Harnessing Interlayer Biexcitons in Atomically Thin Heterostructures

Australia competes globally in a range of critical sectors for our economy, from smart sensing to quantum computation and communications. However, to ensure they remain competitive in future will require innovation in novel light-weight and high-performance quantum light sources, which Australia does not currently possess. This project addresses this problem: it will investigate the generation of high-quality quantum light sources by harnessing interlayer biexcitons in atomically thin heterostructures. The novel light-weight quantum photon sources are important for many quantum technologies and applications, such as quantum imaging, quantum communication and future quantum computation. These devices are expected to play an enabling role in the future developments of light weight portable devices, such as mobile phones, displays, distributed sensors, and wearable photonics. Through applic