Ab initio theory of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

Á Gali - Nanophotonics, 2019 - degruyter.com
The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is a solid-state defect qubit with favorable
coherence time up to room temperature, which could be harnessed in several quantum …

Photoluminescence spectra of point defects in semiconductors: Validation of first-principles calculations

Y Jin, M Govoni, G Wolfowicz, SE Sullivan… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
Optically and magnetically active point defects in semiconductors are interesting platforms
for the development of solid state quantum technologies. Their optical properties are usually …

Phonon-assisted emission and absorption of individual color centers in hexagonal boron nitride

D Wigger, R Schmidt, O Del Pozo-Zamudio… - 2D …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Defect centers in hexagonal boron nitride represent room-temperature single-photon
sources in a layered van der Waals material. These light emitters appear with a wide range …

Spin-lattice relaxation of individual solid-state spins

A Norambuena, E Muñoz, HT Dinani, A Jarmola… - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
Understanding the effect of vibrations on the relaxation process of individual spins is crucial
for implementing nanosystems for quantum information and quantum metrology …

Prolonged Orbital Relaxation by Locally Modified Phonon Density of States for the Center in Nanodiamonds

M Klotz, KG Fehler, R Waltrich, ES Steiger, S Häußler… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Coherent quantum systems are a key resource for emerging quantum technology. Solid-
state spin systems are of particular importance for compact and scalable devices. However …

Quantum Thermometry with Single Molecules in Nanoprobes

V Esteso, R Duquennoy, RC Ng, M Colautti… - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
An understanding of heat transport is relevant to developing efficient strategies for thermal
management in areas of study such as microelectronics, as well as for fundamental science …

Molecule-photon interactions in phononic environments

M Reitz, C Sommer, B Gurlek, V Sandoghdar… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
Molecules constitute compact hybrid quantum optical systems that can interface photons,
electronic degrees of freedom, localized mechanical vibrations, and phonons. In particular …

Anharmonicity effects in impurity-vacancy centers in diamond revealed by isotopic shifts and optical measurements

EA Ekimov, VS Krivobok, SG Lyapin, PS Sherin… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
We studied isotopically enriched nano-and microdiamonds with optically active GeV−
centers synthesized at high pressures and high temperatures in nonmetallic growth systems …

Color centers in diamond for quantum applications

G Thiering, A Gali - Semiconductors and semimetals, 2020 - Elsevier
Color centers in diamond can be devised in quantum applications. The most successful
exemplary color center is the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond that has high spin …

The fine structure of the neutral nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

MSJ Barson, E Krausz, NB Manson, MW Doherty - Nanophotonics, 2019 - degruyter.com
The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is a widely utilized system due to its useful
quantum properties. Almost all research focuses on the negative charge state (NV−) and …