Crucially, the scientists devised a novel method to map the direction of phonon travel. They found that sharper atomic interfaces between the quantum dots and surrounding silicon more effectively ...

Electron irradiation: High-energy electrons are used to create vacancies in the diamond lattice, which can then be filled by diffusing silicon atoms. One of the most notable features of SiV centers is ...

The exploitation of this effect is currently limited both to the low-temperature regime and to materials that exhibit ...