Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have
emerged
as promising materials to generate single-photon emitters (SPEs).
While there are several previous reports in the literature about TMD-based
SPEs, the precise nature of the excitonic states involved in them
is still under debate. Here, we use magneto-optical techniques under
in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic fields to investigate the nature
of SPEs in WSe2 monolayers on glass substrates under different
strain profiles. Our results reveal important changes on the exciton
localization and, consequently, on the optical properties of SPEs.
Remarkably, we observe an anomalous PL energy redshift with no significant
changes of photoluminescence (PL) intensity under an in-plane magnetic
field. We present a model to explain this redshift based on intervalley
defect excitons under a parallel magnetic field. Overall, our results
offer important insights into the nature of SPEs in TMDs, which are
valuable for future applications in quantum technologies.