Point defects and impurities strongly affect the physical properties of materials and have a
decisive impact on their performance in applications. First-principles calculations have …

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) colour centre in diamond is an important physical system for
emergent quantum technologies, including quantum metrology, information processing and …

Artificial atoms like the nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond enable the realization of
fully functional qubits in a solid at room temperature. The functionalities of all the parts …

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

Progress in the discovery of new materials has been accelerated by the development of
reliable quantum-mechanical approaches to crystal structure prediction. The properties of a …

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

In the past decade, semiconducting qubits have made great strides in overcoming
decoherence, improving the prospects for scalability and have become one of the leading …

Implementation of modern Quantum Technologies might benefit from the remarkable
quantum properties shown by molecular spin systems. In this Perspective, we highlight the …

The past decade has seen remarkable progress in isolating and controlling quantum
coherence using charges and spins in semiconductors. Quantum control has been …

Spins in solids are cornerstone elements of quantum spintronics. Leading contenders such
as defects in diamond,,, or individual phosphorus dopants in silicon have shown spectacular …