Our Crystals
The Best hBN in the World
This is not marketing but what the data shows.
Dielectric Breakdown Voltage
Measured on our non-isotopically purified hBN — natural-abundance crystals already delivering exceptional dielectric performance.
For twenty years, NIMS Japan has been the sole source of high-quality hBN crystals. Waitlists run 6–12 months. Supply is limited. And their crystals aren't optimized for quantum applications. Breaking this single-source dependency is a prerequisite for any scalable quantum photonics supply chain.
AtomLux grows hBN in-house with purity that matches or exceeds NIMS — verified by photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy. We grow every boron and nitrogen isotopic combination (¹⁰B, ¹¹B, ¹⁴N, ¹⁵N) at ultra-high purity.
A level of isotope engineering mastery that no other group outside of NIMS has demonstrated.
Raman spectra of isotopically controlled hBN crystals grown by AtomLux
Ultra-High Purity
Cleaner background than the NIMS Japan standard — the benchmark for two decades.
Growth Cycle
In-house growth measured in days. NIMS waitlist runs 6–12 months.
Isotope Control
¹⁰B, ¹¹B, ¹⁴N, ¹⁵N — every isotopic variant at ultra-high purity.
Carbon Doping
Controlled carbon incorporation for engineered single photon emitters.
Carbon-related color center emission is occasionally observed in NIMS crystals — and in ours as well, though at significantly lower rates. The difference is visible in the broadband defect luminescence below.
For quantum photonics, this matters: lower defect background means higher signal-to-noise, higher device yield, and production-grade consistency — the gap between a lab curiosity and a commercial photon source.
PL spectra normalized to the 405 nm excited Raman peak — AtomLux crystal shows near-zero defect luminescence
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