Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …

Diamond photonics is an ever-growing field of research driven by the prospects of
harnessing diamond and its colour centres as suitable hardware for solid-state quantum …

A central goal in quantum optics and quantum information science is the development of
quantum networks to generate entanglement between distributed quantum memories …

The negatively charged silicon-vacancy (SiV-) color center in diamond has recently
emerged as a promising system for quantum photonics. Its symmetry-protected optical …

The long-dreamed-of capability of monitoring the molecular machinery in living systems has
not been realized yet, mainly due to the technical limitations of current sensing technologies …

Tin-vacancy (Sn-V) color centers were created in diamond via ion implantation and
subsequent high-temperature annealing up to 2100° C at 7.7 GPa. The first-principles …

Efficient interfaces between photons and quantum emitters form the basis for quantum
networks and enable optical nonlinearities at the single-photon level. We demonstrate an …

Scalable quantum networking requires quantum systems with quantum processing
capabilities. Solid state spin systems with reliable spin–optical interfaces are a leading …

We realize an elementary quantum network node consisting of a silicon-vacancy (SiV) color
center inside a diamond nanocavity coupled to a nearby nuclear spin with 100-ms-long …

Group-IV color centers in diamond are a promising light-matter interface for quantum
networking devices. The negatively charged tin-vacancy center (Sn V) is particularly …