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  "abstract": "Diamond point defects or color centers are at the crux of solid-state quantum technology applications, from computing to sensing. Modeling molecular qubits has advanced by leaps and bounds mainly due to the advanced quantum mechanical (QM) tools in the arsenal of quantum chemists for modeling (isolated) molecular systems, which should be easily translatable for analogous systems in the solid state. Here, we simulate a series of diamond defects: a carbon vacancy (VC) and second row substitutions that are adjacent to a VC or D CVC, with D = B, N, and O, to evaluate their magnetic and optical properties. We applied molecular orbital principles, an embedded cluster method, and a multiconfigurational QM theory to computationally characterize the above-mentioned defects for a multitude of spin, charge, and excited states. Our computational approach delivered high-quality QM insights that compare well with experiments. Furthermore, with this framework, we confirm the spin-triplets BCVC – and OCVC 0 to be analogous to NCVC –, with calculated bright transitions that respectively correspond to UV (3.80 eV) and blue (2.65 eV) light absorption and emission lifetimes (τ) of 2.3 and 5.6 ns, which are higher in energy and more short-lived (and thus brighter) than that for NCVC –: green (2.26 eV), τ = 9.5 ns.",
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  "affiliations": [
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      "name": "John Mark P. Martirez",
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  "doi": "10.1021/acscentsci.6c00548",
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  "pdf_url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13720918/pdf/?tool=EBI",
  "pmcid": "PMC13720918",
  "pmid": "42964995",
  "published": "2026-07-27",
  "publisher": "American Chemical Society",
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  "title": "A Chemist’s Guide to Solid-State Qubits: Diamond Color Centers as Embedded Vacancy-Centered Molecules",
  "title_text": "A Chemist’s Guide to Solid-State Qubits: Diamond Color Centers as Embedded Vacancy-Centered Molecules",
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