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Tuning the optical bandgap and piezoresistance in iridium-based molecular semiconductors through ligand modification
Room-temperature optically detected magnetic resonance of single defects in hexagonal boron nitride
Optically addressable spins in materials are important platforms for quantum
technologies, such as repeaters and sensors. Identification of such systems in
two-dimensional (2d) layered materials offers advantages over their bulk
counterparts, as their reduced dimensionality enables more feasible on-chip
integration into devices. Here, we report optically detected magnetic resonance
(ODMR) from previously identified carbon-related defects in 2d hexagonal boron
nitride (hBN). We show that single-defect ODMR contrast can be as strong as 6%
and displays a magnetic-field dependence with both positive or negative sign
per defect. This bipolarity can shed light into low contrast reported recently
for ensemble ODMR measurements for these defects. Further, the ODMR lineshape
comprises a doublet resonance, suggesting either low zero-field splitting or
hyperfine coupling. Our results offer a promising route towards realising a
room-temperature spin-photon quantum interface in hexagonal boron nitride
A quantum coherent spin in a two-dimensional material at room temperature
Quantum networks and sensing require solid-state spin-photon interfaces that
combine single-photon generation and long-lived spin coherence with scalable
device integration, ideally at ambient conditions. Despite rapid progress
reported across several candidate systems, those possessing quantum coherent
single spins at room temperature remain extremely rare. Here, we report quantum
coherent control under ambient conditions of a single-photon emitting defect
spin in a a two-dimensional material, hexagonal boron nitride. We identify that
the carbon-related defect has a spin-triplet electronic ground-state manifold.
We demonstrate that the spin coherence is governed predominantly by coupling to
only a few proximal nuclei and is prolonged by decoupling protocols. Our
results allow for a room-temperature spin qubit coupled to a multi-qubit
quantum register or quantum sensor with nanoscale sample proximity
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Confocal micrographs of phase-separated Giant Unilamellar Vesicles functionalised with DNA nanostructures featuring different anchoring platforms.
Data analysis platform (MATLAB Codes and function)R.R.S also acknowledges funding support from the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT, Grant No. 472427) and the Cambridge Trust. L.D.M. also acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (ERC-STG No 851667 NANOCELL
Limits to Strong Coupling of Excitons in Multilayer WS2 with Collective Plasmonic Resonances
We demonstrate the strong coupling of direct transition excitons in tungsten disulfide (WS2) with collective plasmonic resonances at room temperature. We use open plasmonic cavities formed by periodic arrays of metallic nanoparticles. We show clear anti-crossings with monolayer, bilayer, and thicker multilayer WS2 on top of the nanoparticle array. The Rabi energy of such hybrid system varies from SO to 100 meV from monolayers to 16 layers, respectively, while it does not scale with the square root of the number of layers as expected for collective strong coupling. We prove that out-of-plane coupling components can be disregarded because the normal field is screened due to the high refractive index contrast of the dielectric layers. Even though the in-plane dipole moments of the excitons decrease beyond monolayers, the strong in-plane field distributed in the flake can still enhance the coupling strength with multilayers. The achieved coherent coupling of TMD multilayers with open cavities could be exploited for manipulating the dynamics and transport of excitons in 2D semiconductors and developing ultrafast spin-valley tronic devices
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A quantum coherent spin in hexagonal boron nitride at ambient conditions.
Solid-state spin-photon interfaces that combine single-photon generation and long-lived spin coherence with scalable device integration-ideally under ambient conditions-hold great promise for the implementation of quantum networks and sensors. Despite rapid progress reported across several candidate systems, those possessing quantum coherent single spins at room temperature remain extremely rare. Here we report quantum coherent control under ambient conditions of a single-photon-emitting defect spin in a layered van der Waals material, namely, hexagonal boron nitride. We identify that the carbon-related defect has a spin-triplet electronic ground-state manifold. We demonstrate that the spin coherence is predominantly governed by coupling to only a few proximal nuclei and is prolonged by decoupling protocols. Our results serve to introduce a new platform to realize a room-temperature spin qubit coupled to a multiqubit quantum register or quantum sensor with nanoscale sample proximity