Label-free imaging of DNA interactions with 2D materials

J Sulzle, W Yang, Y Shimoda, N Ronceray… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer potential as substrates for biosensing devices, as their
properties can be engineered to tune interactions between the surface and biomolecules …

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 …

Solution-phase sample-averaged single-particle spectroscopy of quantum emitters with femtosecond resolution

J Shi, Y Shen, F Pan, W Sun, A Mangu, C Shi… - Nature Materials, 2024 - nature.com
The development of many quantum optical technologies depends on the availability of
single quantum emitters with near-perfect coherence. Systematic improvement is limited by …

Laser Ablation‐Induced Boron Nitride Aerogels with Intrinsic Photoluminescence for Efficient Information Encryption

G Li, Y Chai, X Zhang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Boron nitride (BN) aerogels, dual interconnecting network of BN nanoscale building blocks,
and plenty of air within these nanoscale building blocks, have great potential in many …

Site-Specific Integration of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Quantum Emitters on 2D DNA Origami Nanopores

Y Wang, Z Yu, CS Smith, S Caneva - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Optical emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are promising probes for single-molecule
sensing platforms. When engineered in nanoparticle form, they can be integrated as …

Interplay of plasmonics and strain for Hexagonal Boron Nitride emission engineering

AK Singh, P Tieben, KK Mandal, B Kumar, R Vij… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
In the realm of quantum information and sensing, there has been substantial interest in the
single-photon emission associated with defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). With the …

Quantitative investigation of quantum emitter yield in drop-casted hexagonal boron nitride nanoflakes

T Kretzschmar, S Ritter, A Kumar, T Vogl… - ACS Applied Optical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Single photon emitters (SPEs) are a key component for their use as pure photon source in
quantum technologies. In this study, we investigate the generation of SPEs from drop-casted …

Monitoring electrochemical dynamics through single-molecule imaging of hBN surface emitters in organic solvents

E Mayner, N Ronceray, M Lihter, TH Chen… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Electrochemical techniques conventionally lack spatial resolution and average local
information over an entire electrode. While advancements in spatial resolution have been …

Quantum-grade nanodiamonds for ultrabright spin detection in live cells

K Oshimi, H Nakashima, S Mandić… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Optically accessible spin-active nanomaterials are promising as quantum nanosensors for
probing biological samples. However, achieving bioimaging-level brightness and high …

Single-Ion Spectroscopy of h-BN Point Defect Fluorescence in Liquid Environments

Y Wu, K Xu, HP Sarker, T Taniguchi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Understanding individual ions in solutions is essential for advancing our knowledge of
complex chemical systems. However, tracking and detecting ions at the single-ion level in …