C60 fullerene as an on-demand single photon source at room temperature
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| author | Sanz, Raul Lahoz Martín, Lidia Lozano Cortés, Adrià Brú i Hernández, Sergi Duocastella, Martí Gómez-Cama, José M. Juliá-Díaz, Bruno |
| author_facet | Sanz, Raul Lahoz Martín, Lidia Lozano Cortés, Adrià Brú i Hernández, Sergi Duocastella, Martí Gómez-Cama, José M. Juliá-Díaz, Bruno |
| contents | Single photon sources are fundamental for applications in quantum computing, secure communication, and sensing, as they enable the generation of individual photons and ensure strict control over photon number statistics. However, current single photon sources can be limited by a lack of robustness, difficulty of integration into existing optical or electronic devices, and high cost. In this study, we present the use of off-the-shelf \ch{C60} fullerene molecules embedded in polystyrene as room-temperature reliable single-photon emitters. As our results demonstrate, these molecules exhibit on-demand single-photon emission, with short fluorescence lifetimes and, consequently, high emission rates. The wide availability and ease of preparation and manipulation of fullerenes as single photon sources can pave the way for the development of practical, economic and scalable quantum photonic technologies. |
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| spellingShingle | C60 fullerene as an on-demand single photon source at room temperature Sanz, Raul Lahoz Martín, Lidia Lozano Cortés, Adrià Brú i Hernández, Sergi Duocastella, Martí Gómez-Cama, José M. Juliá-Díaz, Bruno Quantum Physics Applied Physics Single photon sources are fundamental for applications in quantum computing, secure communication, and sensing, as they enable the generation of individual photons and ensure strict control over photon number statistics. However, current single photon sources can be limited by a lack of robustness, difficulty of integration into existing optical or electronic devices, and high cost. In this study, we present the use of off-the-shelf \ch{C60} fullerene molecules embedded in polystyrene as room-temperature reliable single-photon emitters. As our results demonstrate, these molecules exhibit on-demand single-photon emission, with short fluorescence lifetimes and, consequently, high emission rates. The wide availability and ease of preparation and manipulation of fullerenes as single photon sources can pave the way for the development of practical, economic and scalable quantum photonic technologies. |
| title | C60 fullerene as an on-demand single photon source at room temperature |
| topic | Quantum Physics Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17824 |