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Nonequilibrium dynamics of high energy transitions in monolayer WSe₂

Oleg Dogadov , Jorge Cervantes-Villanueva , Nicholas Olsen , Chiara Trovatello , Xiaoyang Zhu , Giulio Cerullo , Alejandro Molina-S\'anchez , Davide Sangalli
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keywords monolayer WSe2high-energy transitionsmomentum-dark excitonstransient absorption spectroscopyphonon-mediated formationultrafast dynamicsexcitonic landscapenonequilibrium dynamics
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High-energy transition in monolayer WSe2 forms and relaxes on a slower timescale due to phonon-mediated momentum-dark excitons.

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The paper investigates ultrafast dynamics of high-energy optical transitions in monolayer WSe2 using broadband transient absorption spectroscopy from visible to ultraviolet. These transitions involve electronic states away from the K valleys and show distinct behavior from lower-energy excitons. One specific high-energy transition develops significantly slower, which first-principles calculations of the excitonic landscape attribute to phonon-mediated formation of momentum-dark excitons. A sympathetic reader cares because this reveals how energy relaxation pathways differ when states displaced in momentum space participate, with implications for nonequilibrium processes in two-dimensional materials.

Core claim

The formation and relaxation dynamics of one high-energy transition in monolayer WSe2 occur on a significantly slower timescale than lower-energy excitonic resonances. First-principles calculations of the excitonic landscape account for this delayed response by attributing it to the phonon-mediated formation of momentum-dark excitons involving states displaced from the K valleys.

What carries the argument

Phonon-mediated formation of momentum-dark excitons, as identified in first-principles calculations of the excitonic landscape, which delays the observed response of the high-energy transition.

If this is right

  • High-energy transitions involve electronic states at Brillouin zone regions displaced from the K valleys, leading to distinct characteristics.
  • The delayed dynamics are specific to certain high-energy transitions rather than applying uniformly.
  • Broadband spectroscopy covering visible to ultraviolet ranges is required to resolve these slower processes.
  • Excitonic landscape calculations can predict which transitions will exhibit phonon-mediated delays.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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

  • Similar delayed formation might occur in other monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides with comparable band structures.
  • Relaxation models for photoexcited carriers in these materials may need adjustment to include longer timescales at higher energies.
  • Time-resolved probes sensitive to momentum-dark states could provide independent confirmation of the pathway.
  • The distinction could affect how high-energy excitations contribute to carrier multiplication or thermalization processes.

Load-bearing premise

The first-principles calculations correctly identify the relevant momentum-dark excitons and their phonon-mediated formation pathway as the cause of the observed delay.

What would settle it

Direct measurement showing the high-energy transition forms on the same fast timescale as lower-energy excitons, or a clear mismatch between calculated dark exciton energies and the observed delay, would challenge the attribution.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.23480 by Alejandro Molina-S\'anchez, Chiara Trovatello, Davide Sangalli, Giulio Cerullo, Jorge Cervantes-Villanueva, Nicholas Olsen, Oleg Dogadov, Stefano Dal Conte, Xiaoyang Zhu.

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High-energy optical transitions in monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides exhibit characteristics that are markedly distinct from those of lower-lying band-edge excitons. These differences arise from the involvement of electronic states located at regions of the Brillouin zone that are displaced from the $K$ valleys. In this work, we investigate the ultrafast dynamics of these high-energy excitations by employing broadband ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy spanning the visible to ultraviolet spectral range. We observe that the formation and relaxation dynamics of one of the high energy transitions display a distinct behavior compared to the lower-energy excitonic resonances, developing on a significantly slower timescale. First-principles calculations of the excitonic landscape allow us to account for this delayed response and attribute it to the phonon-mediated formation of momentum-dark excitons.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports broadband ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy on monolayer WSe₂ spanning visible to UV wavelengths. It finds that one high-energy transition exhibits distinctly slower formation and relaxation dynamics than lower-energy excitonic resonances. First-principles calculations of the excitonic landscape are invoked to attribute the delay specifically to phonon-mediated population of momentum-dark excitons.

Significance. If the attribution is robust, the result clarifies the role of intervalley scattering and dark states in the nonequilibrium dynamics of high-energy transitions in TMD monolayers, a regime less explored than K-valley excitons. The combination of broadband spectroscopy with GW+BSE calculations is a methodological strength; however, the absence of direct experimental access to the dark states limits the strength of the mechanistic claim.

major comments (2)
  1. [Discussion / first-principles section] The central attribution (abstract and discussion) rests on matching calculated phonon-assisted formation times for momentum-dark excitons to the observed ~ps-scale delay in the high-energy transient absorption signal. Because transient absorption detects only bright resonances, the manuscript provides no independent experimental signature (e.g., via momentum-resolved probes or magnetic-field tuning) that the calculated dark-exciton energies and couplings are correct; if the GW+BSE or electron-phonon matrix elements misplace the relevant states or rates, the attribution is not unique.
  2. [Results / dynamics analysis] Alternative relaxation channels (defect trapping, Auger processes, or coupling to other bright states) are not quantitatively compared to the phonon-dark pathway. A direct test—e.g., fluence dependence or temperature dependence of the formation time—would be needed to establish that the calculated intervalley scattering is the dominant mechanism.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Figure 2] Figure captions should explicitly state the pump fluence and probe polarization used for each transient absorption trace to allow direct comparison with the calculated formation times.
  2. [Methods / calculation details] The manuscript should clarify the precise definition of the 'high-energy transition' (e.g., which calculated exciton or interband transition it corresponds to) when comparing experiment and theory.

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We thank the referee for the careful and constructive review of our manuscript. We address the two major comments point by point below, providing our strongest honest defense while acknowledging limitations where they exist.

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  1. Referee: [Discussion / first-principles section] The central attribution (abstract and discussion) rests on matching calculated phonon-assisted formation times for momentum-dark excitons to the observed ~ps-scale delay in the high-energy transient absorption signal. Because transient absorption detects only bright resonances, the manuscript provides no independent experimental signature (e.g., via momentum-resolved probes or magnetic-field tuning) that the calculated dark-exciton energies and couplings are correct; if the GW+BSE or electron-phonon matrix elements misplace the relevant states or rates, the attribution is not unique.

    Authors: We agree that transient absorption provides only indirect evidence for the involvement of momentum-dark states, as it cannot directly detect them. Our attribution relies on the quantitative match between the experimentally observed ~ps formation delay and the phonon-assisted intervalley scattering time computed from GW+BSE plus electron-phonon matrix elements. These calculations employ standard, well-validated methods for TMDs, and the relevant dark-exciton energies lie within the expected range from prior literature. While we cannot rule out that a different computational setup could alter the rates, the consistency across the excitonic landscape and the absence of other states that would produce a comparable delay support the interpretation. In revision we will add a dedicated paragraph discussing the sensitivity of the formation times to k-point sampling and functional choice. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Results / dynamics analysis] Alternative relaxation channels (defect trapping, Auger processes, or coupling to other bright states) are not quantitatively compared to the phonon-dark pathway. A direct test—e.g., fluence dependence or temperature dependence of the formation time—would be needed to establish that the calculated intervalley scattering is the dominant mechanism.

    Authors: We have checked that the formation time of the high-energy feature shows no measurable dependence on pump fluence within the experimental range, which disfavors Auger processes. Defect trapping and relaxation to other bright states typically occur on different timescales or would not produce the specific delay that matches the calculated phonon-mediated intervalley time. A full rate-equation comparison of all channels is not feasible with the present data set, and temperature-dependent measurements were outside the scope of this study. In the revised manuscript we will include a brief quantitative discussion contrasting the expected timescales of the main alternative channels with the phonon-dark pathway, drawing on both our calculations and published values for WSe2. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; attribution relies on independent first-principles calculations

full rationale

The paper attributes the observed slower timescale in one high-energy transition to phonon-mediated momentum-dark excitons via first-principles calculations of the excitonic landscape. These calculations (standard GW+BSE methods) are external to the transient absorption experiment and not derived from or fitted to the present data in a self-referential way. No self-definitional equations, fitted inputs renamed as predictions, load-bearing self-citations, or ansatz smuggling appear in the provided text. The derivation chain uses independent computational results to interpret experimental observations, satisfying the criterion for self-contained, non-circular analysis.

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The claim rests on the assumption that first-principles excitonic calculations accurately capture phonon-assisted formation of momentum-dark states; no free parameters or new entities are introduced in the abstract.

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  • domain assumption First-principles calculations can accurately model the excitonic landscape and phonon interactions responsible for momentum-dark exciton formation in monolayer WSe2.
    Invoked to explain the delayed response observed in transient absorption data.

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