctions use two different layers of materials. Producing more intralayer excitons by increasing the thickness of one layer can enhance the correlation between the intralayer and interlayer excitons，which will lead to more interesting transport processes^［96］. Adding a layer of another material between two identical materials is a method to change the layer numbers，such as MoSe₂/MoS₂/MoSe₂ trilayer heterostructure^［97］. In this case，the number of interlayer excitons increases and they prefer to combine to form interlayer trions. On this basis，the research may provide insights into future photoelectronic applications by means of electrical modulation，etc.

2D material is a good platform for valley exciton dynamics. Because the monolayer structure of 2D materials breaks the spatial inversion symmetry and the material has strong spin-orbit coupling，a unique spin-valley locking effect is formed. However，the spin-valley exciton dynamics in 2D materials is very complex. Different physical mechanisms such as many-body effects of electron-hole interactions，electro-phonon coupling and spin-orbit coupling are involved^［98-99］. So，the regulation of valley exciton diffusion still requires considerable theoretical and experimental investigation. Currently，the diffusion dynamics of valley exciton diffusion in a large-scale monolayer WSe₂ is reported. Wang et al.^［100］ achieved the characterization of valley exciton diffusion by transient grating spectroscopy，providing a feasible means to study valley excitons in the future.

In addition to the diffusion properties of excitons，the exciton-polariton systems formed by the coupling of excitons and photons also exhibit fantastic dynamic properties. However，characterizing exciton-polariton is not an easy task. It is generally necessary to directly characterize the exciton-polariton system by forming microcavity exciton-polariton through microcavity coupling. Recently，Ferreira et al.^［101］ proposed a microscopic modeling of exciton-polariton diffusion and predicted that the diffusion coefficient of exciton-polariton observed in TMDCs materials could be up to three orders of magnitude higher than that of bare excitons. Their findings are promising for subsequent research on exciton-polariton diffusion in 2D materials. Liu et al.^［102］ realized helical topological exciton-polariton by processing the substrate structure under a monolayer WS₂. The method of modulation by processing the structure also opens the path to controlling the photonic topological devices. At the same time，this method can be used not only for modulating exciton-polariton，but also for other types of exciton diffusion modulation.

In summary，we present the modulation of carrier transport in several currently dominant 2D materials and the corresponding heterojunctions. Excitons in 2D materials can be modulated by a variety of means to enhance performance. The electrical regulation allows understanding the transition relationship between trions and neutral excitons. Recently the modulation of the transition between trions and neutral excitons can be achieved by orbital angular momentum light，which will be beneficial to the design of future electronic devices to some extent. SAWs modulation of exciton transport properties can effectively drive the periodic diffusion behavior of excitons，and the realization of traversing the entire material is expected. In addition，the generation of lattice strain by means of external stress is a current topic worthy of further excavation. Heterojunction is the mainstream structure of 2D materials as electronic devices nowadays，and the moiré potential caused by lattice mismatch inevitably becomes the main means to regulate the carrier dynamics in electronic devices. The moiré potential shift brought by the twist angle effectively promotes the diffusion of interlayer excitons，which provides ideas to design excellent device structures in the future. In addition，some potential regulation methods deserve more consideration，such as varying the optical power，the number of material layers，modulating valley exciton diffusion，exciton-polariton diffusion，etc. Recently，in-plane heterojunctions have become a topic worth exploring，as the carrier mobility is likely to reach ten times that of out-of-plane heterojunctions due to the weak binding of excitons by edge states. These can propose possible development in the direction of future electronic devices and solar cells，etc. In fact，the modulation of exciton diffusion behavior by means of applied fields still has limitations. Then，the modulation of exciton behavior by changing the structure of the material itself may become a major challenge for future exciton diffusion modulation，and the long-range directional transport of excitons is expected to be realized by processing the structure and changing the kinetic process of excitons，which has a fantastic prospect for future optoelectronic devices.