Alapatt Varghese, Marques-Moros Francisco, Boix-Constant Carla, Mañas-Valero Samuel, Bolotin Kirill I, Canet-Ferrer Josep, Coronado Eugenio
Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universitat de València, c/Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
ACS Photonics. 2025 May 29;12(6):3024-3031. doi: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5c00144. eCollection 2025 Jun 18.
Single-photon emitters (SPEs) are crucial in quantum communication and information processing. In 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), SPEs are realized through inhomogeneous strain, while in combination with 2D magnets, a high spontaneous out-of-plane magnetization can be induced due to proximity effects. Here, an alternative is proposed that consists of suspending a TMD monolayer (WSe) on a few-layer antiferromagnet (CrSBr) with in-plane magnetic ordering. The resulting heterostructure exhibits localization centers at lower energies than expected. Among them, a bright SPE with a high degree of polarization selection is identified. This suffers a clear energy shift driven by an in-plane magnetic field, and interestingly, this shift is correlated with the metamagnetic transition of CrSBr, suggesting a new kind of proximity-type effect. Unlike regular SPEs in WSe (sensitive to out-of-plane magnetic fields), our SPE demonstrates sensitivity to both in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic fields. The added tunability at significantly lower fields offers a promising direction for developing magnetically responsive quantum emitters, paving the way for more practical applications in quantum technologies.
单光子发射器(SPEs)在量子通信和信息处理中至关重要。在二维过渡金属二硫属化物(TMDs)中,SPEs是通过非均匀应变实现的,而与二维磁体结合时,由于近邻效应可诱导出高自发面外磁化。在此,提出了一种替代方案,即把TMD单层(WSe)悬浮在具有面内磁有序的几层反铁磁体(CrSBr)上。所得异质结构在比预期更低的能量处呈现出局域中心。其中,识别出了一个具有高度偏振选择性的明亮SPE。它会受到面内磁场驱动的明显能量偏移,有趣的是,这种偏移与CrSBr的变磁转变相关,表明存在一种新型的近邻型效应。与WSe中的常规SPEs(对面外磁场敏感)不同,我们的SPE对面内和面外磁场均表现出敏感性。在显著更低磁场下增加的可调谐性为开发磁响应量子发射器提供了一个有前景的方向,为量子技术中的更多实际应用铺平了道路。