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S. Taioli
Electron spins localized at N-V centres can be manipulated at room temperature by
applying magnetic or electric fields, resulting in sharp resonances in the intensity
and wavelength of the photoluminescence. These resonances can be rationalized
in terms of quantum entanglement, spin-orbit interaction and Rabi oscillations and
analysed using advanced quantum optics theory.
As a final remark, we strongly believe that there is a great need for research and
development of new technologies involving the reduction of environmental impacts,
seeking the use of renewable raw and low-cost materials. In this regard, carbonbased nanomaterials, such as ultra-thin carbon films, can play a major role [142].
Acknowledgements S.T. acknowledges invaluable discussions with several colleagues who
helped him to develop the methods described in this chapter and to carry out the computational
modelling presented. In particular, we mention Dr. M. Azzolini, Dr. M. Dapor, Dr. G. Garberoglio,
Dr. T. Morresi, Dr. A. Pedrielli, prof. N. Pugno and Dr. S. Simonucci. This chapter is basically the
outcome of a decade-long collaboration with all of them.
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S. Taioli
Electron spins localized at N-V centres can be manipulated at room temperature by
applying magnetic or electric fields, resulting in sharp resonances in the intensity
and wavelength of the photoluminescence. These resonances can be rationalized
in terms of quantum entanglement, spin-orbit interaction and Rabi oscillations and
analysed using advanced quantum optics theory.
As a final remark, we strongly believe that there is a great need for research and
development of new technologies involving the reduction of environmental impacts,
seeking the use of renewable raw and low-cost materials. In this regard, carbonbased nanomaterials, such as ultra-thin carbon films, can play a major role [142].
Acknowledgements S.T. acknowledges invaluable discussions with several colleagues who
helped him to develop the methods described in this chapter and to carry out the computational
modelling presented. In particular, we mention Dr. M. Azzolini, Dr. M. Dapor, Dr. G. Garberoglio,
Dr. T. Morresi, Dr. A. Pedrielli, prof. N. Pugno and Dr. S. Simonucci. This chapter is basically the
outcome of a decade-long collaboration with all of them.
References
1. P.W. Anderson, More is different. Science 177, 393–396 (1972)
2. G. Gallavotti, Statistical Mechanics. Texts and Monographs in Physics. (Springer, Berlin,
1999)
3. C.G. Smith, Low-dimensional quantum devices. Rep. Prog. Phys. 59, 235–282 (1996)
4. A.H. Castro Neto, F. Guinea, N.M.R. Peres, K.S. Novoselov, A.K. Geim, The electronic
properties of graphene. Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 109–162 (2009)
5. K.S. Novoselov, A. Mishchenko, A. Carvalho, A.H. Castro Neto, 2D materials and van der
Waals heterostructures. Science 353, 461–472 (2016)
6. P.J. Burke, Nanotubes and nanowires. (World Scientific, Singapore, 2007)
7. T. Morresi, M. Timpel, A. Pedrielli, G. Garberoglio, R. Tatti, R. Verucchi, L. Pasquali, N.
Pugno, M.V. Nardi, S. Taioli, A novel combined experimental and multiscale theoretical
approach to unravel the structure of SiC/SiO x core/shell nanowires for their optimal design.
Nanoscale 10, 13449–13461 (2018)
8. S. Iijima, Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon. Nature 354, 56–58 (1991)
9. X. Wang, Q. Li, J. Xie, Z. Jin, J. Wang, Y. Li, K. Jiang, S. Fan, Fabrication of ultralong
and electrically uniform single-walled carbon nanotubes on clean substrates. Nano Lett. 9,
3137–3141 (2009)
10. C.D. Spataru, S. Ismail-Beigi, L.X. Benedict, S.G. Louie, Excitonic effects and optical spectra
of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 077402 (2004)
11. P. Umari, O. Petrenko, S. Taioli, M.M. De Souza, Communication: electronic band gaps of
semiconducting zig-zag carbon nanotubes from many-body perturbation theory calculations.
J. Chem. Phys. 136, 181101 (2012)
12. S. Taioli, P. Umari, M.M. De Souza, Electronic properties of extended graphene nanomaterials
from GW calculations. Phys. Status Solidi (B) 246, 2572–2576 (2009)
13. R.C. Ashoori, Electrons in artificial atoms. Nature 379, 413–419 (1996)
14. W.G. Van der Wiel, S. De Franceschi, J.M. Elzerman, T. Fujisawa, S. Tarucha, L.P.
Kouwenhoven, Electron transport through double quantum dots. Rev. Mod. Phys. 75, 1–22
(2002)
15. A. Imamoglu, Are quantum dots useful for quantum computation? Phys. E Low Dimens. Syst.
Nanostruct. 16, 47–50 (2003)