3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
First-principles design of main-group dimer defects in ZnO as candidate quantum defects
Taejoon Park, Erik Alfredo Perez, Shimin Zhang +2
Zinc oxide (ZnO), a wide-band-gap semiconductor with mature growth techniques, is a promising host for optically active quantum spins. Yet, optically active quantum defects in ZnO…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Artificial Symmetry Breaking by Self-Interaction Error
Lin Hou, Cody Woods, Yanyong Wang +7
Symmetry is a cornerstone of quantum mechanics and materials theory, underpinning the classification of electronic states and the emergence of complex phenomena such as magnetism a…
quant-ph2024
Single nuclear spin detection and control in a van der Waals material
Xingyu Gao, Sumukh Vaidya, Kejun Li +8
Optically active spin defects in solids are leading candidates for quantum sensing and quantum networking. Recently, single spin defects were discovered in hexagonal boron nitride…