Layered materials are taking centre stage in the ever-increasing research effort to develop
material platforms for quantum technologies. We are at the dawn of the era of layered …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) layered materials are attracting a lot of attention because of
unique physicochemical properties that are intriguing for both fundamental research and …

In recent years, quantum-dot-like single-photon emitters in atomically thin van der Waals
materials have become a promising platform for future on-chip scalable quantum light …

Quantum technology has grown out of quantum information theory and now provides a
valuable tool that researchers from numerous fields can add to their toolbox of research …

In monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides, localized strain can be used to design
nanoarrays of single photon sources. Despite strong empirical correlation, the nanoscale …

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) enable the miniaturization of optical quantum circuits
because several optic and electronic functionalities can be added on the same chip …

Abstract 2D materials are under extensive research due to their remarkable properties
suitable for various optoelectronic, photonic, and biological applications, yet their …

To date, quantum communication widely relies on attenuated lasers for secret key
generation. In future quantum networks, fundamental limitations resulting from their …

The search for an ideal single-photon source has generated significant interest in
discovering emitters in materials as well as developing new manipulation techniques to gain …

Optically active defects in 2D materials, such as hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and
transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), are an attractive class of single-photon emitters …