Solid‐State Single‐Photon Sources: Recent Advances for Novel Quantum Materials

M Esmann, SC Wein… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, the current landscape of emergent quantum materials for quantum photonic
applications is described. The review focuses on three specific solid‐state platforms: single …

Symmetric carbon tetramers forming spin qubits in hexagonal boron nitride

Z Benedek, R Babar, Á Ganyecz, T Szilvási… - npj Computational …, 2023 - nature.com
Point defect quantum bits in semiconductors have the potential to revolutionize sensing at
atomic scales. Currently, vacancy-related defects are at the forefront of high spatial …

Two-photon interference from a quantum emitter in hexagonal boron nitride

C Fournier, S Roux, K Watanabe, T Taniguchi, S Buil… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Recently discovered quantum emitters in 2D materials have opened new prospects for
integrated photonic devices for quantum information. Most of these applications require the …

Deterministic fabrication of a coupled cavity–emitter system in hexagonal boron nitride

M Nonahal, J Horder, A Gale, L Ding, C Li… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light–matter interactions in optical cavities underpin many applications of integrated
quantum photonics. Among various solid-state platforms, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is …

Monolithic integration of single quantum emitters in hBN bullseye cavities

L Spencer, J Horder, S Kim, M Toth… - ACS Photonics, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ability of hexagonal boron nitride to host quantum emitters in the form of deep-level
color centers makes it an important material for quantum photonic applications. This work …

Electron Beam Restructuring of Quantum Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

S Nedić, K Yamamura, A Gale… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) holds promise as a solid state, van der Waals host of single
photon emitters for on‐chip quantum photonics. The B‐center defect emitting at 436 nm is …

First-principles theory of the nitrogen interstitial in hBN: a plausible model for the blue emitter

Á Ganyecz, R Babar, Z Benedek, I Aharonovich… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Color centers in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have attracted considerable attention due to
their remarkable optical properties enabling robust room temperature photonics and …

First-principles study of the Stark shift effect on the zero-phonon line of the NV center in diamond

L Alaerts, Y Xiong, S Griffin, G Hautier - Physical Review Materials, 2024 - APS
Point defects in semiconductors are attractive candidates for quantum information science
applications owing to their ability to act as spin-photon interface or single-photon emitters …

Blue Quantum Emitter in Hexagonal Boron Nitride and a Carbon Chain Tetramer: a First-Principles Study

M Maciaszek, L Razinkovas - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) exhibit compelling optical
properties, such as high brightness and photostability, making them promising candidates …

Quantum sensing with optically accessible spin defects in van der Waals layered materials

HH Fang, XJ Wang, X Marie, HB Sun - Light: Science & Applications, 2024 - nature.com
Quantum sensing has emerged as a powerful technique to detect and measure physical and
chemical parameters with exceptional precision. One of the methods is to use optically …