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 …

Cage molecules for self-assembly

JN Hohman, SA Claridge, M Kim, PS Weiss - Materials Science and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Self-assembled monolayers using functionalized cage molecules offer distinct advantages
because of their symmetry, lack of conformational flexibility, and well-defined chemistries …

Quantum nuclear dynamics in the photophysics of diamondoids

CE Patrick, F Giustino - Nature communications, 2013 - nature.com
The unusual electronic properties of diamondoids, the nanoscale relatives of diamond,
make them attractive for applications ranging from drug delivery to field emission displays …

Time‐dependent density functional study on the excitation spectrum of point defects in semiconductors

A Gali - physica status solidi (b), 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A common fingerprint of the electrically active point defects in semiconductors is the
transition between their localized defect states upon excitation, which may result in …

Accurate optical spectra through time-dependent density functional theory based on screening-dependent hybrid functionals

A Tal, P Liu, G Kresse, A Pasquarello - Physical Review Research, 2020 - APS
We investigate optical absorption spectra obtained through time-dependent density
functional theory (TD-DFT) based on nonempirical hybrid functionals that are designed to …

[KNYGA][B] Advanced Calculations for Defects in Materials: Electronic Structure Methods

A Alkauskas, P Deák, J Neugebauer, A Pasquarello… - 2011 - books.google.com
This book investigates the possible ways of improvement by applying more sophisticated
electronic structure methods as well as corrections and alternatives to the supercell model …

Electron–vibration coupling induced renormalization in the photoemission spectrum of diamondoids

A Gali, T Demján, M Vörös, G Thiering… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The development of theories and methods devoted to the accurate calculation of the
electronic quasi-particle states and levels of molecules, clusters and solids is of prime …

The fine structure of the neutral nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

MSJ Barson, E Krausz, NB Manson, MW Doherty - Nanophotonics, 2019 - degruyter.com
The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is a widely utilized system due to its useful
quantum properties. Almost all research focuses on the negative charge state (NV−) and …

Electronic structure tuning of diamondoids through functionalization

T Rander, M Staiger, R Richter… - The Journal of …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We investigated the changes in electronic structures induced by chemical functionalization
of the five smallest diamondoids using valence photoelectron spectroscopy. Through the …

Nitrogen-vacancy diamond sensor: novel diamond surfaces from ab initio simulations

JP Chou, A Gali - Mrs Communications, 2017 - cambridge.org
The great properties of the paramagnetic nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center in diamond
predestine it for nanoscale sensor applications; however, these properties are often …