Low-dimensional solid-state single-photon emitters
Solid-state single-photon emitters (SPEs) are attracting significant attention as fundamental components in quantum computing, communication, and sensing. Low-dimensional materials-based SPEs (LD-SPEs) have drawn particular interest due to their high photon extraction efficiency, ease of integration...
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| author | Chen Jinli Cui Chaohan Lawrie Ben Xue Yongzhou Guha Saikat Eichenfield Matt Zhao Huan Yan Xiaodong |
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| description | Solid-state single-photon emitters (SPEs) are attracting significant attention as fundamental components in quantum computing, communication, and sensing. Low-dimensional materials-based SPEs (LD-SPEs) have drawn particular interest due to their high photon extraction efficiency, ease of integration with photonic circuits, and strong coupling with external fields. The accessible surfaces of LD materials allow for deterministic control over quantum light emission, while enhanced quantum confinement and light–matter interactions improve photon emissive properties. This perspective examines recent progress in LD-SPEs across four key materials: zero-dimensional (0D) semiconductor quantum dots, one-dimensional (1D) nanotubes, two-dimensional (2D) materials, including hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). We explore their structural and photophysical properties, along with techniques such as spectral tuning and cavity coupling, which enhance SPE performance. Finally, we address future challenges and suggest strategies for optimizing LD-SPEs for practical quantum applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3c9c1bdf300b44c4b4cb3fff81e493db2025-08-20T03:31:20ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142025-01-0114111687171310.1515/nanoph-2024-0569Low-dimensional solid-state single-photon emittersChen Jinli0Cui Chaohan1Lawrie Ben2Xue Yongzhou3Guha Saikat4Eichenfield Matt5Zhao Huan6Yan Xiaodong7Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 8041University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ85721, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742, USACenter for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN37831, USAJames C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, 8041University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ85721, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742, USAJames C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, 8041University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ85721, USACenter for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN37831, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, 8041University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ85721, USASolid-state single-photon emitters (SPEs) are attracting significant attention as fundamental components in quantum computing, communication, and sensing. Low-dimensional materials-based SPEs (LD-SPEs) have drawn particular interest due to their high photon extraction efficiency, ease of integration with photonic circuits, and strong coupling with external fields. The accessible surfaces of LD materials allow for deterministic control over quantum light emission, while enhanced quantum confinement and light–matter interactions improve photon emissive properties. This perspective examines recent progress in LD-SPEs across four key materials: zero-dimensional (0D) semiconductor quantum dots, one-dimensional (1D) nanotubes, two-dimensional (2D) materials, including hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). We explore their structural and photophysical properties, along with techniques such as spectral tuning and cavity coupling, which enhance SPE performance. Finally, we address future challenges and suggest strategies for optimizing LD-SPEs for practical quantum applications.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0569low-dimensional materialssingle photon sourcesquantum dotssingle-walled carbon nanotubestransition metal dichalcogenideshexagonal boron nitride |
| spellingShingle | Chen Jinli Cui Chaohan Lawrie Ben Xue Yongzhou Guha Saikat Eichenfield Matt Zhao Huan Yan Xiaodong Low-dimensional solid-state single-photon emitters Nanophotonics low-dimensional materials single photon sources quantum dots single-walled carbon nanotubes transition metal dichalcogenides hexagonal boron nitride |
| title | Low-dimensional solid-state single-photon emitters |
| title_full | Low-dimensional solid-state single-photon emitters |
| title_fullStr | Low-dimensional solid-state single-photon emitters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-dimensional solid-state single-photon emitters |
| title_short | Low-dimensional solid-state single-photon emitters |
| title_sort | low dimensional solid state single photon emitters |
| topic | low-dimensional materials single photon sources quantum dots single-walled carbon nanotubes transition metal dichalcogenides hexagonal boron nitride |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0569 |
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