Layered materials are taking centre stage in the ever-increasing research effort to develop
material platforms for quantum technologies. We are at the dawn of the era of layered …

Color centers in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have recently emerged as promising
candidates for a new wave of quantum applications. Thanks to hBN's high stability and two …

Electron spins in van der Waals materials are playing a crucial role in recent advances in
condensed-matter physics and spintronics. However, nuclear spins in van der Waals …

Emergent color centers with accessible spins hosted by van der Waals materials have
attracted substantial interest in recent years due to their significant potential for …

Abstract Magneto-optical (MO) effects, viz. magnetically induced changes in light intensity or
polarization upon reflection from or transmission through a magnetic sample, were …

Spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are promising quantum systems for the
design of flexible two-dimensional quantum sensing platforms. Here we rely on hBN crystals …

Optically addressable spin defects hosted in two-dimensional van der Waals materials
represent a new frontier for quantum technologies, promising to lead to a new class of …

The negatively charged boron vacancy (VB–) defect in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) with
optically addressable spin states has emerged due to its potential use in quantum sensing …

Optically active spin defects in van der Waals materials are promising platforms for modern
quantum technologies. Here we investigate the coherent dynamics of strongly interacting …

Point defect quantum bits in semiconductors have the potential to revolutionize sensing at
atomic scales. Currently, vacancy-related defects are at the forefront of high spatial …