Defect Engineering for Quantum Grade Rare-Earth Nanocrystals
Shuping Liu, Alexandre Fossati, Diana Serrano, Alexandre Tallaire, Alban Ferrier, Philippe Goldner
Abstract
) extension, up to a factor of 5, is successfully achieved by modifying the oxygen-related point defects in the NPs by the oxygen plasma treatment. These promising results confirm the potential of engineered RE NPs to integrate devices such as cavity-based single-photon sources, quantum memories, and processors. In addition, our strategy could be applied to a large variety of oxides to obtain outstanding crystalline quality NPs for a broad range of applications.
Topics & Concepts
NanocrystalRare earthMaterials scienceNanotechnologyQuantum dotQuantumPhysicsMetallurgyQuantum mechanicsSemiconductor materials and devicesElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesZnO doping and properties