Defects with associated electron and nuclear spins in solid-state materials have a long
history relevant to quantum information science that goes back to the first spin echo …

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 …

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) colour centre in diamond is an important physical system for
emergent quantum technologies, including quantum metrology, information processing and …

Crystal defects in diamond have emerged as unique objects for a variety of applications,
both because they are very stable and because they have interesting optical properties …

Ultra-wide bandgap materials show great promise as a solution to some of the limitations of
current state of the art semiconductor technology. Among these, diamond has exhibited …

Stable quantum bits, capable both of storing quantum information for macroscopic time
scales and of integration inside small portable devices, are an essential building block for an …

Quantum sensing using optically addressable atomic-scale defects, such as the nitrogen-
vacancy (NV) center in diamond, provides new opportunities for sensitive and highly …

The negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV−) center in diamond has realized new
frontiers in quantum technology. Here, the optical and spin resonances of the NV− center …

Identifying and designing physical systems for use as qubits, the basic units of quantum
information, are critical steps in the development of a quantum computer. Among the …

This report summarizes progress made in understanding properties such as zero-phonon-
line energies, emission and absorption polarizations, electron–phonon couplings, strain …