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13 February 2012
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Terahertz composite right-left handed transmission-line metamaterial waveguides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071101 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684250
Multiplexing single-beam coherent anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy with heterodyne detection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071102 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680209
High quality factor two dimensional GaN photonic crystal cavity membranes grown on silicon substrate
N. Vico Triviño; G. Rossbach; U. Dharanipathy; J. Levrat; A. Castiglia; J.-F. Carlin; K. A. Atlasov; R. Butté; R. Houdré; N. Grandjean
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071103 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684630
Structural dependent ultrafast electron-phonon coupling in multiferroic BiFeO3 films
Zuanming Jin; Yue Xu; Zhengbing Zhang; Gaofang Li; Xian Lin; Guohong Ma; Zhenxiang Cheng; Xiaolin Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071105 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685496
Four-wave mixing in carbon nanotube-coated optical fiber gratings
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071108 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687170
A statistical exploration of multiple exciton generation in silicon quantum dots and optoelectronic application
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071111 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687184
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Photonically enhanced flow boiling in a channel coated with carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071601 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3681594
Using Zintl-Klemm intermetallics in oxide-semiconductor heteroepitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071602 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685508
Altering the sulfur content in the propanethiol plasma polymers using the capacitive-to-inductive mode transition in inductively coupled plasma discharge
Damien Thiry; Nikolay Britun; Stephanos Konstantinidis; Jean-Pierre Dauchot; Laurent Denis; Rony Snyders
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071604 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3686902
Vibrational properties of alkyl monolayers on Si(111) surfaces: Predictions from ab-initio calculations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071605 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685489
High-k GaAs metal insulator semiconductor capacitors passivated by ex-situ plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposited AlN for Fermi-level unpinning
H. Jussila; P. Mattila; J. Oksanen; A. Perros; J. Riikonen; M. Bosund; A. Varpula; T. Huhtio; H. Lipsanen; M. Sopanen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071606 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687199
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Strain relaxation analysis of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure using reciprocal lattice mapping
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071901 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685463
Shear-band arrest and stress overshoots during inhomogeneous flow in a metallic glass
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071904 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684871
Sample size effects on the large strain bursts in submicron aluminum pillars
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071906 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3681582
Temperature dependence of Raman-active optical phonons in Bi2Se3 and Sb2Te3
Y. Kim; X. Chen; Z. Wang; J. Shi; I. Miotkowski; Y. P. Chen; P. A. Sharma; A. L. Lima Sharma; M. A. Hekmaty; Z. Jiang; D. Smirnov
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071907 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685465
Diffusion-controlled formation mechanism of dual-phase structure during Al induced crystallization of SiGe
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071908 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685712
Role of aluminum as an oxygen-scavenger in zirconium based bulk metallic glasses
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071909 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685492
Well-to-well non-uniformity in InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells characterized by capacitance-voltage measurement with additional laser illumination
Tae-Soo Kim; Byung-Jun Ahn; Yanqun Dong; Ki-Nam Park; Jin-Gyu Lee; Youngboo Moon; Hwan-Kuk Yuh; Sung-Chul Choi; Jae-Hak Lee; Soon-Ku Hong; Jung-Hoon Song
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071910 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685717
Dirac cones at in acoustic crystals and zero refractive index acoustic materials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071911 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3686907
Temperature-dependent decay dynamics in highly mismatched ZnSe1−xTex alloy
Yan-Cheng Lin; Wei-Shi Jiang; Wu-Ching Chou; Wei-Kuo Chen; Wen-Hao Chang; Chin-Hau Chia; Cheng-Yu Chen; Jen-Inn Chyi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071912 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687187
Properties of InxGa1−xN films in terahertz range
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 071913 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684836
SEMICONDUCTORS
Mechanism for resistive switching in an oxide-based electrochemical metallization memory
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072101 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3683523
A study of single-crystal silicon diodes integrated on flexible substrates using conductive adhesives
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072103 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684970
Threading dislocation reduction in transit region of GaN terahertz Gunn diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072104 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685468
Electronic transport in doped mixed-phase hydrogenated amorphous/nanocrystalline silicon thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072105 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685491
Electronic structure of ternary CdxZn1−xO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.075) alloys
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072106 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684251
Molecular beam epitaxy of InAlN lattice-matched to GaN with homogeneous composition using ammonia as nitrogen source
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072107 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3686922
p-f hybridization in the ferromagnetic semiconductor HoN
J. D. Brown; J. E. Downes; C. J. McMahon; B. C. C. Cowie; A. Tadich; L. Thomsen; J. H. Guo; P. A. Glans
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072108 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687176
Multi-dimensional laser spectroscopy of exciton polaritons with spatial light modulators
P. Mai; B. Pressl; M. Sassermann; Z. Vörös; G. Weihs; C. Schneider; A. Löffler; S. Höfling; A. Forchel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072109 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687180
Counting statistics in an InAs nanowire quantum dot with a vertically coupled charge detector
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072110 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687198
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Enhancing magnetic vacancies in semiconductors by strain
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072401 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685488
Anisotropic bimodal distribution of blocking temperature with multiferroic BiFeO3 epitaxial thin films
C. K. Safeer; M. Chamfrault; J. Allibe; C. Carretero; C. Deranlot; E. Jacquet; J.-F. Jacquot; M. Bibes; A. Barthélémy; B. Dieny; H. Béa; V. Baltz
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072402 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684812
Particle size dependent hysteresis loss in La0.7Ce0.3Fe11.6Si1.4C0.2 first‐order systems
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072403 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684244
Intrinsic electroresistance of Sm0.60Sr0.40MnO3 and Sm0.55Sr0.45MnO3
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072404 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687179
Controlling domain walls velocities in ferromagnetic ring-shaped nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072405 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685467
Electrode band structure effects in thin MgO magnetic tunnel junctions
J. M. Teixeira; J. Ventura; M. P. Fernández-García; J. P. Araujo; J. B. Sousa; P. Wisniowski; P. P. Freitas
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072406 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687200
Chirality switching and propagation control of a vortex domain wall in ferromagnetic nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072407 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687154
Fe/MgO/Fe (100) textured tunnel junctions exhibiting spin polarization features of single crystal junctions
A. Duluard; B. Negulescu; C. Bellouard; M. Hehn; D. Lacour; Y. Lu; G. Lengaigne; F. Montaigne; S. Robert; S. Suire; C. Tiusan
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072408 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687174
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS
Code-division multiplexing for x-ray microcalorimeters
G. M. Stiehl; W. B. Doriese; J. W. Fowler; G. C. Hilton; K. D. Irwin; C. D. Reintsema; D. R. Schmidt; D. S. Swetz; J. N. Ullom; L. R. Vale
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072601 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684807
Experimental realization of superconducting quantum interference devices with topological insulator junctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072602 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3686150
Flux pinning and vortex transitions in doped BaFe2As2 single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072603 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685507
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
Tunneling current modulation by Ge incorporation into Si oxide films for flash memory applications
Toshihide Ito; Yuuichiro Mitani; Yasushi Nakasaki; Masahiro Koike; Takuya Konno; Hiroshi Matsuba; Tetsuya Kai; Wakana Kaneko; Yoshio Ozawa
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 072902 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687189
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Conduction band structure in wurtzite GaAs nanowires: A resonant Raman scattering study
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073102 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684837
Top-gated germanium nanowire quantum dots in a few-electron regime
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073103 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684941
Nanofluid based optical sensor for rapid visual inspection of defects in ferromagnetic materials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073104 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684969
Enhancement of thermoelectric properties in graphene nanoribbons modulated with stub structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073105 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685694
Loss tangent imaging: Theory and simulations of repulsive-mode tapping atomic force microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073106 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3675836
The effect of crystallite size on thermoelectric properties of bulk nanostructured magnesium silicide (Mg2Si) compounds
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073107 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684615
Layer dependent mechanical responses of graphene composites to near-infrared light
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073108 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685479
Atomic structure of a Σ3 [110]/(111) grain boundary in CeO2
B. Feng; H. Hojo; T. Mizoguchi; H. Ohta; S. D. Findlay; Y. Sato; N. Shibata; T. Yamamoto; Y. Ikuhara
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073109 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3682310
Mechanical cleaning of graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073110 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685504
Tip-plasmon mediated molecular electroluminescence on the highly oriented pyrolytic graphite substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073111 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687178
Sub-hertz relaxation process in chiral smectic mixtures doped with silver nanoparticles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073112 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685700
Thermal properties of the hybrid graphene-metal nano-micro-composites: Applications in thermal interface materials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073113 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687173
Realization of a mesoscopic reprogrammable magnetic logic based on a nanoscale reconfigurable magnonic crystal
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073114 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687177
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Sign change in the organic magnetoresistance of tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminum upon annealing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073302 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684873
Electron mobility determination of efficient phosphorescent iridium complexes with tetraphenylimidodiphosphinate ligand via transient electroluminescence method
Ming-Yu Teng; Song Zhang; Sheng-Wei Jiang; Xu Yang; Chen Lin; You-Xuan Zheng; Leyong Wang; Di Wu; Jing-Lin Zuo; Xiao-Zeng You
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073303 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684971
Magnetic-field effects in illuminated tetracene field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073304 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684835
Kelvin probe microscopic visualization of charge storage at polystyrene interfaces with pentacene and gold
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073305 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684977
Poly-(3-hexylthiophene)/[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric-acid-methyl-ester bilayer deposition by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation for organic photovoltaic applications
A. P. Caricato; M. Cesaria; G. Gigli; A. Loiudice; A. Luches; M. Martino; V. Resta; A. Rizzo; A. Taurino
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073306 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685702
ZnO:Al cathode for highly efficient, semitransparent 4% organic solar cells utilizing TiOx and aluminum interlayers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073307 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685718
DEVICE PHYSICS
Drawing graphene nanoribbons on SiC by ion implantation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073501 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3682479
ON-OFF switching mechanism of resistive–random–access–memories based on the formation and disruption of oxygen vacancy conducting channels
Katsumasa Kamiya; Moon Young Yang; Seong-Geon Park; Blanka Magyari-Köpe; Yoshio Nishi; Masaaki Niwa; Kenji Shiraishi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073502 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685222
High efficiency planar Si/organic heterojunction hybrid solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073503 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684872
In0.53Ga0.47As metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors with self-aligned metal source/drain using Co-InGaAs alloys
SangHyeon Kim; Masafumi Yokoyama; Noriyuki Taoka; Ryosho Nakane; Tetsuji Yasuda; Osamu Ichikawa; Noboru Fukuhara; Masahiko Hata; Mitsuru Takenaka; Shinichi Takagi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073504 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685505
Chalcogenide glass surface passivation of a GaAs bipolar transistor for unique avalanche terahertz emitters and picosecond switches
Sergey Vainshtein; Valeri Javadyan; Guoyong Duan; Konstantin Tsendin; Rafael Hovhannisyan; Juha Kostamovaara
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073505 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685693
Determination of flat band voltage in thin film transistors: The case of amorphous-indium gallium zinc oxide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073506 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685705
Characteristics of polarization-doped N-face III-nitride light-emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073507 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687181
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Temperature-modulated fluorescence tomography in a turbid media
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073702 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3681378
Transient state kinetic investigation of ferritin iron release
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073703 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685706
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Quasimonoenergetic electron beams from laser wakefield acceleration in pure nitrogen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074101 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685464
Slip boundary for fluid flow at rough solid surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074102 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685490
A snapshot of electrified nanodroplets undergoing Coulomb fission
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074103 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684979
Influence of the renormalization plasma screening on the electron-atom collision in partially ionized plasmas
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074104 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685495
Influence of laser irradiated spot size on energetic electron injection and proton acceleration in foil targets
M. Coury; D. C. Carroll; A. P. L. Robinson; X. H. Yuan; C. M. Brenner; M. Burza; R. J. Gray; M. N. Quinn; K. L. Lancaster; Y. T. Li; X. X. Lin; O. Tresca; C.-G. Wahlström; D. Neely; P. McKenna
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074105 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685615
Trapping and collection of uniform size droplets for nanoparticle synthesis
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074106 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685695
Rotating turkeys and self-commutating artificial muscle motors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074108 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3685708
Influence of the dynamic plasma shielding on the elastic electron-ion collision in turbulent plasmas
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074109 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3687188
Material dependence of Casimir forces: Gradient expansion beyond proximity
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 074110 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3686903
COMMENTS
ERRATA
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
Attosecond physics and technology
O. Alexander, D. Ayuso, et al.
THz cyclotron resonance of a 2D hole gas in a GaN/AlN heterostructure
J. Wang, D. G. Rickel, et al.