Spatially mixed moiré excitons in two-dimensional van der Waals superlattices

Abstract: Moir\'e superlattices open an unprecedented opportunity for tailoring interactions between quantum particles and their coupling to electromagnetic fields. Strong superlattice potential generates moir\'e minibands of excitons -- bound pairs of electrons and holes that reside either in a single layer (intralayer excitons) or two separate layers (interlayer excitons). The twist-angle-controlled interlayer hybridization of carriers can also mix the two types of excitons to combine the strengths of both. Here, we report a direct observation of spatially mixed moir\'e excitons in angle-aligned WSe2/WS2 and MoSe2/WS2 superlattices by optical reflectance spectroscopy. The strongly interacting interlayer and intralayer moir\'e excitons in WSe2/WS2 manifest energy level anticrossing and oscillator strength redistribution under a vertical electric field. We also observe doping-dependent exciton miniband renormalization and mixing near half filling of the first electron miniband of WS2. Our findings have significant implications for emerging correlated states in two-dimensional semiconductors, such as exciton condensates and Bose-Hubbard models, and optoelectronic applications of these materials.