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Pith's one-line read The paper reports ultrafast imaging of two neutral spin-valley collective modes in twisted WSe2 and identifies the faster one, at about 3 km/s, as the Goldstone mode of an intervalley-coherent state.

desk verdict First imaging of propagating neutral spin-valley modes in twisted WSe2; the IVC Goldstone assignment is plausible but not yet proven. read the letter →

arxiv 2507.18770 v2 pith:PVLTG675 submitted 2025-07-24 cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.str-elquant-ph

Richen Xiong , Yi Guo , Chenxin Qin , Taige Wang , Fanzhao Yin , Samuel L. Brantly , Youngjoon Choi , Junhang Qi
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Jinfei Zhou Zihan Zhang Melike Erdi Kenji Watanabe Takashi Taniguchi Shu Zhang Seth Ariel Tongay Andrea F. Young Liang Fu Chenhao Jin
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The reading

This paper reports space-and-time-resolved imaging of two charge-neutral spin-valley collective modes propagating through twisted WSe2 moiré devices. Near the van Hove singularity, a line-shaped pump launches two waves that ordinary electrical transport would miss: a fast mode moving at about 3 km/s that diffusion cannot explain, and a slow, diffusive mode carrying the opposite out-of-plane spin-valley polarization. The authors identify the fast mode as the Goldstone mode of an intervalley-coherent (IVC) state, the spontaneously broken valley-U(1) order predicted across moiré graphene and TMD systems, and the slow mode as its gapped amplitude (Higgs-like) counterpart. If this identification is correct, it is the first direct observation of the defining neutral excitation of IVC order and the first imaging of propagating superfluid-like collective modes in a condensed-matter system.

What carries the argument

The central object is the intervalley-coherent order parameter $\Delta(\mathbf{r},t)=|\Delta|e^{i\theta}$, defined by $\langle c_K^\dagger c_{K'}\rangle$; spontaneous fixing of the phase $\theta$ breaks the approximate valley U(1) symmetry and yields a gapless Goldstone mode, while fluctuations of $|\Delta|$ produce a gapped amplitude mode. The argument is carried by a minimum hydrodynamic Lagrangian that couples $\theta$, the out-of-plane spin-valley polarization $S_z$, and the amplitude fluctuation $\delta=|\Delta|-\Delta_0$, with a Berry-phase term $\hbar\,\delta S_z\,\dot{\theta}$ supplying the canonical structure and a $B_z$-linear mixing term that makes the two modes carry opposite $S_z$ signatures. Linearizing these equations gives one fast, nearly ballistic phase mode and one slow, damped amplitude mode, reproducing the two observed waves and their opposite spin-valley signs.

What would settle it

Measure the fast mode's dispersion directly: an IVC Goldstone mode should show gapless linear behavior, $\omega=v|k|$ with $v\approx 3$ km/s, and its velocity should drop as the magnetic field approaches the transition to the valley-polarized state, whereas a gapped or single-particle mode would show a gapped or quadratic dispersion with no such softening; independently, a probe sensitive to the IVC spin texture (for example spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy or magnetic circular dichroism imaging) could confirm that the ordered ground state exists where the fast mode appears.

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Core claim

Near the van Hove singularity of twisted WSe2, under a small out-of-plane magnetic field, unpolarized pump light produces two propagating neutral modes that are absent elsewhere in the doping–electric-field phase diagram: a fast mode with speed about 3 km/s and a slow mode with the opposite out-of-plane spin-valley polarization. The fast mode propagates non-diffusively, can be excited by below-gap light, and is suppressed when the magnetic field exceeds about 2 T, while the slow mode diffuses and vanishes near 20 K. The paper's central claim is that these are respectively the Goldstone (phase) mode and the gapped amplitude (Higgs-like) mode of an intervalley-coherent state, the spin-valley analogues of the two collective modes of a superfluid: $S_z$ plays the role of particle density, and a gradient of the IVC phase $\theta$ carries a spin-valley supercurrent. Because a gapless Goldstone mode follows generically from spontaneous breaking of valley U(1) symmetry, the authors present the fast mode as the first detection of the hallmark neutral excitation of IVC order.

Load-bearing premise

The load-bearing premise is that the fast-moving signal really is the massless Goldstone wave of a valley-ordered ground state, because the ground-state order is never directly measured; a different valley-ordered phase or a single-particle origin for the fast signal would overturn the central claim.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • The defining neutral excitation of intervalley-coherent order—the Goldstone mode—becomes experimentally accessible in solids, giving a direct probe of spontaneously broken valley U(1) symmetry.
  • The IVC region hugs the van Hove singularity and overlaps or adjoins the doping and field ranges where superconductivity was previously reported in twisted WSe2, supporting theories that connect IVC order to pairing.
  • Because the two modes are separated in space and time, the technique can resolve coexisting charge-neutral modes that ensemble or electrical measurements would average together or short-circuit.
  • The fast and slow modes reproduce the phase and amplitude collective modes of a superfluid in the spin-valley channel, with $S_z$ acting as the conserved density and a phase gradient acting as the supercurrent.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the identification is right, the fast mode's dispersion should be gapless and linear, and its velocity should soften as $B_z$ approaches the transition into the valley-polarized state; measuring $\omega(k)$ directly would test the Goldstone assignment.
  • The measured velocity, about three times the theoretical estimate the authors cite, suggests the superfluid stiffness or spin compressibility in these devices differs from current model values; a velocity-versus-twist-angle study could separate parameter error from a different ordering wavevector.
  • The featureless spin-valley response at $\nu=-1$, despite the insulating state in charge transport, suggests the insulator coexists with IVC order or forms through degrees of freedom decoupled from $S_z$; combining this imaging with a local charge probe could test that coexistence.
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Referee Report

3 major / 4 minor

Summary. The paper reports ultrafast optical imaging of spin-valley transport in twisted WSe2 bilayers (twist angles 3.5°, 3.8°, and 5.0°). Using circularly polarized and unpolarized pump pulses with a wide-field probe, the authors identify an ordinary single-particle spin-valley mode that exists throughout the phase diagram, and two additional 'exotic' modes that appear only near the van Hove singularity. The exotic modes have opposite signs of out-of-plane spin polarization, are excited by below-gap light, and propagate with markedly different speeds: a fast non-diffusive component estimated at about 3 km/s and a slow diffusive component (D ≈ 2 cm2/s). On the basis of the large velocity, low-energy excitation, VHS proximity, magnetic-field dependence, and a minimal hydrodynamic model, the authors interpret the fast mode as the Goldstone mode of an intervalley-coherent (IVC) state and the slow mode as a gapped amplitude (Higgs-like) mode. The paper claims this is the first imaging of propagation of a neutral Goldstone mode in a condensed matter system.

Significance. If the interpretation holds, this is a substantial advance: it would provide the first direct imaging of a neutral Goldstone mode, offer a new space-and-time-resolved probe of charge-neutral collective modes, and supply experimental evidence for IVC order in twisted WSe2. The experimental core is strong: the existence of the two exotic modes with opposite Sz is supported by reproducible imaging in three devices, with controls including unpolarized vs. circular pump, below-gap pumping, magnetic-field dependence, and polarization-selective detection. The paper also ships a concrete hydrodynamic model and honestly states several limitations. The weakest load-bearing point is the identification of the fast mode as an IVC Goldstone mode; that identification rests on a rough velocity estimate and on consistency with a model whose parameters are partly set by the data, rather than on a direct measurement of the mode's dispersion or of the IVC order parameter. The manuscript therefore merits publication only after the interpretive claim is either substantially strengthened or appropriately weakened.

major comments (3)
  1. [Origin of the exotic modes; Methods, 'Non-diffusive transport'] The central identification of the fast mode as an IVC Goldstone mode rests on a velocity estimate of about 3 km/s taken from the first two nanoseconds of the spatial profile, but the Methods explicitly state that the non-diffusive component cannot be quantitatively isolated and that 'we cannot reliably determine the width or shape of the two modes.' The supporting hydrodynamic model then uses this velocity as an input to fix the spin compressibility (Extended Data Fig. 7: ℏχs = ρs/(ℏvG^2)), so the agreement between simulation and experiment is not an independent confirmation. The defining property of a Goldstone mode—a gapless, linear ω(q) with approximately constant v at small q—is not measured. The authors do not report a temperature-dependent velocity near the supposed transition, nor a momentum-resolved dispersion. I recommend either adding a test that can distinguish a Goldstone branch from a gapped but weakly damped mode (for example, temperature dependence of the velocity and damping across Tc, or a transient-grating measurement), or explicitly reframing the claim as a plausible hypothesis rather than a demonstrated identification.
  2. [Magnetic field dependence (Fig. 5 and Methods)] The nonmonotonic magnetic-field dependence is cited as strong evidence for an IVC ground state, but the argument is one of consistency rather than uniqueness. A mode whose excitation amplitude is proportional to the field-induced Sz imbalance and whose underlying order parameter is suppressed at large Bz would show a similar nonmonotonicity for several valley-ordered or spin-ordered ground states, not only IVC. The paper correctly notes that it cannot distinguish IVC from IKS order, but the same reasoning applies to the more basic question of whether the order is IVC at all. A quantitative comparison with a field-dependent microscopic or Ginzburg-Landau theory—for instance, predicting how the mode velocity or damping should evolve with Bz—would make this evidence more discriminating.
  3. [Methods, 'Below-gap pump measurements' and 'Origin of the exotic modes'] The below-gap pump experiment rules out interband single-particle excitations as the source of the exotic modes, but it does not rule out intraband single-particle channels or hot-carrier drift. The paper asserts that the large velocity and weak scattering 'require' a Goldstone or near-gapless mode, but this assertion is not proven; a gapped collective mode with weak damping and a large group velocity, or a single-particle drift channel with energy-dependent mobility, could also produce a fast non-diffusive front at early times. The authors should either provide a control that excludes such alternatives (for example, varying pump fluence to check the amplitude scaling expected for a condensate versus single-particle heating, or comparing the below-gap response at different doping levels within the VHS region) or state more cautiously that the single-particle origin is excluded only for interband processes.
minor comments (4)
  1. [Extended Data Fig. 7 caption] The caption lists 'Spin polarization damping rate ΓΔ ≈ 0.01 ns-1', but in the Methods the spin relaxation rate is denoted Γ_S and the amplitude-mode damping is ΓΔ. The symbol appears to be a typographical error and should be corrected to Γ_S.
  2. [Methods, Eq. (3)] The diffusion-decay model uses the symbol Δp(x,t) but the main text discusses δSz; using a consistent notation for the measured spin-valley polarization would improve readability.
  3. [Abstract and Discussion] The abstract states the fast mode 'is consistent with' a Goldstone mode, but the Discussion later states the results 'provide strong evidence for Goldstone modes and IVC states.' Given that the direct Goldstone signature is not measured, the stronger wording should be softened to match the level of evidence actually presented.
  4. [Methods, 'Analogy between IVC states and superfluid'] In the Lagrangian (Eq. 7), the Berry-phase term is written ℏ(δSz)θ̇ while the continuity equation then uses ℏ∂tδSz. The equations are consistent with the canonical structure, but a brief comment on the dimensions of δSz and on the choice ℏ = 1 or not would help the reader avoid unit confusion.

Circularity Check

2 steps flagged · score 4.0 of 10

The optical imaging of two spin-valley modes is self-contained, but the Goldstone/IVC identification combines a same-group theoretical velocity estimate with a hydrodynamic simulation whose speeds are fitted inputs; partial circularity.

  1. fitted input called prediction [Methods, 'Analogy between intervalley coherent (IVC) states and superfluid'; Extended Data Fig. 7b]
    "Extended Data Fig. 7b shows simulated space-time evolution of δS_z. The simulation parameters are chosen to match the experimental propagation speed; and non-determinable parameters are set to order 1 (see figure caption for a complete list of simulation parameters)."

    The velocities and diffusion constants used in the simulation are taken from the same transport data that the simulation is then said to 'capture': v_G ≈ 3 μm/ns is inserted from the fast-mode estimate, and D_Δ ≈ 2 cm2/s is the experimentally extracted slow-mode diffusion constant. The central agreement ('one fast, Goldstone like mode and one slow, Higgs like mode') is therefore produced by construction rather than independently predicted. The measured fast velocity itself is also derived from the first 2 ns propagation under a ballistic assumption, so using it to confirm a ballistic Goldstone mode is a fitted-input loop.

  2. self citation load bearing [Origin of the exotic modes (main text, after below-gap pump paragraph)]
    "Indeed, recent theoretical studies predicted intervalley coherent (IVC) states at VHS of twisted TMD moiré superlattices 27–30,36. The phase of the coherent superposition θ is spontaneously fixed, which breaks the approximate intervalley U(1) symmetry. This naturally gives rise to a Goldstone mode with group velocity in the order of 1 km/s (Ref. 31), consistent with our experimental observation."

    The paper never detects the IVC order parameter directly; the identification of the fast non-diffusive front as the valley-U(1) Goldstone mode is anchored to Refs. 27–31 and 36. Ref. 31, the source of the 'order of 1 km/s' group-velocity estimate used to validate the measured ~3 km/s, is by Wang, Devakul, Zaletel and Fu; Wang and Fu are co-authors of the present paper. The load-bearing theoretical premise (IVC order at the VHS and its Goldstone velocity) is thus imported from the authors' own prior calculation rather than established or compared quantitatively here. It is supporting, but self-referential.

full rationale

The core experimental result — two propagating spin-valley modes with opposite Sz and distinct speeds — does not reduce to the model: it is isolated by pump-polarization symmetry, verified by detector-angle sign reversal, reproduced in three devices, absent from below-gap pump for the ordinary mode, and controlled by Bz, T, doping and E. The diffusion-decay fits do fail for the fast mode, as the paper concedes, so the non-diffusive component is a data-driven discrepancy. However, two supporting arguments are circular in a limited sense. First, the minimum hydrodynamic model is not an independent test: its velocities and diffusion constants are fixed by the measured modes and then used to declare that the model 'captures' the data. Second, the velocity scale of about 1 km/s invoked for the Goldstone assignment is quoted from a prior theory by co-authors (Ref. 31); the IVC order parameter itself is not measured, so the assignment leans on self-citation. The paper itself acknowledges both limitations ('we cannot quantitatively isolate transport of the non-diffusive component' and 'we cannot pinpoint the specific IVC types'). These are genuine caveats but do not make the primary observation circular, so the score is 4 rather than higher.

Assumptions & free parameters 12 free parameters · 5 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The central interpretation relies on prior theoretical predictions of IVC order at the VHS and on a phenomenological hydrodynamic model whose parameters are fitted to the measured propagation speeds and diffusion constants. No new physical entities are postulated. The model is illustrative rather than predictive, and the strongest supporting evidence comes from the direct imaging controls.

free parameters (12)
  • superfluid stiffness rho_s = 0.5 meV
    Chosen from Tc ~ 10 K via the relation rho_s ~ 2 k_B T_c / pi used in the hydrodynamic simulation; sets the overall velocity scale.
  • Goldstone velocity v_G = 3 um/ns (3 km/s)
    Chosen to match the observed fast-mode propagation; key experimental input to the model.
  • spin compressibility chi_s = 84 ns/um^2 (hbar*chi_s)
    Derived from v_G and rho_s; not independently measured.
  • amplitude mode diffusion constant D_Delta = 2 cm^2/s
    Fitted to the slow-mode transport data.
  • amplitude mode velocity v_Delta = similar to v_G (~3 um/ns)
    Assumed equal to v_G; not measured.
  • amplitude damping Gamma_Delta = 45 ns^-1
    Computed as v_Delta^2 / D_Delta using the assumed v_Delta.
  • spin damping Gamma_S = 0.01 ns^-1
    Estimated from the measured spin lifetime.
  • amplitude inertia chi_Delta = order 1 (arbitrary units)
    Cannot be determined from experiment; set to order 1.
  • amplitude curvature M_Delta^2 = order 1 (arbitrary units)
    Cannot be determined from experiment; set to order 1.
  • phenomenological coupling g = 0.05
    Chosen to reproduce the observed Sz signal amplitudes in the simulation.
  • pump width sigma_X = 0.6 um
    Determined by the beam spot in the experiment.
  • pump duration sigma_T = 0.5 ns
    Determined by the pulse duration.
assumptions (5)
  • domain assumption Intervalley-coherent (IVC) order is the ground state near the van Hove singularity of twisted WSe2.
    Invoked to interpret the exotic modes; supported only by prior theory (Refs. 27-30, 36), not by direct measurement of the order parameter in this work. The paper states 'recent theoretical studies predicted intervalley coherent (IVC) states at VHS of twisted TMD moiré superlattices'.
  • domain assumption The neutral Goldstone mode of an IVC state has a group velocity of order 1 km/s.
    Used to argue consistency with the observed ~3 km/s. Cited from Ref. 31, but the specific value depends on model parameters and is not independently measured here.
  • standard math C2y symmetry of the zero-displacement-field system constrains the free energy so that coupling between amplitude and spin-valley fluctuations is odd in Bz.
    Standard symmetry argument used in the Methods to justify the form of G(Bz) in the hydrodynamic Lagrangian.
  • domain assumption Optical selection rules in TMDs enable valley-selective spin injection and MCD-based readout of Sz.
    Foundation of the measurement technique; well-established for monolayers but assumed valid in the twisted bilayer devices studied.
  • ad hoc to paper The pump pulse locally suppresses the IVC order parameter, acting as a source for the collective modes.
    Modeling assumption for the source term Q_delta in the hydrodynamic equations; not directly verified experimentally.

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The emergence of neutral collective modes is a hallmark of correlated quantum phases but is often challenging to probe experimentally. In two-dimensional flatband systems, charge responses have been intensively investigated yet neutral excitations remain largely unexplored. In particular, intervalley coherent state (IVC) features a neutral Goldstone mode due to spontaneously broken valley U(1) symmetry. While IVC state has been proposed as a unifying theme across graphene and semiconductor based systems, its defining feature, the neutral Goldstone mode, remains elusive in experiment. Here we investigate space and time resolved transport of neutral modes in twisted WSe2 moire superlattices through a novel ultrafast imaging technique. We uncover two new propagating collective modes with very different velocities, which emerge near the van Hove singularity (VHS) in both intermediate (3.5 to 4 degree) and large (around 5 degree) angle twisted WSe2. The fast-propagating mode has a large speed of about 3 km/s and is consistent with a Goldstone mode for an IVC state, while the slow-moving mode is likely a gapped amplitude mode. They can be understood as the spin-valley analogues of collective modes of a superfluid, whose propagation is imaged for the first time in a condensed matter system. Our study demonstrates a powerful new approach for probing charge-neutral modes in quantum materials and offers key insights into the interplay between charge and spin-valley physics in moire superlattices.

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