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Title: C60 fullerene as an on-demand single photon source at room temperature
Author: Lahoz Sanz, Raul
Lozano Martín, Lidia
Brú Cortés, Adrià
Hernández Márquez, Sergi
Duocastella, Martí
Gómez Cama, José María
Juliá-Díaz, Bruno
Keywords: Electrònica quàntica
Punts quàntics
Ful·lerens
Quantum electronics
Quantum dots
Fullerenes
Issue Date: 3-Oct-2025
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Abstract: Single photon sources are fundamental for applications in quantum computing, secure communication, and sensing, as they enable the generation of individual photons and ensure strict control over photon number statistics. However, current single photon sources can be limited by a lack of robustness, difficulty of integration into existing optical or electronic devices, and high cost. In this study, we present the use of off-the-shelf C60 fullerene molecules embedded in polystyrene as room-temperature reliable single-photon emitters. As our results demonstrate, these molecules exhibit on-demand single-photon emission, with short fluorescence lifetimes and, consequently, high emission rates. The wide availability and ease of preparation and manipulation of fullerenes as single photon sources can pave the way for the development of practical, economic and scalable quantum photonic technologies.
Note: Reproduccio del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04007
It is part of: Nano Letters, 2025
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/223632
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04007
ISSN: 1530-6984
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