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The Topography Trap: Sifting Interlayer Excitons from Strain-Related Artifacts in Real-World 2D Hetrostructures

Pablo Hern\'andez L\'opez , Luka Pirker , Astrid Weston , Arijit Kayal , Rafael Nadas , Adri\'an Dewambrechies Fern\'andez , \'Alvaro Rodr\'iguez , Roman Gorbachev
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Kirill I. Bolotin Otakar Frank Sebastian Heeg
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keywords interlayer excitonsTMDC heterostructuresphotoluminescencestrain artifactstopographical inhomogeneitiesMoS2-WSe2van der Waals materialstip-enhanced photoluminescence
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Spectroscopic features once assigned to a momentum-indirect ΓK interlayer exciton in MoS2-WSe2 heterostructures instead come from locally strained WSe2 at interface topographical inhomogeneities.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper introduces a decision-tree protocol that checks for intralayer exciton quenching and matches photoluminescence maps to atomic force microscopy topography to separate genuine interlayer excitons from artifacts. When applied to MoS2-MoSe2 and MoS2-WSe2 stacks, the protocol confirms room-temperature momentum-direct KK interlayer excitons. In MoS2-WSe2 the same protocol finds no support for the widely reported bright, twist-angle-independent ΓK interlayer exciton. Infrared and tip-enhanced photoluminescence measurements with sub-diffraction resolution instead tie the disputed signals to strained WSe2 regions sitting above interface height variations. The result supplies a practical, spatially resolved method for assigning optical features in real TMDC heterostructures.

Core claim

The central claim is that the spectroscopic features previously assigned to the momentum-indirect ΓK-IX in MoS2-WSe2 originate from locally strained WSe2 at topographical inhomogeneities of the heterostructure interface, as demonstrated by comprehensive infrared and tip-enhanced photoluminescence data with sub-diffraction-limited resolution, while a decision-tree protocol that evaluates interlayer coupling via intralayer exciton quenching and correlates photoluminescence with AFM topography correctly identifies the KK-IX in multiple heterostructures at room temperature.

What carries the argument

A decision-tree protocol that evaluates interlayer coupling via intralayer exciton quenching and correlates photoluminescence signals with atomic force microscopy topography maps to assign room-temperature features.

If this is right

  • Real-world TMDC heterostructures require spatially resolved characterization to separate true interlayer excitons from strain-induced signals.
  • Momentum-direct KK interlayer excitons can be identified at room temperature in MoS2-based stacks using the quenching-plus-AFM protocol.
  • Earlier assignments of twist-angle-independent ΓK interlayer excitons in MoS2-WSe2 should be reexamined for possible contributions from interface topography.
  • A generally applicable framework now exists for reliable identification of interlayer excitons in 2D semiconductor heterostructures.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The protocol may help reclassify other reported momentum-indirect excitons in twisted or misaligned TMDC stacks where interface topography varies.
  • Controlled experiments that deliberately introduce or remove local strain without changing the heterostructure could test whether the disputed photoluminescence features can be reproduced independently.
  • Interface flatness may prove more decisive for optical spectra in van der Waals stacks than twist angle alone in many practical samples.

Load-bearing premise

The assumption that the observed correlation between photoluminescence features and AFM-detected topographical inhomogeneities combined with intralayer exciton quenching is sufficient to rule out the ΓK interlayer exciton rather than reflecting sample-specific limitations.

What would settle it

Detection of the reported bright ΓK photoluminescence features in flat, topographically uniform regions of MoS2-WSe2 heterostructures that also lack local strain signatures in high-resolution maps.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.20869 by Adri\'an Dewambrechies Fern\'andez, \'Alvaro Rodr\'iguez, Arijit Kayal, Astrid Weston, Kirill I. Bolotin, Luka Pirker, Otakar Frank, Pablo Hern\'andez L\'opez, Rafael Nadas, Roman Gorbachev, Sebastian Heeg.

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Novel excitonic phenomena emerging in transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) heterostructures belong to the most exciting topics in contemporary physics of van der Waals materials. Interlayer excitons (IXs) stand out among those due to their long radiative lifetimes and tunability by electric fields, strain, and twist angle. However, many ambiguities persist in the optical identification and manipulation of IXs, highlighting the need for reliable spectroscopic criteria that distinguish interlayer species from spurious signals. Here, we present a decision-tree protocol that evaluates interlayer coupling via intralayer exciton quenching and correlates photoluminescence (PL) with atomic force microscopy (AFM) to correctly assign room-temperature PL features in TMDC-based heterostructures. Applying this protocol, we identify momentum-direct IX between the K valleys of the two layers (KK-IX) in MoS2-MoSe2 and MoS2-WSe2 heterostructures at room temperature. In contrast, our protocol contests the reported bright, momentum-indirect, twist-angle-independent $\Gamma$K-IX in MoS2-WSe2. Comprehensive experimental data, including infrared and tip-enhanced photoluminescence (TEPL) with sub-diffraction-limited resolution, show no compelling evidence for this excitonic species, despite numerous reports. Instead, the spectroscopic features previously assigned to this $\Gamma$K-IX originate from locally strained WSe2 at topographical inhomogeneities of the heterostructure interface, underscoring the need for robust, spatially resolved characterization of real-world samples in this highly accessible field and providing a generally applicable framework for identifying interlayer excitons in 2D semiconductor heterostructures.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper claims to introduce a decision-tree protocol that uses intralayer exciton quenching correlated with AFM topography to distinguish genuine interlayer excitons (IXs) from strain artifacts in TMDC heterostructures. It affirms room-temperature KK-IX in MoS2-MoSe2 and MoS2-WSe2 but contests prior reports of bright, twist-angle-independent ΓK-IX in MoS2-WSe2, attributing those PL features instead to locally strained WSe2 at interface inhomogeneities on the basis of infrared PL and sub-diffraction TEPL mapping.

Significance. If the central distinction holds, the work supplies a practical, spatially resolved framework that could reduce misidentification of IXs in accessible 2D heterostructures. The explicit use of TEPL with sub-diffraction resolution and the correlation of PL with AFM-detected topography constitute concrete methodological strengths that address a recurring experimental ambiguity in the field.

major comments (2)
  1. [Decision-tree protocol] The decision-tree protocol (described in the abstract and results) treats complete intralayer exciton quenching as sufficient to exclude any ΓK-IX contribution, yet does not quantify residual PL intensity or provide an upper bound on a possible weak, co-located ΓK-IX component at the same strained sites.
  2. [TEPL and ΓK-IX contestation] TEPL maps confirm spatial overlap between the contested PL features and AFM inhomogeneities, but the analysis lacks an orthogonal observable (e.g., g-factor, magnetic-field dependence, or distinct temperature scaling) that would separate strained intralayer WSe2 emission from a potential momentum-indirect ΓK-IX at identical locations.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Title] Title spelling: 'Hetrostructures' should read 'Heterostructures'.
  2. [Abstract and figures] The abstract refers to 'comprehensive experimental data' and 'no compelling evidence'; inclusion of sample statistics, number of measured regions, and error analysis in the main figures would strengthen the claim that the features are exclusively strain-related.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the thorough review and constructive feedback on our manuscript. We address each major comment in detail below, providing clarifications and indicating revisions where the manuscript will be strengthened in the next version.

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  1. Referee: [Decision-tree protocol] The decision-tree protocol (described in the abstract and results) treats complete intralayer exciton quenching as sufficient to exclude any ΓK-IX contribution, yet does not quantify residual PL intensity or provide an upper bound on a possible weak, co-located ΓK-IX component at the same strained sites.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit quantification of residual PL intensity would strengthen the protocol by providing a concrete upper bound. In the revised manuscript we will add a quantitative analysis of the residual intralayer exciton intensity at quenched sites, deriving an upper limit on any co-located weak ΓK-IX contribution consistent with the observed signal-to-noise ratio. This addition directly addresses the concern while preserving the core logic of the decision tree. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [TEPL and ΓK-IX contestation] TEPL maps confirm spatial overlap between the contested PL features and AFM inhomogeneities, but the analysis lacks an orthogonal observable (e.g., g-factor, magnetic-field dependence, or distinct temperature scaling) that would separate strained intralayer WSe2 emission from a potential momentum-indirect ΓK-IX at identical locations.

    Authors: We acknowledge that orthogonal observables such as magnetic-field dependence could offer additional discrimination. However, the decision-tree protocol is deliberately constructed around observables that are accessible in standard laboratory settings: intralayer quenching correlated with AFM topography and sub-diffraction TEPL mapping. The TEPL data show that the contested emission is localized precisely at topographic inhomogeneities on a scale much smaller than the diffraction limit, which is inconsistent with a momentum-indirect ΓK-IX that would be expected to exhibit more uniform spatial distribution and twist-angle dependence. We have added a paragraph in the revised manuscript discussing why these spatially resolved signatures, together with the absence of the expected twist-angle tunability, suffice to contest prior ΓK-IX assignments, while noting that future magneto-optical studies could provide further orthogonal confirmation. revision: partial

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full rationale

The paper advances a decision-tree protocol grounded in direct experimental observables: intralayer exciton quenching correlated with AFM-detected topographical inhomogeneities, plus sub-diffraction TEPL and infrared PL maps. These measurements are used to assign KK-IX features and to attribute previously reported ΓK-IX signals to locally strained WSe2. No equations, fitted parameters, or derivations are presented whose outputs reduce to the inputs by construction. The analysis relies on spatially resolved data rather than self-citations, ansatzes, or uniqueness theorems imported from prior work by the same authors. The claims therefore remain independent of the protocol's own outputs and are falsifiable against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Claims rest on standard spectroscopic assignments in TMDC literature and the assumption that AFM-PL spatial correlation uniquely identifies strain origins.

axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Intralayer exciton quenching indicates interlayer coupling in TMDC heterostructures
    Invoked to evaluate interlayer coupling in the decision-tree protocol.
  • domain assumption Photoluminescence features at specific energies can be assigned to strain or excitons based on spatial correlation with topography
    Central to reassigning features from ΓK-IX to strained WSe2.

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