Color centers are versatile systems that generate quantum light, sense magnetic fields and produce spin-photon entanglement. We review how these properties have pushed the limits of fundamental knowledge in a variety of scientific disciplines, from rejecting local-realistic theories to sensing superconducting phase transitions. In the light of recent progress in material processing and device fabrication, we identify new opportunities for interdisciplinary fundamental discoveries in physics and geochemistry.
@article{arxiv.2003.11135,
title = {Novel color center platforms enabling fundamental scientific discovery},
author = {Victoria Norman and Sridhar Majety and Zhipan Wang and William H. Casey and Nicholas Curro and Marina Radulaski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.11135},
year = {2020}
}