Low-Dimensional Materials for Quantum Science and Technology
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 4012
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Interests: Raman spectroscopy; photoluminescence spectroscopy; ultrafast spectroscopy; 2D materials; confocal microscopy; near-field optical microscopy; ultrafast electron and phonon dynamics; excitons; polaritons
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Dear Colleagues,
Low-dimensional materials such as zero-dimensional (0D) quantum dots and (1D) one-dimensional carbon nanotubes show an electronic wavefunction confined in one or more of their three dimensions. These spatial constraints lead to quantum size effects which strongly modify their electronic and optical properties with respect to their bulk counterparts.
Relevant examples of low-dimensional systems are two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, and hexagonal boron nitride. These systems offer strong light–matter interactions, many-body effects, tunable band gaps, and novel excitonic effects at room temperature. Moreover, they are the building blocks from which are formed tailored van der Waals heterostructures, with control at the monolayer level. This offers unprecedented opportunities for engineering their bandgap for fundamental science and applications.
In recent years, quantum emitters with tailorable electronic band structure were found in various 2D materials, offering the prospect of their deterministic position control and integration into complex electronic and photonic devices. These 2D materials can be used as on-chip active elements to build new types of quantum sensors and detectors. For these reasons, these materials have become a key platform for applications in quantum technologies.
This Special Issue in envisioned as a forum for the discussion of the latest findings in the quantum optical and electronic properties of low-dimensional materials and of their applications in quantum technologies. Full research papers, short communications, and reviews are welcomed.
Dr. Felice Gesuele
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantum dots
- carbon nanotubes
- 2D materials
- van der waals heterostructures
- excitons
- charge and energy transfer
- bandgap engineering
- spin–valley coupling
- polaritons
- single-photon sources
- quantum sensors
- quantum detectors
