Ab initio theory of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

Á Gali - Nanophotonics, 2019 - degruyter.com
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 …

Defect engineering of nanostructures: Insights into photoelectrochemical water splitting

W Lei, Y Yu, H Zhang, Q Jia, S Zhang - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of long-term and sustainable energy economy is one of the most
significant technical challenges facing humanity. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting …

Efficient and spectrally stable blue perovskite light‐emitting diodes employing a cationic π‐conjugated polymer

S Yuan, LS Cui, L Dai, Y Liu, QW Liu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metal halide perovskite semiconductors have demonstrated remarkable potentials in
solution‐processed blue light‐emitting diodes (LEDs). However, the unsatisfied efficiency …

Effect of intrinsic point defects on the catalytic and electronic properties of single layer: Ab initio calculations

T Ouahrani, RM Boufatah, M Benaissa… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
The challenges imposed by climate change require the continued improvement and
identification of materials for the development of green technologies. Point defect …

The Role of Surface Oxygen Vacancies in BiVO4

W Wang, PJ Strohbeen, D Lee, C Zhou… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a widely studied oxide in solar water splitting, known for its
ease of synthesis, high charge extraction yields, and advantageous band alignment with …

Chemistry of Oxygen Ionosorption on SnO2 Surfaces

KV Sopiha, OI Malyi, C Persson… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ionosorbed oxygen is the key player in reactions on metal-oxide surfaces. This is particularly
evident for chemiresistive gas sensors, which operate by modulating the conductivity of …

Charge state-dependent symmetry breaking of atomic defects in transition metal dichalcogenides

F Xiang, L Huberich, PA Vargas, R Torsi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The functionality of atomic quantum emitters is intrinsically linked to their host lattice
coordination. Structural distortions that spontaneously break the lattice symmetry strongly …

Reaction mechanism of photocatalytic hydrogen production at water/tin halide perovskite interfaces

D Ricciarelli, W Kaiser, E Mosconi, J Wiktor… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
While instability in aqueous environment has long impeded employment of metal halide
perovskites for heterogeneous photocatalysis, recent reports have shown that some …

DASP: Defect and dopant ab-initio simulation package

M Huang, Z Zheng, Z Dai, X Guo, S Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In order to perform automated calculations of defect and dopant properties in
semiconductors and insulators, we developed a software package, the Defect and Dopant …

Carbon defect qubit in two-dimensional WS2

S Li, G Thiering, P Udvarhelyi, V Ivády, A Gali - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Identifying and fabricating defect qubits in two-dimensional semiconductors are of great
interest in exploring candidates for quantum information and sensing applications. A …