Vertical van der Waals heterostructures of semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides realize moirésystems with rich correlated electron phases and moiréexciton phenomena. For material combinations with small lattice mismatch and twist angles as in MoSe 2 −WSe 2 , however, lattice reconstruction eliminates the canonical moirépattern and instead gives rise to arrays of periodically reconstructed nanoscale domains and mesoscopically extended areas of one atomic registry. Here, we elucidate the role of atomic reconstruction in MoSe 2 −WSe 2 heterostructures synthesized by chemical vapor deposition. With complementary imaging down to the atomic scale, simulations, and optical spectroscopy methods, we identify the coexistence of moire-type cores and extended moire-free regions in heterostacks with parallel and antiparallel alignment. Our work highlights the potential of chemical vapor deposition for applications requiring laterally extended heterosystems of one atomic registry or exciton-confining heterostack arrays.
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