In our latest work, we show a sub-exponential increase in charge-state lifetime of Se vacancies in WSe₂, from picoseconds in monolayers to nanoseconds in multilayers. Great collaboration with @pennstatematse.bsky.social !
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#2DMaterials #QuantumDefects #Optoelectronics

First-principles DFT study reveals bond reconstruction as key stabilization mechanism for vacancy defects in 2D SiC. VSi₃VC complex identified as promising infrared color center with triplet spin qubit properties and favorable phonon coupling.

#QuantumDefects #2DMaterials #Spintronics

First-principles study reveals how acoustic phonons—particularly out-of-plane flexural modes unique to 2D materials—govern spin relaxation in boron vacancy quantum defects under high magnetic fields, enabling better engineering of quantum sensors.

#QuantumSensing #QuantumDefects #Research

Researchers identify ZnO's I10 shallow donor as a Sn–Li complex via ion implantation & DFT, measuring a 392 MHz electron-¹¹⁹Sn hyperfine interaction—among the largest for shallow donors—enabling fast spin control & nuclear-spin–photon interfaces.

#SpinPhoton #QuantumDefects #Research