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Quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are promising building blocks for the realization of integrated quantum photonic systems. However, their spectral inhomogeneity currently limits their potential applications. Here, we apply…
Hexagonal boron nitride sheets have been noted especially for their enhanced properties as substrates for sp2 carbon-based nanodevices. To evaluate whether such enhanced properties would remain under various realistic conditions, we…
We study the mechanical and electronic properties of heterobilayers composed of black phosphorus (BP) on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and of blue phosphorus (\Pblue) on hBN by means of ab-intio density functional theory. Emphasis is put on…
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) plays a central role in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics. Moreover, hBN hosts room-temperature quantum emitters and optically addressable spins, making it promising for quantum sensing and quantum photonics.…
A global trend to miniaturization and multiwavelength performance of nanophotonic devices drives research on novel phenomena, such as bound states in the continuum and Mietronics, as well as the survey for high-refractive index and strongly…
Lithium titanium oxide Li$_4$Ti$_5$O$_{12}$ (LTO) is an intriguing anode material promising particularly long lived batteries, due to its remarkable phase stability during (dis)charging of the cell. However, its usage is limited by its low…
Heavy fermion materials have been a rich playground for strongly correlated physics for decades. However, engineering tunable and synthesizable heavy fermion materials remains a challenge. We strive to integrate heavy fermion properties…
We examine the effect of a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) substrate on electron transport through graphene nanojunctions just before gap formation. Junctions in vacuum and on hBN are formed using classical molecular dynamics to create…
We investigate the electronic and optical properties of lateral heterostructures made of alternated armchair ribbons of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride. It is known that the gapwidth of these heterostructures can be classified into…
The metal diborides are a class of ceramic materials with crystal structures consisting of hexagonal sheets of boron atoms alternating with planes of metal atoms held together with mixed character ionic/covalent bonds. Many of the metal…
Effect of the femtosecond and nanosecond UV laser irradiation (below the ablation threshold) of graphite-like hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has been studied. Experiments were carried out with the compacted powder under high vacuum at room…
An interesting class of ternary metallic borides, known as the 212 MAX phase borides, is the recent advancement of the MAX phase family. In this article, results from ab-initio calculations on unexplored Ti$_2$PB$_2$, Zr$_2$PbB$_2$, and…
Based on a microcanonical picture that maps the steady-state quantum transport process to a drain-to-source excitation, we develop a constrained-search density functional formalism for finite-bias quantum transport calculations. By…
We clarify the role of crystalline electric field (CEF) induced magnetic anisotropy in the ground state and spin-wave spectrum of cubic rare-earth materials with dominating isotropic magnetic exchange interactions. In particular we study…
Graphene---hexagonal-boron-nitride---InSb near-field structures are designed and optimized to enhance the output power and energy efficiency of the thermophotovoltaic systems working in the temperature range of common industrial waste heat,…
This paper reports on the growth and characterization of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and its use for solid-state thermal neutron detection. The hBN epilayers were grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on sapphire substrates at a…
Inspired by the synthesis of the high-pressure Fm-3m LaH10 superconducting superhydride, systematic density functional theory (DFT) calculations are performed to study ternaries that could be derived from it by replacing two of the hydrogen…
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has emerged as a promising material platform for nanophotonics and quantum sensing, hosting optically-active defects with exceptional properties such as high brightness and large spectral tuning. However,…
A member of the RMn$_6$Sn$_6$ rare-earth family materials, TbMn$_6$Sn$_6$, recently showed experimental signatures of the realization of a quantum-limit Chern magnet. In this work, we use quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) and density functional…
Oriented external electric fields (OEEFs) offer a unique opportunity to tune certain activity of molecules by orienting the alignment of the electric field along the specific axis. The second-order NLO response of hexalithiobenzene (C6Li6)…