Towards practical applications of quantum emitters in boron nitride

Abstract We demonstrate quantum emission capabilities from boron nitride structures which are relevant for practical applications and can be seamlessly integrated into a variety of heterostructures and devices. First, the optical properties of polycrystalline BN films grown by metalorganic vapour-ph...

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Autores principales: M. Koperski, K. Pakuła, K. Nogajewski, A. K. Dąbrowska, M. Tokarczyk, T. Pelini, J. Binder, T. Fąs, J. Suffczyński, R. Stępniewski, A. Wysmołek, M. Potemski
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ecdc2b0433864cf396d863ea3630ada62021-12-02T16:31:52ZTowards practical applications of quantum emitters in boron nitride10.1038/s41598-021-93802-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/ecdc2b0433864cf396d863ea3630ada62021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93802-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract We demonstrate quantum emission capabilities from boron nitride structures which are relevant for practical applications and can be seamlessly integrated into a variety of heterostructures and devices. First, the optical properties of polycrystalline BN films grown by metalorganic vapour-phase epitaxy are inspected. We observe that these specimens display an antibunching in the second-order correlation functions, if the broadband background luminescence is properly controlled. Furthermore, the feasibility to use flexible and transparent substrates to support hBN crystals that host quantum emitters is explored. We characterise hBN powders deposited onto polydimethylsiloxane films, which display quantum emission characteristics in ambient environmental conditions.M. KoperskiK. PakułaK. NogajewskiA. K. DąbrowskaM. TokarczykT. PeliniJ. BinderT. FąsJ. SuffczyńskiR. StępniewskiA. WysmołekM. PotemskiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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M. Koperski
K. Pakuła
K. Nogajewski
A. K. Dąbrowska
M. Tokarczyk
T. Pelini
J. Binder
T. Fąs
J. Suffczyński
R. Stępniewski
A. Wysmołek
M. Potemski
Towards practical applications of quantum emitters in boron nitride
description Abstract We demonstrate quantum emission capabilities from boron nitride structures which are relevant for practical applications and can be seamlessly integrated into a variety of heterostructures and devices. First, the optical properties of polycrystalline BN films grown by metalorganic vapour-phase epitaxy are inspected. We observe that these specimens display an antibunching in the second-order correlation functions, if the broadband background luminescence is properly controlled. Furthermore, the feasibility to use flexible and transparent substrates to support hBN crystals that host quantum emitters is explored. We characterise hBN powders deposited onto polydimethylsiloxane films, which display quantum emission characteristics in ambient environmental conditions.
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