Properties of quantum emitters in different hBN sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integration
Single photon emitters in two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are promising solid-state quantum emitters for photonic applications and quantum networks. Despite their favorable properties, much is still unknown about their characteristics and their atomic origin. We focus on two different...
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| author | Ambika Shorny Hardy Schauffert James C Stewart Sajid Ali Stefan Walser Helmut Hörner Adarsh S Prasad Vitaly Babenko Ye Fan Dominik Eder Kristian S Thygesen Stephan Hofmann Bernhard C Bayer Sarah M Skoff |
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| description | Single photon emitters in two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are promising solid-state quantum emitters for photonic applications and quantum networks. Despite their favorable properties, much is still unknown about their characteristics and their atomic origin. We focus on two different kinds of hBN samples that particularly lend themselves for integration with nanophotonic devices, a layer-engineered sample from hBN grown by chemical vapor deposition and multilayer nanoflakes produced by liquid phase exfoliation. We investigate their inherent defects and fit computationally simulated optical properties of likely carbon-related defects to their measured emission profiles. Thereby we compare and elucidate the properties in different sample types particularly suited for photonic quantum networks and narrow down the origin of emitters found in these samples. Our work is thus an important step towards harnessing the full potential of single photon emitters in hBN. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8ca1fb7ddc045aa837fe0913adff6572025-08-20T03:13:07ZengIOP PublishingMaterials for Quantum Technology2633-43562025-01-015202540110.1088/2633-4356/add701Properties of quantum emitters in different hBN sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integrationAmbika Shorny0Hardy Schauffert1James C Stewart2https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0270-226XSajid Ali3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7865-2664Stefan Walser4Helmut Hörner5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1069-5868Adarsh S Prasad6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7545-0896Vitaly Babenko7Ye Fan8Dominik Eder9Kristian S Thygesen10https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5197-214XStephan Hofmann11https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-1459Bernhard C Bayer12https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4829-3207Sarah M Skoff13https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-8407Atominstitut, Technische Universität Wien , Stadionallee 2, 1020 Vienna, AustriaAtominstitut, Technische Universität Wien , Stadionallee 2, 1020 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge , 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United KingdomComputational Atomic-scale Materials Design (CAMD), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark , Fysikvej, 307, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkAtominstitut, Technische Universität Wien , Stadionallee 2, 1020 Vienna, Austria; Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck , Technikerstrasse 25/4, A-6020 Innsbruck, AustriaAtominstitut, Technische Universität Wien , Stadionallee 2, 1020 Vienna, AustriaAtominstitut, Technische Universität Wien , Stadionallee 2, 1020 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge , 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United KingdomDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge , 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United KingdomInstitute of Materials Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien , Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060 Vienna, AustriaComputational Atomic-scale Materials Design (CAMD), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark , Fysikvej, 307, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge , 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United KingdomInstitute of Materials Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien , Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060 Vienna, AustriaAtominstitut, Technische Universität Wien , Stadionallee 2, 1020 Vienna, AustriaSingle photon emitters in two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are promising solid-state quantum emitters for photonic applications and quantum networks. Despite their favorable properties, much is still unknown about their characteristics and their atomic origin. We focus on two different kinds of hBN samples that particularly lend themselves for integration with nanophotonic devices, a layer-engineered sample from hBN grown by chemical vapor deposition and multilayer nanoflakes produced by liquid phase exfoliation. We investigate their inherent defects and fit computationally simulated optical properties of likely carbon-related defects to their measured emission profiles. Thereby we compare and elucidate the properties in different sample types particularly suited for photonic quantum networks and narrow down the origin of emitters found in these samples. Our work is thus an important step towards harnessing the full potential of single photon emitters in hBN.https://doi.org/10.1088/2633-4356/add701single photon emitters2D materialssolid-state quantum optics |
| spellingShingle | Ambika Shorny Hardy Schauffert James C Stewart Sajid Ali Stefan Walser Helmut Hörner Adarsh S Prasad Vitaly Babenko Ye Fan Dominik Eder Kristian S Thygesen Stephan Hofmann Bernhard C Bayer Sarah M Skoff Properties of quantum emitters in different hBN sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integration Materials for Quantum Technology single photon emitters 2D materials solid-state quantum optics |
| title | Properties of quantum emitters in different hBN sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integration |
| title_full | Properties of quantum emitters in different hBN sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integration |
| title_fullStr | Properties of quantum emitters in different hBN sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Properties of quantum emitters in different hBN sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integration |
| title_short | Properties of quantum emitters in different hBN sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integration |
| title_sort | properties of quantum emitters in different hbn sample types particularly suited for nanophotonic integration |
| topic | single photon emitters 2D materials solid-state quantum optics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2633-4356/add701 |
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