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TitleJournal Volume, page (year)Doi
Efficient and all-carbon electrical readout of a NV-based quantum sensorAppl. Phys. Lett. 122, 194001 (2023)DOI:10.1063/5.0139469
Magnetic sensitivity enhancement via polarimetric excitation and detection of an ensemble of NV centersArXiv (2023)DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2301.12758
Zero- and Low-Field Sensing with Nitrogen-Vacancy CentersPhys. Rev. Applied 17, 044028 (2023)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.17.044028 
Criticality-Enhanced Quantum Sensing via Continuous MeasurementPRX QUANTUM 3, 010354 (2022)DOI:10.1103/PRXQuantum.3.010354
Exploiting ionization dynamics in the nitrogen vacancy center for rapid, high-contrast spin, and charge state initializationPhys. Rev. Research 5, 013014 (2023)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.013014
Investigation of oxygen-vacancy complexes in diamond by means of ab initio calculationsJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter 35, 315502 (2023)DOI:10.1088/1361-648X/acd1cc
A Telecom O-Band Emitter in DiamondNano Letters 23, 2557-2562 (2023)DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04608 
Controlled Surface Modification to Revive Shallow NV- CentersNano Letters 23, 2563-2569 (2023)DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04733
Recent advances in the ab initio theory of solid-state defect qubitsNanophotonics 12, 359-397 (2023)DOI:10.1515/nanoph-2022-0723
Theory of optical spin-polarization of axial divacancy and nitrogen-vacancy defects in 4H-SiCPhysical Review Research 7, 013320 (2025)DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.013320
Sulfur in diamond and its effect on the creation of nitrogen-vacancy defect from ab initio simulationsPhysical Review Research 7, 013278 (2025)DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.013278
Photoexcitation and recombination processes of the neutral nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond from first principlesJournal of Applied Physics 136, 084401 (2024)DOI: 10.1063/5.0221228
First-principles calculations of defects and electron-phonon interactions: Seminal contributions of Audrius Alkauskas to the understanding of recombination processesJournal of Applied Physics 135, 150901 (2024)DOI:10.1063/5.0205525
Physically motivated analytical expression for the temperature dependence of the zero-field splitting of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamondPhysical Review B 108, L180102 (2023)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.108.L180102
Room-Temperature Quantum Simulation with Atomically Thin Nuclear Spin Layers in Diamond.arXiv (2025)DOI:arXiv:2510.27374
Strain-Enhanced Spin Readout Contrast in Silicon Carbide MembranesPhysical Review Letters 135, 110601 (2025)DOI:10.1103/tdb3-tqfv
Optical lineshapes for orbital singlet to doublet transitions in a dynamical Jahn-Teller system: The NiV- center in diamondPhysical Review B 110, 075303 (2024)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.110.075303
Spin-orbit coupling and Jahn-Teller effect in Td symmetry: an ab initio study on the substitutional nickel defect in diamondPhilosphical Transactions of the Royal Society A 382, 20220310 (2024)DOI:10.1098/rsta.2022.0310
Modelling Rabi oscillations for widefield radiofrequency imaging in nitrogenvacancy centers in diamond, Reference New J. Phys. 26 023020 (2024)DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/ad20b0
Uniform Microwave Field Formation for Control of Ensembles of Negatively Charged Nitrogen Vacancy in DiamondReview of Scientific Instruments 95, no. 10 (2024)DOI:10.1063/5.0203162
Precise Characterization of a Waveguide Fiber Interface in Silicon CarbideACS Photonics 11, 2160 (2024)DOI:10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00538
All-Epitaxial Self-Assembly of Silicon Color Centers Confined Within Sub-Nanometer Thin Layers Using Ultra-Low Temperature EpitaxyAdvanced Materials 2408424 (2024)DOI:10.1002/adma.202408424
Strain engineering for transition-metal defects in SiCPhysical Review B 109, 054111 (2024)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.109.054111
Coherent Control of a Long-Lived Nuclear Memory Spin in a Germanium-Vacancy Multi-Qubit NodePhysical Review Letters 134, no. 4 (Jan 31 2025)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.043603
Quantum emission from coupled spin pairs in hexagonal boron nitrideNature Communications 16, 5842 (2025)DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-61388-8
Solid State Defect Emitters With no Electrical ActivityAdvanced Science e03350, (2025)DOI:10.1002/advs.202503350
Telecom Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Nanoconfined Self-Assembled Silicon-Based Color CentersACS Photonics 12, 2364-2371 (2025)DOI:10.1021/acsphotonics.4c01662
Quantum bit with telecom wave-length emission from a simple defect in SiCommunications Physics 7, 337 (2024) DOI:10.1038/s42005-024-01834-z 
Terahertz emission from diamond nitrogen-vacancy centersScience Advances 10, eadn0616 (2024)DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adn0616
Long Spin Relaxation Times in CVD-Grown NanodiamondsAdv Quantum Technol. 2023, 6, 2300004 (2024)DOI:10.1002/qute.202300004
Electrical Readout of Spin Environments in Diamond for Quantum SensingarXiv (2025)DOI:arxiv.org/abs/2509.26570
Non-invasive bioinert room-temperature quantum sensor from silicon carbide qubitsNature Materials (2025)DOI:10.1038/s41563-025-02382-9
Magneto-optical properties of group-IV vacancy centers in diamond upon hydrostatic pressurePhysical Review B 112, 155201 (2025)DOI:10.1103/fq19-lfmv
Temperature dependence of the AB lines and optical properties of the carbon-antisite-vacancy pair in 4H-SiCPhysical Review Applied 22, 034056 (2024)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.22.034056
Near-zero-field microwave-free magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamondsOptics Express 32, 21936-21945 (2024)DOI:10.1364/OE.521124
Near-zero-field microwave-free magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamondPhysical Review B 109, 224107 (2024)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.109.224107
Diamond surface functionalization via visible light-driven C-H activation for nanoscale quantum sensingProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, e2316032121 (2024)DOI:10.1073/pnas.231603212
Resonant Versus Non-resonant Spin Readout of a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center in Diamond Under Cryogenic ConditionsPhysical Review Letters 131, 236901 (2023)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.236901
Temperature-Dependent Spin-Lattice Relaxation of the Nitrogen-Vacancy Spin Triplet in DiamondPhysical Review Letters 130, 256903 (2023)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.256903
Field-effect detected magnetic resonance of NV centers in diamond based on all-carbon Schottky contactsarXiv (2025)DOI:arXiv:2504.11192
Quantum Cramer-Rao Precision Limit of Noisy Continuous SensingarXiv (2025)DOI:arXiv:2504.12400
Challenges in advancing our understanding of atomic-like quantum systems: Theory and experimentMRS Bulletin 49 (2024)DOI:10.1557/s43577-023-00659-5
Criticality-enhanced electromagnetic field gradient sensor with single trapped ionsnpj Quant. Inf. 10, 36 (2024)DOI:10.1038/s41534-024-00833-w
Efficient Information Retrieval for Sensing via Continuous MeasurementPhys. Rev. X 13, 031012 (2023)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevX.13.031012
Overcoming frequency resolution limits using a solid-state spin quantum sensorarXiv (2025)DOI:arXiv:2506.20416
Quantum Memory Enhanced Multipoint Correlation Spectroscopy for Statistically Polarized NMRAPS (2025)DOI:10.1103/1cj2-rxkm
Optimal Sensing Protocol for Statistically Polarized Nano-NMR with NV CentersPhysical Review Letters, 131, p. 150801, (2023)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.150801
Electrical-Readout Microwave-Free Sensing with DiamondPhys. Rev. Applied 18, 024079DOI:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.024079
High fidelity quantum state tomography of electron-14N nuclear hybrid spin register in diamond using Rabi oscillationsarXiv (2025)DOI:arxiv.org/abs/2408.13349
A coherence-protection scheme for quantum sensors based on ultra-shallow single nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamondNature Communications, 16, 9797 (2025)DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-64771-7
Unlocking Heisenberg Sensitivity with Sequential Weak Measurement PreparationQuantum 9, 1590 (2025)DOI:10.22331/q-2025-01-14-1590
13C-Hyperpolarization with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Micro- and Nanodiamonds for Sensitive Magnetic Resonance ApplicationsScience Advances 11, eadq6836 (2025)DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adq6836
High-Fidelity Electron Spin Gates for Scaling Diamond Quantum RegistersPhysical Review X 15, no. 2 (2025)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevX.15.021069
Robust Noise Suppression and Quantum Sensing by Continuous Phased Dynamical DecouplingPhysical Review Letters 134, no. 12 (2025)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.120802
Protecting Quantum Information Via Destructive Interference of Correlated NoisePhysical Review Letters 132, no. 22 (2024)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.223601
Gate-Set Evaluation Metrics for Closed-Loop Optimal Control on Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Ensembles in DiamondNpj Quantum Information 10, no. 1 (2024)DOI:10.1038/s41534-024-00893-y
X-ray quantification of oxygen groups on diamond surfaces for quantum applicationsMaterials for Quantum Technology 3, 045901 (2023)DOI:10.1088/2633-4356/ad001b
Ab Initio Study of (100) Diamond Surface SpinsPhysical Review Applied 20, 014040 (2023)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.014040
The Role of Electrolytes in the Relaxation of Near-Surface Spin Defects in DiamondACS Nano 17, 10474-10485 (2023)DOI:10.1021/acsnano.3c01298
Probing Coherence Properties of Shallow Implanted Nv Ensembles under Different Oxygen TerminationsMaterials for Quantum Technology 4, no. 4 (2024)DOI:10.1088/2633-4356/ad9376
Photoactivation of Nv Centers in Diamond Via Continuous Wave Laser Illumination of Shallow as-Implanted NitrogenAdvanced Functional Materials  (2025)DOI:10.1002/adfm.202501661
Surface Optimization of Nanodiamonds Using Non-Thermal PlasmaCarbon 224 (2024)DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119062
Charge-state stability of single NV centers in HPHT-type IIa diamondarXiv(2025)DOI:arxiv.org/abs/2511.12591
Spin-phonon relaxation of boron vacancy centers in two-dimensional boron nitride polytypesPhysical Review B 112, L201407 (2025)DOI:10.1103/gqfq-5rb4
Experimental Observation of Spin Defects in the van der Waals Material GeS2Nano Letters (2025)DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03575
Hopping of the Center-of-Mass of Single G Centers in Silicon-on-InsulatorPhysical Review X 14, 041071 (2024)DOI:10.1103/PhysRevX.14.041071
Low-symmetry vacancy-related spin qubit in hexagonal boron nitridepj Computational Materials 10, 184 (2024)DOI:10.1038/s41524-024-01361-z
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