Two-level ultrabright single photon emission from diamond nanocrystals

Igor Aharonovich; Stefania Castelletto; David A. Simpson; Alastair Stacey; Jeff McCallum; Andrew D. Greentree; Steven Prawer

doi:10.1021/nl9014167

Two-level ultrabright single photon emission from diamond nanocrystals

Igor Aharonovich
, Stefania Castelletto
, David A. Simpson
, Alastair Stacey
, Jeff McCallum
, Andrew D. Greentree
, Steven Prawer

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The fabrication of stable ultrabright single photon sources operating at room temperature is reported. The emitter is based on a color center within a diamond nanocrystal grown on a sapphire substrate by chemical vapor deposition method and exhibits a two-level electronic behavior with a maximum measured count rate of 3.2 x 10⁶ counts/s at saturation. The emission is centered at ∼756 nm with a full width at half-maximum ∼11 nm and an excited state lifetime of 3.7 ns. These unique properties make it a leading candidate for quantum photonics and communication applications as well as for cellular biomarking.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3191-3195
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	9
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl9014167
State	Published - Sep 9 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Bioengineering
General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering

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