Colloidal quantum dots as platforms for quantum information science

CR Kagan, LC Bassett, CB Murray… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …

Material platforms for defect qubits and single-photon emitters

G Zhang, Y Cheng, JP Chou, A Gali - Applied Physics Reviews, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
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 …

Solid-state single-photon emitters

I Aharonovich, D Englund, M Toth - Nature photonics, 2016 - nature.com
Single-photon emitters play an important role in many leading quantum technologies. There
is still no'ideal'on-demand single-photon emitter, but a plethora of promising material …

Temperature dependence of wavelength selectable zero-phonon emission from single defects in hexagonal boron nitride

NR Jungwirth, B Calderon, Y Ji, MG Spencer… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We investigate the distribution and temperature-dependent optical properties of sharp, zero-
phonon emission from defect-based single photon sources in multilayer hexagonal boron …

Optical absorption and emission mechanisms of single defects in hexagonal boron nitride

NR Jungwirth, GD Fuchs - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
We investigate the polarization selection rules of sharp zero-phonon lines (ZPLs) from
isolated defects in hexagonal boron nitride (HBN) and compare our findings with the …

Quantum defects by design

LC Bassett, A Alkauskas, AL Exarhos, KMC Fu - Nanophotonics, 2019 - degruyter.com
Optically active point defects in wide-bandgap crystals are leading building blocks for
quantum information technologies including quantum processors, repeaters, simulators, and …

[HTML][HTML] First-principles characterization of native-defect-related optical transitions in ZnO

JL Lyons, JB Varley, D Steiauf, A Janotti… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the electrical and optical properties of oxygen vacancies (VO), zinc
vacancies (V Zn), hydrogenated V Zn, and isolated dangling bonds in ZnO using hybrid …

Photon-emission-correlation spectroscopy as an analytical tool for solid-state quantum defects

REK Fishman, RN Patel, DA Hopper, TY Huang… - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
Photon-emission-correlation spectroscopy is an indispensable tool for the study of atoms,
molecules, and, more recently, solid-state quantum defects. In solid-state systems, its most …

Polarization and localization of single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride wrinkles

D Yim, M Yu, G Noh, J Lee, H Seo - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Color centers in two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) have recently emerged as
stable and bright single-photon emitters (SPEs) operating at room temperature. In this study …

The case for a defect genome initiative

Q Yan, S Kar, S Chowdhury, A Bansil - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) has streamlined the materials discovery effort
by leveraging generic traits of materials, with focus largely on perfect solids. Defects such as …