First-principles theory of the nitrogen interstitial in hBN: a plausible model for the blue emitter

Á Ganyecz, R Babar, Z Benedek, I Aharonovich… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Color centers in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have attracted considerable attention due to
their remarkable optical properties enabling robust room temperature photonics and …

Blue quantum emitter in hexagonal boron nitride and a carbon chain tetramer: a first-principles study

M Maciaszek, L Razinkovas - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) exhibit compelling optical
properties, such as high brightness and photostability, making them promising candidates …

Optical Coherence of B Center Quantum Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

J Horder, D Scognamiglio, N Coste, A Gale… - ACS …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Coherent quantum emitters are a central resource for advanced quantum technologies.
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) hosts a range of quantum emitters that can be engineered …

[HTML][HTML] Annealing of blue quantum emitters in carbon-doped hexagonal boron nitride

Y Chen, A Gale, K Yamamura, J Horder… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Reliable methods to create quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are highly
sought after for scalable applications in quantum photonic devices. Specifically, recent …

Repum** Mediated Emission Manipulation of Single-Photon Emitter by Optical Coexcitation

Q Xu, X Xu, L Zhao, W Li, J Yang, X Li, B Gao - ACS Photonics, 2025 - ACS Publications
Single-photon emitters (SPEs) are essential for the advancement of quantum computing and
information processing but face significant challenges. Current defect-based SPEs …

Decoherence of Quantum Emitters in hexagonal Boron Nitride

J Horder, D Scognamiglio, N Coste, A Gale… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Coherent quantum emitters are a central resource for advanced quantum technologies.
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) hosts a range of quantum emitters that can be engineered …

On-demand quantum light sources for underwater communications

D Scognamiglio, A Gale, A Al-Juboori… - Materials for …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum communication has been at the forefront of modern research for decades, however
it is severely hampered in underwater applications, where the properties of water absorb …

Fingerprinting Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride via Multi‐Phonon Excitation

P Tieben, AW Schell - Advanced Optical Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have gathered a lot of attention due
to their favorable emission properties and the manifold of possible applications. Despite …

Toward Emission Enhancement of Blue Emitters in hBN Using Plasmonic Lattices

K Yamamura, S An, I Zhigulin, M Kianinia… - ACS Applied Optical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has been gaining attention as a compelling material platform
hosting quantum emitters at room temperature. A particularly important family of emitters in …

Blue quantum emitter in hexagonal boron nitride and carbon chain tetramer: proposition of identification

M Maciaszek, L Razinkovas - arxiv preprint arxiv:2404.09345, 2024 - arxiv.org
Single photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride offer a gateway to the future of quantum
technologies, yet their identification remains challenging and subject to ongoing debate. We …