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Welcome to The Photophysics of Quantum Materials Lab at Department of Physics, San Diego State University!
The Photophysics of Quantum Materials Lab studies how defects, moiré potentials, and optical environments reshape the behavior of atomically thin quantum materials. By integrating solid-state quantum emitters, transition-metal dichalcogenide heterostructures, and correlation-sensitive optical probes, we aim to create hybrid van der Waals platforms in which new excitonic and spin-photonic phenomena can be discovered, controlled, and understood at a fundamental level. Our research is supported by the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Shackelford Faculty Research Startup Fund.

Recent Awards and Honors - PI Sanjay Behura

  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Physics, San Diego State University (2026).
  • Inaugural Class of Innovation Champions, San Diego State University (2025-2027).
  • Scialog Fellow in Quantum Matter and Information, Research Corporation for Science Advancement (2025-2027).
  • Thomas B. Day Outstanding Faculty Award for Excellence in Physics, San Diego State University (2025).
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Physics, San Diego State University (2024).​

Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

  • Photophysics of Cavity-Coupled Quantum Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride, Physical Review B (2026).
  • Characterization of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Quantum Emitter, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2025).
  • Photophysics of Interlayer Excitons in MoS2/WS2 Moiré Superlattices, ACS Photonics (2025).
  • Hexagonal Boron Nitride Quantum Simulator: Prelude to Spin and Photonic Qubits, ACS Nano (2024).​​
  • ​Graphene-Semiconductor Heterojunction Sheds Light on Emerging Photovoltaics, Nature Photonics (2020).
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