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Defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) exhibit single-photon emission (SPE)and are thus attracting broad interest as platforms for quantum information andspintronic applications. However, the atomic structure and the specific impactof the local environment on the defect physical properties remain elusive. Herewe articulate X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and first-principlescalculations to discern the experimentally-observed point defects responsiblefor the quantum emission observed in hBN. XPS measurements show a broad band,which was deconvolved and then assigned to $N_{B}V_{N}$, $V_{N}$, $C_{B}$,$C_{B}V_{N}$, and $O_{2B}V_{N}$ defect structures using Density FunctionalTheory (DFT) core-level binding energy (BE) calculations.

Toward the Identification of Atomic Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride: X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and First-Principles Calculations