Research
Toward triggered generation of indistinguishable single photons from MoTe 2 quantum emitters
Nature · By Paweł Wyborski ·
The Brief
- Researchers report reproducible quantum emitters in MoTe2, a two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenide.
- The work targets indistinguishable single-photon generation, which remains a challenge for 2D platforms.
- Published in Nature Communications on 11 November 2026.
Why it matters
Indistinguishable single photons are a core requirement for photonic quantum technologies, and showing that 2D MoTe2 emitters can be triggered and reproducible would expand the materials options for such sources.
Who’s affected
- quantum optics and photonics researchers
- engineers developing single-photon sources for quantum communication and computing
- #quantum emitters
- #single photons
- #MoTe2
- #2d materials
- #quantum optics
Nature Communications, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-78808-y Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides are promising single-photon platforms but achieving photon indistinguishability remains challenging. Here, the authors realize reproducible…
Timeline
Paper published online in Nature Communications
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Toward triggered generation of indistinguishable single photons from MoTe 2 quantum emitters