Boron Nitride with a Twist Could Lead to New Way to Make Qubits

Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab

Shaul Aloni, Cong Su, Alex Zettl, and Steven Louie at the Molecular Foundry. The researchers synthesized a device made from twisted layers of hexagonal boron nitride with color centers that can be switched on and off with a simple switch.

« Boron Nitride with a Twist Could Lead to New Way to Make Qubits

Credit: Su et al. 2022

An electron beam placed at a series of locations on a sheet of twisted hBN intensifies the light emission from each location. The brightness depends on how long the beam sits at a given point, or the electron flux delivered to that point. The result is an illuminated pattern.

« Boron Nitride with a Twist Could Lead to New Way to Make Qubits

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