Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Atomically thin quantum light-emitting diodes

  • Carmen Palacios-Berraquero,
  • Matteo Barbone,
  • Dhiren M. Kara,
  • Xiaolong Chen,
  • Ilya Goykhman,
  • Duhee Yoon,
  • Anna K. Ott,
  • Jan Beitner,
  • Kenji Watanabe,
  • Takashi Taniguchi,
  • Andrea C. Ferrari,
  • Mete Atatüre

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12978
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides hold promise as scalable single-photon sources. Here, the authors demonstrate all-electrical, single-photon generation in tungsten disulphide and diselenide, achieving charge injection into the layers, containing quantum emitters.