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most citedMagnesium-vacancy optical centers in diamond

28 citations · 104 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

quant-ph2025★ 2 cited

Creation of Negatively Charged GeV and SnV centers in Nanodiamonds via Ion Implantation

Selene Sachero, Richard Waltrich, Emilio Corte +2

Solid state quantum emitters, in particular group-IV vacancy centers in diamond, are at the forefront of research in quantum technologies due to their unique optical and spin prope…

physics.ins-det2025

The development of IBIC microscopy at the 100 kV ion implanter of the University of Torino (LIUTo) and the application for the assessment of the radiation hardness of a silicon photodiode

Emilio Corte, Alberto Bortone, Elena Nieto Hernández +6

The Ion Beam Induced Charge (IBIC) technique is widely used to characterize the electronic properties of semiconductor materials and devices. Its main advantage over other charge c…

physics.app-ph2025★ 6 cited

Tracking the creation of single photon emitters in AlN by implantation and annealing

H. B. Yağcı, E. Nieto Hernández, J. K. Cannon +6

In this study, we inspect and analyze the effect of Al implantation into AlN by conducting confocal microscopy on the ion implanted regions, before and after implantation, followed…

physics.optics2024★ 4 cited

Photoactivation of color centers induced by laser irradiation in ion-implanted diamond

V. Pugliese, E. Nieto Hernández, E. Corte +4

Split-vacancy color centers in diamond are promising solid state platforms for the implementation of photonic quantum technologies. These luminescent defects are commonly fabricate…

physics.chem-ph2023★ 8 cited

A comprehensive study of the effect of thermally induced surface terminations on nanodiamonds electrical properties

Sofia Sturari, Veronica Varzi, Pietro Aprà +8

Nanodiamonds (NDs) gained increasing attention in multiple research areas due to the possibility of tuning their physical and chemical features by functionalizing their surface. Th…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 9 cited

Efficient fabrication of high-density ensembles of color centers via ion implantation on a hot diamond substrate

E. Nieto Hernandez, G. Andrini, A. Crnjac +12

Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are promising systems for quantum technologies, including quantum metrology and sensing. A promising strategy for the achievement of high s…

physics.app-ph2023★ 18 cited

Efficient activation of telecom emitters in silicon upon ns pulsed laser annealing

G. Andrini, G. Zanelli, S. Ditalia Tchernij +11

The recent demonstration of optically active telecom emitters makes silicon a compelling candidate for solid state quantum photonic platforms. Particularly fabrication of the G cen…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 28 cited

Magnesium-vacancy optical centers in diamond

Emilio Corte, Greta Andrini, Elena Nieto Hernández +18

We provide the first systematic characterization of the structural and photoluminescence properties of optically active defect centers fabricated upon implantation of 30-100 keV Mg…

quant-ph2021

Spectral emission dependence of tin-vacancy centers in diamond from thermal processing and chemical functionalization

Emilio Corte, Selene Sachero, Sviatoslav Ditalia Tchernij +9

We report a systematic photoluminescence (PL) investigation of the spectral emission properties of individual optical defects fabricated in diamond upon ion implantation and anneal…

quant-ph2021★ 14 cited

Spectral features of Pb-related color centers in diamond

Sviatoslav Ditalia Tchernij, Emilio Corte, Tobias Lühmann +9

We report on the systematic characterization of the optical properties of diamond color centers based on Pb impurities. An ensemble photoluminescence analysis of their spectral emi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 15 cited

Fluorine-based color centers in diamond

S. Ditalia Tchernij, T. Lühmann, E. Corte +14

We report on the creation and characterization of the luminescence properties of high-purity diamond substrates upon F ion implantation and subsequent thermal annealing. Their room…