Hexagonal boron nitride: a review of the emerging material platform for single-photon sources and the spin–photon interface

Stefania Castelletto, Faraz A. Inam, Shin-ichiro Sato and Alberto Boretti
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 740–769. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.61

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Hexagonal boron nitride: a review of the emerging material platform for single-photon sources and the spin–photon interface
Stefania Castelletto, Faraz A. Inam, Shin-ichiro Sato and Alberto Boretti
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 740–769. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.61

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Castelletto, S.; Inam, F. A.; Sato, S.-i.; Boretti, A. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 740–769. doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.61

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