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Benefiting from its single-photon sensitivity, single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array has been widely applied in various fields such as fluorescence lifetime imaging and quantum computing. However, large-scale high-fidelity…
We present the simulation, fabrication, and optical characterization of low-index polymeric rod-connected diamond (RCD) structures. Such complex three-dimensional photonic crystal structures are created via direct laser writing by…
We present a new approach combining top down fabrication and bottom up overgrowth to create diamond photonic nanostructures in form of single-crystalline diamond nanopyramids. Our approach relies on diamond nanopillars, that are overgrown…
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Two-dimensional materials have attracted tremendous attention for their fascinating electronic, optical, chemical and mechanical properties. However, the band gaps of most 2D materials reported are smaller than 2.0 eV, which greatly…
Single crystal, nanoscale diamond membranes are highly sought after for a variety of applications including nanophotonics, nanoelectronics and quantum information science. However, so far, the availability of conductive diamond membranes…
Van der Waals heterostructures comprise a new class of artificial materials formed by stacking atomically-thin planar crystals. Here, we demonstrate band structure engineering of a van der Waals heterostructure composed of a monolayer…
In this manuscript, we outline a reliable procedure to manufacture photonic nanostructures from single-crystal diamond (SCD). Photonic nanostructures, in our case SCD nanopillars on thin (< 1$\mu$m) platforms, are highly relevant for…
Nanodiamonds (NDs) are key materials for building nanoscale quantum sensing, imaging and communication devices. Scalable configuration of single NDs on heterogeneous platforms, forming photonic quantum source arrays, will be an essential…
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Nature offers a remarkable diversity of nanomaterials that have extraordinary functional and structural properties. Intrinsic to nature is the impressive ability to form complex ordered nanomaterials via self-organization. One particularly…
Decision making is critical in our daily lives and for society in general and is finding evermore practical applications in information and communication technologies. Herein, we demonstrate experimentally that single photons can be used to…
The escalating demand for ultraviolet (UV) sensing in space exploration, environmental monitoring, and agricultural productivity necessitates detectors that are both environmentally and mechanically resilient. Diamond, featuring its high…
Atomically thin graphite, known as graphene, has been a marvel in material science because of its exceptional properties, novel physics and promising applications. Atomically thin diamond, called diamane, has also attracted considerable…
It is shown that small inclusions of a low absorbing metal can have a dramatic effect on the photonic band structure. In the case of diamond and zinc-blende photonic crystals, several complete photonic band gaps (CPBG's) can open in the…
As a potential building block for the next generation of devices or multifunctional materials that are spreading almost every technology sector, one-dimensional (1D) carbon nanomaterial has received intensive research interests. Recently, a…
The development of quantum computers and quantum simulators promises to provide solutions to problems, which can currently not be solved on classical computers. Finding the best physical implementation for such technologies is an important…
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