Conversion pathways of primary defects by annealing in proton-irradiated -type -SiC

R Karsthof, ME Bathen, A Galeckas, L Vines - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
The development of defect populations after proton irradiation of n-type 4 H-SiC and
subsequent annealing experiments is studied by means of deep level transient (DLTS) and …

Characterization and formation of NV centers in , and SiC: An ab initio study

A Csóré, HJ Von Bardeleben, JL Cantin, A Gali - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
Fluorescent paramagnetic defects in solids have become attractive systems for quantum
information processing in recent years. One of the leading contenders is the negatively …

Nanotesla magnetometry with the silicon vacancy in silicon carbide

JBS Abraham, C Gutgsell, D Todorovski, S Sperling… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
Silicon carbide is a promising host material for spin-defect-based quantum sensors owing to
its commercial availability and established techniques for electrical and optical …

Stability and molecular pathways to the formation of spin defects in silicon carbide

EMY Lee, A Yu, JJ de Pablo, G Galli - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Spin defects in wide-bandgap semiconductors provide a promising platform to create qubits
for quantum technologies. Their synthesis, however, presents considerable challenges, and …

Formation of nitrogen-vacancy centers in 4H-SiC and their near infrared photoluminescence properties

S Sato, T Narahara, Y Abe, Y Hijikata… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
NCV Si− centers in SiC [nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers], which produce near-infrared (NIR)
photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature, is expected to have applications as quantum …

Theory of the thermal stability of silicon vacancies and interstitials in 4H–SiC

J Coutinho - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a theoretical study of the electronic and dynamic properties of silicon
vacancies and self-interstitials in 4H–SiC using hybrid density functional methods. Several …

Energetics and kinetics of vacancy defects in -SiC

R Kuate Defo, X Zhang, D Bracher, G Kim, E Hu… - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
Defect engineering in wide-gap semiconductors is important in controlling the performance
of single-photon emitter devices. The effective incorporation of defects depends strongly on …

Engineering the formation of spin-defects from first principles

C Zhang, F Gygi, G Galli - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
The full realization of spin qubits for quantum technologies relies on the ability to control and
design the formation processes of spin defects in semiconductors and insulators. We …

Anisotropic and plane-selective migration of the carbon vacancy in SiC: Theory and experiment

ME Bathen, J Coutinho, HM Ayedh, J Ul Hassan… - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We investigate the migration mechanism of the carbon vacancy (VC) in silicon carbide (SiC)
using a combination of theoretical and experimental methodologies. The VC, commonly …

Arbitrary Wireless Energy Distribution within an Epsilon Near‐zero Environment

Q Yang, Y Wang, J Shi, C Liu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient power distribution to multiple receivers with controlled amounts is critical for
wireless communication and sensing systems. Previous efforts have attempted to improve …