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20182025
most citedRevealing multiple classes of stable quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride with correlated cathodoluminescence, photoluminescence, and strain mapping

219 citations · 501 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

cond-mat.str-el2025

Terahertz field-induced giant symmetry modulations in a van der Waals antiferromagnet

Sheikh Rubaiat Ul Haque, Martin J. Cross, Sangeeta Rajpurohit +19

Strong-field terahertz (THz) excitations enable dynamic control over electronic, lattice and symmetry degrees of freedom in quantum materials. Here, we uncover pronounced terahertz…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Exciton-polaritons and exciton localization from a first-principles interacting Green's function formalism

Zachary N. Mauri, Christopher J. Ciccarino, Jonah B. Haber +2

Exciton-polaritons -- hybrid states of photons and excitons -- offer unique avenues for controlling electronic, optical, and chemical properties of materials. However, their modeli…

physics.app-ph2024★ 1 cited

Spin dissymmetry in optical cavities

Priyanuj Bordoloi, Jefferson Dixon, Zachary N. Mauri +5

We introduce the spin dissymmetry factor, a measure of the spin-selectivity in the optical transition rate of quantum particles. This spin dissymmetry factor is valid locally, incl…

cond-mat.supr-con2023★ 1 cited

Reply to "Comment on 'Nontrivial Quantum Geometry and the Strength of Electron-Phonon Coupling', arXiv:2305.02340, J. Yu, C. J. Ciccarino, R. Bianco, I. Errea, P. Narang, B. A. Bernevig"

Jiabin Yu, Christopher J. Ciccarino, Raffaello Bianco +3

This is our reply to "Comment on 'Nontrivial Quantum Geometry and the Strength of Electron-Phonon Coupling', arXiv:2305.02340, J. Yu, C. J. Ciccarino, R. Bianco, I. Errea, P. Naran…

cond-mat.supr-con2023★ 54 cited

Nontrivial Quantum Geometry and the Strength of Electron-Phonon Coupling

Jiabin Yu, Christopher J. Ciccarino, Raffaello Bianco +3

The coupling of electrons to phonons (electron-phonon coupling) is crucial for the existence of various phases of matter, in particular superconductivity and density waves. Here, w…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 38 cited

Unconventional Nonlocal Relaxation Dynamics in a Twisted Graphene Moire Superlattice

Dorri Halbertal, Simon Turkel, Christopher J. Ciccarino +11

The electronic and structural properties of atomically thin materials can be controllably tuned by assembling them with an interlayer twist. During this process, constituent layers…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 39 cited

Capturing 3D atomic defects and phonon localization at the 2D heterostructure interface

Xuezeng Tian, Xingxu Yan, Georgios Varnavides +9

The 3D local atomic structures and crystal defects at the interfaces of heterostructures control their electronic, magnetic, optical, catalytic and topological quantum properties,…

quant-ph2020

Hybridized defects in solid-state materials as artificial molecules

Derek S. Wang, Christopher J. Ciccarino, Johannes Flick +1

Two-dimensional materials can be crafted with structural precision approaching the atomic scale, enabling quantum defects-by-design. These defects are frequently described as artif…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 20 cited

Deep subwavelength thermal switch via resonant coupling in monolayer hexagonal boron nitride

Georgia T. Papadakis, Christopher J. Ciccarino, Lingling Fan +3

Unlike the electrical conductance that can be widely modulated within the same material even in deep nanoscale devices, tuning the thermal conductance within a single material syst…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 1 cited

Dynamic modulation of phonon-assisted transitions in quantum defects in monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenide semiconductors

Chitraleema Chakraborty, Christopher J. Ciccarino, Prineha Narang

Quantum localization via atomic point defects in semiconductors is of significant fundamental and technological importance. Quantum defects in monolayer transition-metal dichalcoge…

quant-ph2020★ 5 cited

Strong Spin-Orbit Quenching via the Product Jahn-Teller Effect in Neutral Group IV Artificial Atom Qubits in Diamond

Christopher J. Ciccarino, Johannes Flick, Isaac B. Harris +3

Artificial atom qubits in diamond have emerged as leading candidates for a range of solid-state quantum systems, from quantum sensors to repeater nodes in memory-enhanced quantum c…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019

Low-temperature electron-phonon interaction of quantum emitters in hexagonal Boron Nitride

Gabriele Grosso, Hyowon Moon, Christopher J. Ciccarino +6

Quantum emitters based on atomic defects in layered hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) have emerged as promising solid state 'artificial atoms' with atom-like photophysical and quantum…

quant-ph2019★ 40 cited

Group III Quantum Defects in Diamond are Stable Spin-1 Color Centers

Isaac Harris, Christopher J. Ciccarino, Johannes Flick +2

Color centers in diamond have emerged as leading solid-state artificial atoms for a range of quantum technologies, from quantum sensing to quantum networks. Concerted research acti…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 8 cited

A Theoretical Investigation of Charge Density Wave Instability in CuS

Yuxin Yin, Jennifer Coulter, Christopher J. Ciccarino +1

The existence of a charge density wave (CDW) in transition metal dichalcogenide CuS has remained undetermined since its first experimental synthesis nearly 50 years ago. Despit…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 219 cited

Revealing multiple classes of stable quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride with correlated cathodoluminescence, photoluminescence, and strain mapping

Fariah Hayee, Leo Yu, Jingyuan Linda Zhang +8

Single photon emitters (SPEs) in solids have emerged as promising candidates for quantum photonic sensing, communications, and computing. Defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) e…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 3 cited

Correlating 3D atomic defects and electronic properties of 2D materials with picometer precision

Xuezeng Tian, Dennis S. Kim, Shize Yang +10

The exceptional electronic, optical and chemical properties of two-dimensional materials strongly depend on the 3D atomic structure and crystal defects. Using Re-doped MoS2 as a mo…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018★ 72 cited

Dynamics and Spin-Valley Locking Effects in Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Christopher J. Ciccarino, Thomas Christensen, Ravishankar Sundararaman +1

Transition metal dichalcogenides have been the primary materials of interest in the field of valleytronics for their potential in information storage, yet the limiting factor has b…