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A leap to highly efficient 2D quantum emitters

A plasmonic platform and a dual gate are integrated in a single-photon emitter made of two-dimensional materials. The combination enables engineered radiative and nonradiative decays, leading to a device quantum efficiency of up to 90%.

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Fig. 1: Engineered radiative and nonradiative processes in tungsten diselenide (WSe2) quantum emitters.

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Gong, SH., Kim, JH. A leap to highly efficient 2D quantum emitters. Nat. Photon. 18, 773–774 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-024-01487-y

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