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Matters Arising |
On the observation of photo-excitation effects in molecules using muon spin spectroscopy
- R. Scheuermann
- & I. McKenzie
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Review Article |
Single organic molecules for photonic quantum technologies
This Review discusses the photophysical properties and nonlinear behaviour of single molecules, and their use as single-photon sources and in single-molecule sensing and quantum-sensing applications.
- C. Toninelli
- , I. Gerhardt
- & M. Orrit
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Gate controlling of quantum interference and direct observation of anti-resonances in single molecule charge transport
Comparison of electrochemically gated charge transport through diphenyl benzene structures in meta and para configuration leads to the identification of anti-resonance features typical of destructive quantum interference.
- Yueqi Li
- , Marius Buerkle
- & Nongjian Tao
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Exploring the origin of high optical absorption in conjugated polymers
The photocurrent generated in organic photodetectors and solar cells can be enhanced by increasing light absorption in the active layer. It is now shown that an extended persistence length can increase the oscillator strength of conjugated polymers.
- Michelle S. Vezie
- , Sheridan Few
- & Jenny Nelson
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Letter |
Observation of Aubry-type transition in finite atom chains via friction
The transition from superlubricity to stick–slip behaviour of a chain of atoms on a periodic surface has now been directly studied experimentally, related to the Aubry transition.
- Alexei Bylinskii
- , Dorian Gangloff
- & Vladan Vuletić
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Thermoelectric imaging of structural disorder in epitaxial graphene
Heat is a form of energy that is transported from a hot to a cold region, but it is not a notion that is associated with the microscopic measurement of electronic properties. It is now shown that local thermoelectric measurements can be used for imaging structural disorder in graphene, with high sensitivity, on the atomic and nanometre scales, uncovering soliton-like domain-wall line-patterns separating different graphene regions.
- Sanghee Cho
- , Stephen Dongmin Kang
- & Ho-Ki Lyeo
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News & Views |
Reflections from the glass maze
The first diffraction patterns from the individual atomic packing clusters in a metallic glass finally enable the direct study of local order in amorphous alloys.
- Evan Ma
- & Ze Zhang
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News & Views |
Better than excellent
Nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond are very promising candidates for quantum information processing in the solid state. However, a search to find defects with even more potential has now been launched.
- David DiVincenzo
Large-scale optical characterization of solid-state quantum emitters