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Its formation is attributed to the correlation between a localized\n                    <jats:italic>d-<\/jats:italic>\n                    orbital of a transition metal and the\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    -orbitals of the neighboring ligands. The layered two-dimensional (2D) antiferromagnetic Ni\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    P\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    S\n                    <jats:sub>6<\/jats:sub>\n                    system provide an excellent platform to probe the ZR exciton dynamics along with the role of exciton\u2013phonon coupling. Here, we present a comprehensive study of ZR exciton and coupling with the phonons in bulk and few-layered single crystals of Ni\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    P\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    S\n                    <jats:sub>6<\/jats:sub>\n                    using temperature, polarization and power-dependent photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. At cryogenic temperatures, the PL spectra reveal distinct phonon sidebands spaced by an energy difference of\u223c117 cm\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    , indicative of exciton\u2013phonon hybridization. Polarization-resolved measurements demonstrate a strong optical anisotropy, with a linear polarization degree of \u223c 40% at 4 K. Excitation power variation highlights linear scaling of PL intensity in the low-power regime, followed by spectral deformation at higher powers attributed to the phonon-assisted recombination and exciton saturation effects. ZR exciton and phonon side bands survival temperature decreases with decreasing flake thickness suggesting their tunability. The emergence and suppression of phonon sidebands with temperature and flake thickness emphasize dimensional sensitivity and coherence limits of excitonic states. Our findings position Ni\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    P\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    S\n                    <jats:sub>6<\/jats:sub>\n                    as a promising candidate for tunable and anisotropic optoelectronic applications, while offering insight into quasiparticle interactions in 2D magnetic systems.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1088\/1361-6528\/ae1a92","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,3]],"date-time":"2025-11-03T22:48:37Z","timestamp":1762210117000},"page":"465704","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exciton dynamics and exciton\u2013phonon coupling in bulk and thin flakes of layered van der Waals antiferromagnet Ni\n                    <sub>2<\/sub>\n                    P\n                    <sub>2<\/sub>\n                    S\n                    <sub>6<\/sub>"],"prefix":"10.1088","volume":"36","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-2459-0412","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Nasaru","family":"Khan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8598-3920","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Yuliia","family":"Shemerliuk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8250-3861","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Sebastian","family":"Selter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bernd","family":"B\u00fcchner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saicharan","family":"Aswartham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1079-8592","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Pradeep","family":"Kumar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"266","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"nanoae1a92bib1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"270","DOI":"10.1038\/nature22391","type":"journal-article","volume":"546","author":"Huang","year":"2017","journal-title":"Nature"},{"key":"nanoae1a92bib2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"265","DOI":"10.1038\/nature22060","type":"journal-article","volume":"546","author":"Gong","year":"2017","journal-title":"Nature"},{"key":"nanoae1a92bib3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"47","DOI":"10.1038\/s41586-018-0631-z","type":"journal-article","volume":"563","author":"Burch","year":"2018","journal-title":"Nature"},{"key":"nanoae1a92bib4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"4450","DOI":"10.1126\/science.aav4450","type":"journal-article","volume":"363","author":"Gong","year":"2019","journal-title":"Science"},{"key":"nanoae1a92bib5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1276","DOI":"10.1038\/s41563-020-0791-8","type":"journal-article","volume":"19","author":"Huang","year":"2020","journal-title":"Nat. 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