@article{64864, abstract = {{Probing novel properties, arising from twisted interfaces, has traditionally relied on the stacking of exfoliated two-dimensional materials and the spontaneous formation of van der Waals bonds. So far, investigations involving intimate covalent or ionic bonds have not been a focus. Yet, we show here that an established technique, involving thermocompressional wafer bonding, works well for creating twisted non-van der Waals interfaces. We have successfully bonded z-cut lithium niobate single crystals to create ferroelectric oxide interfaces with strong polar discontinuities and have mapped the associated emergent interfacial conductivity. In some instances, a dramatic change in microstructure occurs, involving local dipolar switching. A twist-induced collapse in the capability of the system to effec8tively screen interfacial bound charge is implied. Importantly, this only occurs around specific moiré twist angles with sparse coincident lattices and associated short-range aperiodicity. In quasicrystals, aperiodicity is known to induce pseudo-bandgaps and we suspect a similar phenomenon here.}}, author = {{Rogers, Andrew and Holsgrove, Kristina and Schäfer, Nils A. and Koppitz, Boris and McCluskey, Conor J. and Yedama, Shivani and Lynch, Ronan and Sloan, Keelan and Porter, Barry and Sykes, Adam and Catalan Daniels, Alex and Silva, Romualdo S. and Bruno, Flavio Y. and Seddon, Sam D. and Lu, Haidong and Rüsing, Michael and Fink, Christa and Fahler-Muenzer, Philipp and Fearn, Sarah and Heutz, Sandrine E. M. and Hadjimichael, Marios and Ramasse, Quentin M. and Alexe, Marin and Kumar, Amit and McQuaid, Raymond G. P. and Gruverman, Alexei and Sanna, Simone and Eng, Lukas M. and Gregg, J. Marty}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Polar discontinuities, emergent conductivity, and critical twist-angle-dependent behaviour at wafer-bonded ferroelectric interfaces}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-026-68553-7}}, volume = {{17}}, year = {{2026}}, } @article{66094, abstract = {{The two-qubit controlled-not (C-NOT) gate is an essential component for gate-based quantum circuits. In fact, its operation, combined with single qubit rotations allows to realise any quantum circuit. Several strategies have been adopted in order to build quantum gates. Among them, photonics offers the dual advantage of excellent isolation from the environment and ease of manipulation at the single qubit level. Here we adopt a scalable time-multiplexed approach in order to build a fully reconfigurable architecture capable of implementing a post-selected C-NOT gate with a fidelity of (93.8 ± 1.4)%. We then show how our time-multiplexed platform can be employed to combine a C-NOT and a single qubit gate in order to generate the four Bell states.}}, author = {{Pegoraro, Federico and Held, Philip and Lammers, Jonas and Brecht, Benjamin and Silberhorn, Christine}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{Photonic Quantum Computing, Time-multiplexing, Quantum Information}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Demonstration of a quantum C-NOT gate in a time-multiplexed fully reconfigurable photonic processor}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-026-74861-9}}, volume = {{17}}, year = {{2026}}, } @article{62861, author = {{Laneve, Alessandro and Ronco, Giuseppe and Beccaceci, Mattia and Barigelli, Paolo and Salusti, Francesco and Claro-Rodriguez, Nicolas and De Pascalis, Giorgio and Suprano, Alessia and Chiaudano, Leone and Schöll, Eva and Hanschke, Lukas and Krieger, Tobias M. and Buchinger, Quirin and Covre da Silva, Saimon F. and Neuwirth, Julia and Stroj, Sandra and Höfling, Sven and Huber-Loyola, Tobias and Usuga Castaneda, Mario A. and Carvacho, Gonzalo and Spagnolo, Nicolò and Rota, Michele B. and Basso Basset, Francesco and Rastelli, Armando and Sciarrino, Fabio and Jöns, Klaus and Trotta, Rinaldo}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Quantum teleportation with dissimilar quantum dots over a hybrid quantum network}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-025-65911-9}}, volume = {{16}}, year = {{2025}}, } @article{56678, abstract = {{AbstractThe surface area of atoms and molecules plays a crucial role in shaping many physiochemical properties of materials. Despite its fundamental importance, precisely defining atomic and molecular surfaces has long been a puzzle. Among the available definitions, a straightforward and elegant approach by Bader describes a molecular surface as an iso-density surface beyond which the electron density drops below a certain cut-off. However, so far neither this theory nor a decisive value for the density cut-off have been amenable to experimental verification due to the limitations of conventional experimental methods. In the present study, we employ a state-of-the-art experimental method based on the recently developed concept of thermodynamically effective (TE) surfaces to tackle this longstanding problem. By studying a set of 104 molecules, a close to perfect agreement between quantum chemical evaluations of iso-density surfaces contoured at a cut-off density of 0.0016 a.u. and experimental results obtained via thermodynamic phase change data is demonstrated, with a mean unsigned percentage deviation of 1.6% and a correlation coefficient of 0.995. Accordingly, we suggest the iso-density surface contoured at an electron density value of 0.0016 a.u. as a representation of the surface of atoms and molecules.}}, author = {{Alibakhshi, Amin and Schäfer, Lars V.}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Electron iso-density surfaces provide a thermodynamically consistent representation of atomic and molecular surfaces}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-024-50408-8}}, volume = {{15}}, year = {{2024}}, } @article{35160, author = {{Jia, Jichao and Cao, Xue and Ma, Xuekai and De, Jianbo and Yao, Jiannian and Schumacher, Stefan and Liao, Qing and Fu, Hongbing}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry, Multidisciplinary}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Circularly polarized electroluminescence from a single-crystal organic microcavity light-emitting diode based on photonic spin-orbit interactions}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-022-35745-w}}, volume = {{14}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{45868, abstract = {{Perfect vector vortex beams (PVVBs) have attracted considerable interest due to their peculiar optical features. PVVBs are typically generated through the superposition of perfect vortex beams, which suffer from the limited number of topological charges (TCs). Furthermore, dynamic control of PVVBs is desirable and has not been reported. We propose and experimentally demonstrate hybrid grafted perfect vector vortex beams (GPVVBs) and their dynamic control. Hybrid GPVVBs are generated through the superposition of grafted perfect vortex beams with a multifunctional metasurface. The generated hybrid GPVVBs possess spatially variant rates of polarization change due to the involvement of more TCs. Each hybrid GPVVB includes different GPVVBs in the same beam, adding more design flexibility. Moreover, these beams are dynamically controlled with a rotating half waveplate. The generated dynamic GPVVBs may find applications in the fields where dynamic control is in high demand, including optical encryption, dense data communication, and multiple particle manipulation.}}, author = {{Ahmed, Hammad and Ansari, Muhammad Afnan and Li, Yan and Zentgraf, Thomas and Mehmood, Muhammad Qasim and Chen, Xianzhong}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry, Multidisciplinary}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Dynamic control of hybrid grafted perfect vector vortex beams}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-023-39599-8}}, volume = {{14}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{59494, abstract = {{AbstractSince Purcell’s seminal report 75 years ago, electromagnetic resonators have been used to control light-matter interactions to make brighter radiation sources and unleash unprecedented control over quantum states of light and matter. Indeed, optical resonators such as microcavities and plasmonic antennas offer excellent control but only over a limited spectral range. Strategies to mutually tune and match emission and resonator frequency are often required, which is intricate and precludes the possibility of enhancing multiple transitions simultaneously. In this letter, we report a strong radiative emission rate enhancement of Er3+-ions across the telecommunications C-band in a single plasmonic waveguide based on the Purcell effect. Our gap waveguide uses a reverse nanofocusing approach to efficiently enhance, extract and guide emission from the nanoscale to a photonic waveguide while keeping plasmonic losses at a minimum. Remarkably, the large and broadband Purcell enhancement allows us to resolve Stark-split electric dipole transitions, which are typically only observed under cryogenic conditions. Simultaneous radiative emission enhancement of multiple quantum states is of great interest for photonic quantum networks and on-chip data communications.}}, author = {{Güsken, Nicholas Alexander and Fu, Ming and Zapf, Maximilian and Nielsen, Michael P. and Dichtl, Paul and Röder, Robert and Clark, Alex S. and Maier, Stefan A. and Ronning, Carsten and Oulton, Rupert F.}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Emission enhancement of erbium in a reverse nanofocusing waveguide}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-023-38262-6}}, volume = {{14}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{30385, abstract = {{AbstractTailored nanoscale quantum light sources, matching the specific needs of use cases, are crucial building blocks for photonic quantum technologies. Several different approaches to realize solid-state quantum emitters with high performance have been pursued and different concepts for energy tuning have been established. However, the properties of the emitted photons are always defined by the individual quantum emitter and can therefore not be controlled with full flexibility. Here we introduce an all-optical nonlinear method to tailor and control the single photon emission. We demonstrate a laser-controlled down-conversion process from an excited state of a semiconductor quantum three-level system. Based on this concept, we realize energy tuning and polarization control of the single photon emission with a control-laser field. Our results mark an important step towards tailored single photon emission from a photonic quantum system based on quantum optical principles.}}, author = {{Jonas, B. and Heinze, D. and Schöll, E. and Kallert, P. and Langer, T. and Krehs, S. and Widhalm, A. and Jöns, K. D. and Reuter, D. and Schumacher, S. and Zrenner, Artur}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Nonlinear down-conversion in a single quantum dot}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-022-28993-3}}, volume = {{13}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{40523, abstract = {{AbstractTailored nanoscale quantum light sources, matching the specific needs of use cases, are crucial building blocks for photonic quantum technologies. Several different approaches to realize solid-state quantum emitters with high performance have been pursued and different concepts for energy tuning have been established. However, the properties of the emitted photons are always defined by the individual quantum emitter and can therefore not be controlled with full flexibility. Here we introduce an all-optical nonlinear method to tailor and control the single photon emission. We demonstrate a laser-controlled down-conversion process from an excited state of a semiconductor quantum three-level system. Based on this concept, we realize energy tuning and polarization control of the single photon emission with a control-laser field. Our results mark an important step towards tailored single photon emission from a photonic quantum system based on quantum optical principles.}}, author = {{Jonas, B. and Heinze, Dirk Florian and Schöll, E. and Kallert, P. and Langer, T. and Krehs, S. and Widhalm, A. and Jöns, Klaus and Reuter, Dirk and Schumacher, Stefan and Zrenner, Artur}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry, Multidisciplinary}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Nonlinear down-conversion in a single quantum dot}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-022-28993-3}}, volume = {{13}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{62801, abstract = {{The three-dimensional (3D) distribution of individual atoms on the surface of catalyst nanoparticles plays a vital role in their activity and stability. Optimising the performance of electrocatalysts requires atomic-scale information, but it is difficult to obtain. Here, we use atom probe tomography to elucidate the 3D structure of 10 nm sized Co2FeO4 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles during oxygen evolution reaction (OER). We reveal nanoscale spinodal decomposition in pristine Co2FeO4. The interfaces of Co-rich and Fe-rich nanodomains of Co2FeO4 become trapping sites for hydroxyl groups, contributing to a higher OER activity compared to that of CoFe2O4. However, the activity of Co2FeO4 drops considerably due to concurrent irreversible transformation towards CoIVO2 and pronounced Fe dissolution. In contrast, there is negligible elemental redistribution for CoFe2O4 after OER, except for surface structural transformation towards (FeIII, CoIII)2O3. Overall, our study provides a unique 3D compositional distribution of mixed Co-Fe spinel oxides, which gives atomic-scale insights into active sites and the deactivation of electrocatalysts during OER.}}, author = {{Xiang, Weikai and Yang, Nating and Li, Xiaopeng and Linnemann, Julia and Hagemann, Ulrich and Ruediger, Olaf and Heidelmann, Markus and Falk, Tobias and Aramini, Matteo and DeBeer, Serena and Muhler, Martin and Tschulik, Kristina and Li, Tong}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{electrocatalysis, oxygen evolution reaction, cobalt spinel, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{3D atomic-scale imaging of mixed Co-Fe spinel oxide nanoparticles during oxygen evolution reaction}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-021-27788-2}}, volume = {{13}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{32310, author = {{Li, Yao and Ma, Xuekai and Zhai, Xiaokun and Gao, Meini and Dai, Haitao and Schumacher, Stefan and Gao, Tingge}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry, Multidisciplinary}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Manipulating polariton condensates by Rashba-Dresselhaus coupling at room temperature}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-022-31529-4}}, volume = {{13}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{63508, abstract = {{AbstractTailored nanoscale quantum light sources, matching the specific needs of use cases, are crucial building blocks for photonic quantum technologies. Several different approaches to realize solid-state quantum emitters with high performance have been pursued and different concepts for energy tuning have been established. However, the properties of the emitted photons are always defined by the individual quantum emitter and can therefore not be controlled with full flexibility. Here we introduce an all-optical nonlinear method to tailor and control the single photon emission. We demonstrate a laser-controlled down-conversion process from an excited state of a semiconductor quantum three-level system. Based on this concept, we realize energy tuning and polarization control of the single photon emission with a control-laser field. Our results mark an important step towards tailored single photon emission from a photonic quantum system based on quantum optical principles.}}, author = {{Jonas, B. and Heinze, D. and Schöll, E. and Kallert, P. and Langer, T. and Krehs, S. and Widhalm, A. and Jöns, K. D. and Reuter, D. and Schumacher, S. and Zrenner, A.}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Nonlinear down-conversion in a single quantum dot}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-022-28993-3}}, volume = {{13}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{37338, abstract = {{AbstractMethylammonium lead iodide perovskite (MAPbI3) is renowned for an impressive power conversion efficiency rise and cost-effective fabrication for photovoltaics. In this work, we demonstrate that polycrystalline MAPbI3s undergo drastic changes in optical properties at moderate field strengths with an ultrafast response time, via transient Wannier Stark localization. The distinct band structure of this material - the large lattice periodicity, the narrow electronic energy bandwidths, and the coincidence of these two along the same high-symmetry direction – enables relatively weak fields to bring this material into the Wannier Stark regime. Its polycrystalline nature is not detrimental to the optical switching performance of the material, since the least dispersive direction of the band structure dominates the contribution to the optical response, which favors low-cost fabrication. Together with the outstanding photophysical properties of MAPbI3, this finding highlights the great potential of this material in ultrafast light modulation and novel photonic applications.}}, author = {{Berghoff, Daniel and Bühler, Johannes and Bonn, Mischa and Leitenstorfer, Alfred and Meier, Torsten and Kim, Heejae}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry, Multidisciplinary}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Low-field onset of Wannier-Stark localization in a polycrystalline hybrid organic inorganic perovskite}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-021-26021-4}}, volume = {{12}}, year = {{2021}}, } @article{41023, abstract = {{AbstractEfficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts are pivotal for sustainable fuel production, where the Ni-Fe oxyhydroxide (OOH) is among the most active catalysts for alkaline OER. Electrolyte alkali metal cations have been shown to modify the activity and reaction intermediates, however, the exact mechanism is at question due to unexplained deviations from the cation size trend. Our X-ray absorption spectroelectrochemical results show that bigger cations shift the Ni2+/(3+δ)+ redox peak and OER activity to lower potentials (however, with typical discrepancies), following the order CsOH > NaOH ≈ KOH > RbOH > LiOH. Here, we find that the OER activity follows the variations in electrolyte pH rather than a specific cation, which accounts for differences both in basicity of the alkali hydroxides and other contributing anomalies. Our density functional theory-derived reactivity descriptors confirm that cations impose negligible effect on the Lewis acidity of Ni, Fe, and O lattice sites, thus strengthening the conclusions of an indirect pH effect.}}, author = {{Görlin, Mikaela and Halldin Stenlid, Joakim and Koroidov, Sergey and Wang, Hsin-Yi and Börner, Mia and Shipilin, Mikhail and Kalinko, Aleksandr and Murzin, Vadim and Safonova, Olga V. and Nachtegaal, Maarten and Uheida, Abdusalam and Dutta, Joydeep and Bauer, Matthias and Nilsson, Anders and Diaz-Morales, Oscar}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry, Multidisciplinary}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Key activity descriptors of nickel-iron oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in the presence of alkali metal cations}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-020-19729-2}}, volume = {{11}}, year = {{2020}}, } @article{20580, author = {{Ma, Xuekai and Berger, B and Aßmann, M and Driben, R and Meier, Torsten and Schneider, C and Höfling, S and Schumacher, Stefan}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{897}}, title = {{{Realization of all-optical vortex switching in exciton-polariton condensates}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-020-14702-5}}, volume = {{11}}, year = {{2020}}, } @article{4370, author = {{Schmidt, C. and Bühler, J. and Heinrich, A.-C. and Allerbeck, J. and Podzimski, R. and Berghoff, D. and Meier, Torsten and Schmidt, Wolf Gero and Reichl, C. and Wegscheider, W. and Brida, D. and Leitenstorfer, A.}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Nature}}, title = {{{Signatures of transient Wannier-Stark localization in bulk gallium arsenide}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-018-05229-x}}, volume = {{9}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{10018, author = {{Schmidt, Claudia and Bühler, J. and Heinrich, A.-C. and Allerbeck, J. and Podzimski, R. and Berghoff, Daniel and Meier, Torsten and Schmidt, Wolf Gero and Reichl, C. and Wegscheider, W. and Brida, D. and Leitenstorfer, A.}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, title = {{{Signatures of transient Wannier-Stark localization in bulk gallium arsenide}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-018-05229-x}}, volume = {{9}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{59501, abstract = {{AbstractGraphene has emerged as a promising material for optoelectronics due to its potential for ultrafast and broad-band photodetection. The photoresponse of graphene junctions is characterized by two competing photocurrent generation mechanisms: a conventional photovoltaic effect and a more dominant hot-carrier-assisted photothermoelectric (PTE) effect. The PTE effect is understood to rely on variations in the Seebeck coefficient through the graphene doping profile. A second PTE effect can occur across a homogeneous graphene channel in the presence of an electronic temperature gradient. Here, we study the latter effect facilitated by strongly localised plasmonic heating of graphene carriers in the presence of nanostructured electrical contacts resulting in electronic temperatures of the order of 2000 K. At certain conditions, the plasmon-induced PTE photocurrent contribution can be isolated. In this regime, the device effectively operates as a sensitive electronic thermometer and as such represents an enabling technology for development of hot carrier based plasmonic devices.}}, author = {{Shautsova, Viktoryia and Sidiropoulos, Themistoklis and Xiao, Xiaofei and Güsken, Nicholas A. and Black, Nicola C. G. and Gilbertson, Adam M. and Giannini, Vincenzo and Maier, Stefan A. and Cohen, Lesley F. and Oulton, Rupert F.}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Plasmon induced thermoelectric effect in graphene}}}, doi = {{10.1038/s41467-018-07508-z}}, volume = {{9}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{9615, author = {{Allgaier, Markus and Ansari, Vahid and Sansoni, Linda and Eigner, Christof and Quiring, Viktor and Ricken, Raimund and Harder, Georg and Brecht, Benjamin and Silberhorn, Christine}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, title = {{{Highly efficient frequency conversion with bandwidth compression of quantum light}}}, doi = {{10.1038/ncomms14288}}, year = {{2017}}, } @article{26236, author = {{Chapman, Robert J. and Santandrea, Matteo and Huang, Zixin and Corrielli, Giacomo and Crespi, Andrea and Yung, Man-Hong and Osellame, Roberto and Peruzzo, Alberto}}, issn = {{2041-1723}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, title = {{{Experimental perfect state transfer of an entangled photonic qubit}}}, doi = {{10.1038/ncomms11339}}, year = {{2016}}, }