Atomic Architects

Atomic Architect has been developed for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2018 (link: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/summer-science-exhibition/exhibits/atomic-architects/). Find out research and news about this work from the Quantum Photonics Lab (link: qpl.eps.hw.ac.uk) at Heriot-Watt University.

Making light in Flatland

Let's make light with atomically-thin materials!

You are an electron, travelling on different two-dimensional layered materials. If you are able to meet a hole in a 2D semiconductor, you can create a particle of light (a photon)

Unfortunately, several obstacles complicate your path. You could encounter a phonon, a vibration among the atoms of the crystal that will randomly bounce you around and change your energy. Something similar will happen if you rush into an impurity. Scariest of all, you could fall into a charge trap, and never come back.

Are you up to the test? Will you win the challenge and create light?

Атомный архитектор был разработан для выставки Royal Society Summer Science 2018 года (ссылка: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/summer-science-exhibition/exhibits/atomic-architects/). Найти исследования и новости об этой работе от Photonics Лаборатории Quantum (ссылка: qpl.eps.hw.ac.uk) в Heriot-Watt University.

Создание света в Флатландии

Давайте сделаем свет с атомарно тонких материалов!

Вы электрон, путешествуя по разным двумерных слоистых материалов. Если вы в состоянии выполнить отверстие в 2D-полупроводнике, вы можете создать частицу света (фотон)

К сожалению, несколько препятствий, усложнят путь. Вы можете столкнуться с фонон, вибрация между атомами кристалла, который будет случайным образом подпрыгивает вокруг вас и изменить свою энергию. Нечто подобное произойдет, если вы спешите в качестве примеси. Scariest всего, вы могли бы попасть в ловушку заряда, и никогда не возвращаться.

Вы до теста? Будете ли вы выиграть вызов и создать свет?

Atomic Architect has been developed for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2018 (link: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/summer-science-exhibition/exhibits/atomic-architects/). Find out research and news about this work from the Quantum Photonics Lab (link: qpl.eps.hw.ac.uk) at Heriot-Watt University.

Making light in Flatland

Let's make light with atomically-thin materials!

You are an electron, travelling on different two-dimensional layered materials. If you are able to meet a hole in a 2D semiconductor, you can create a particle of light (a photon)

Unfortunately, several obstacles complicate your path. You could encounter a phonon, a vibration among the atoms of the crystal that will randomly bounce you around and change your energy. Something similar will happen if you rush into an impurity. Scariest of all, you could fall into a charge trap, and never come back.

Are you up to the test? Will you win the challenge and create light?