Ultrafast laser induces macroscopic symmetry-breaking of diamond color centers
-symmetry breaking at the sound velocity ( ~ 2 Å/fs). Our simulations provide direct time-resolved visualization of these processes, offering novel insights into the microscopic interplay of electrons, phonons, and spins in nitrogen-vacancy centers.
Authors
- Chao Lian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2583-9334)
- Qi Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6133-1853)
- Chao-Bo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-0223)
- Yang Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1069-2157)
- Qizheng Ji
Institutions
- China Academy of Space Technology (CN)
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory (CN)
- FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72813-x
- Primary Topic
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China