Single photon quantum emitters are important building blocks of optical quantum
technologies. Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), an atomically thin wide band gap two …

Diamond hosts a wide variety of colour centres that have demonstrated outstanding optical
and spin properties. Among them, the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre is by far the most …

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 …

Optically active point defects in crystals have gained widespread attention as photonic
systems that could be applied in quantum information technologies,. However, challenges …

Hexagonal boron nitride is a wide-band-gap van der Waals material that has recently
emerged as a promising platform for quantum photonics experiments. In this work, we study …

Precise control of quantum systems is of fundamental importance in quantum information
processing, quantum metrology and high-resolution spectroscopy. When scaling up …

Integrated photonic devices in diamond have tremendous potential for many quantum
applications, including long-distance quantum communication, quantum information …

Atomic-size spin defects in solids are unique quantum systems. Most applications require
nanometre positioning accuracy, which is typically achieved by low-energy ion implantation …

We report successful introduction of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV–) centers in a
5 nm thin, isotopically enriched ([12C]= 99.99%) diamond layer by CVD. The present …

Nuclear spin imaging at the atomic level is essential for the understanding of fundamental
biological phenomena and for applications such as drug discovery. The advent of novel …