Direct measurement of exciton valley coherence in monolayer WSe2

Coherent valley exciton dynamics are directly probed in a monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide, providing access to the valley coherence time and decoherence mechanisms — crucial for developing methods for manipulating the valley pseudospin.

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