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ArticleScience advances2026

Twist-controlled modulation of quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride.

Angus Gale, Seungjun Lee, Seungmin Park, Evan Williams, Helen Zhi Jie Zeng, James Liddle-Wesolowski, Young Duck Kim, Milos Toth, Tony Low, Igor Aharonovich

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Angus GaleSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia.ORCID 0009-0002-7451-4971
Seungjun LeeDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8197-1287
Seungmin ParkDepartment of Physics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0000-3071-634X
Evan WilliamsSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia.ORCID 0009-0000-0875-5641
Helen Zhi Jie ZengSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9395-8178
James Liddle-WesolowskiSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia.ORCID 0009-0003-0907-521X
Young Duck KimDepartment of Physics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2593-9826
Milos TothSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia.
Tony LowDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5759-5899
Igor AharonovichSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4304-3935

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Abstract

Stacking and twisting two-dimensional materials have garnered enormous attention across the condensed matter and nanophotonic communities. The surge of interest is driven by emergence of photophysical phenomena from interlayer coupling. Here, we demonstrate that the twist df can modulate quantum emitters at room temperature. We use a van der Waals (vdW) stack of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and model the emission properties of quantum emitters as a function of the twist angle. Density functional theory results show that the embedded emitters are strongly influenced by the twist angle and the stacking of the top hBN layer. We consequently engineer these systems experimentally and demonstrate in situ tuning of embedded quantum emitters by mechanically twisting the top hBN layer, achieving tunability of over 30 nanometers (~100 milli-electron volts). Our work demonstrates that mechanical twisting can be harnessed to modulate quantum emitters in a vdW material, marking a crucial step toward a programmable on-chip quantum circuitry.

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