Hexagonal Boron Nitride Spin Defects for Quantum Photonics: Annealing-Free Generation by Krypton Ion Implantation

Ikshvaku Shyam, Raj Singh, Mangababu Akkanaboina +11

Controlled, reproducible generation of luminescent defect centres in hBN remains a key challenge for scalable quantum-photonic technologies. Here, we report Kr${}^{+}$ ion implantati…