Applications of nanotechnology are touching almost every aspect of modern life. The
increased use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in consumer products, chemical and …

Quantum information science and engineering (QISE)—which entails the use of quantum
mechanical states for information processing, communications, and sensing—and the area …

In this perspective, we focus on a new type of quantum dots, graphene quantum dots
(GQDs). Due to quantum confinement and edge effects, GQDs have presented extraordinary …

The nitrogen-vacancy defect centre in diamond,,, has potential applications in nanoscale
electric and magnetic-field sensing,,,,, single-photon microscopy,, quantum information …

Graphene, a single-layer network of carbon atoms, has outstanding electrical and
mechanical properties. Graphene ribbons with nanometre-scale widths,(nanoribbons) …

We derive an effective Hamiltonian that describes the dynamics of electrons in the
conduction band of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) in the presence of …

Robustly coherent spin centers that can be integrated into devices are a key ingredient of
quantum technologies. Vacancies in semiconductors are excellent candidates, and theory …

This brief review discusses electronic properties of mesoscopic graphene-based structures.
These allow controlling the confinement and transport of charge and spin; thus, they are of …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as a new series of nanomaterials have drawn great
attention in recent years owning to their unique properties. Here we report the single-step …

The presence and configurations of defects are primary components determining materials
functionality. Their population and distribution are often nonergodic and dependent on …