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24 September 2012
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Anomalous temperature dependence of photoluminescence in self-assembled InGaN quantum dots
Jun Ma; Xiaoli Ji; Guohong Wang; Xuecheng Wei; Hongxi Lu; Xiaoyan Yi; Ruifei Duan; Junxi Wang; Yiping Zeng; Jinmin Li; Fuhua Yang; Chao Wang; Gang Zou
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131101 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754533
Real-space mapping of nanoplasmonic hotspots via optical antenna-gap loading
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131102 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754534
GaN-based light emitting diodes with micro- and nano-patterned structures by femtosecond laser nonlinear decomposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131103 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754569
Single-wavelength, all-optical switching based on exciton-polaritons
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131104 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754575
Surface label-free sensing by means of a fluorescent multilayered photonic structure
Emiliano Descrovi; Francesca Frascella; Mirko Ballarini; Valeria Moi; Andrea Lamberti; Francesco Michelotti; Fabrizio Giorgis; Candido Fabrizio Pirri
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131105 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754615
Broadband super-Planckian thermal emission from hyperbolic metamaterials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131106 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754616
Influencing modulation properties of quantum-dot semiconductor lasers by carrier lifetime engineering
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131107 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754588
Influence of indium content and temperature on Auger-like recombination in InGaN quantum wells grown on (111) silicon substrates
B. Galler; P. Drechsel; R. Monnard; P. Rode; P. Stauss; S. Froehlich; W. Bergbauer; M. Binder; M. Sabathil; B. Hahn; J. Wagner
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131111 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754688
Polariton emission characteristics of a modulation-doped multiquantum-well microcavity diode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131112 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755777
The reduction of efficiency droop by Al0.82In0.18N/GaN superlattice electron blocking layer in (0001) oriented GaN-based light emitting diodes
Roy B. Chung; Changseok Han; Chih-Chien Pan; Nathan Pfaff; James S. Speck; Steven P. DenBaars; Shuji Nakamura
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131113 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756791
Direct measurement of laser-induced frequency shift rate of ultracold cesium molecules by analyzing losses of trapped atoms
Yichi Zhang; Jie Ma; Yuqing Li; Jizhou Wu; Linjie Zhang; Gang Chen; Lirong Wang; Yanting Zhao; Liantuan Xiao; Suotang Jia
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131114 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756801
Photophoretic trampoline—Interaction of single airborne absorbing droplets with light
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131115 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755761
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Water droplets on a hydrophobic insulator surface under high voltages: A thermal perspective
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131602 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754689
Thermoelectric properties of YBa2Cu3O7−δ–La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 superlattices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131603 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754707
S-parameter and perfect pinning of the Fermi level at nonpolar (11-20) a-plane p-GaN surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131604 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755839
Superstructure of self-aligned hexagonal GaN nanorods formed on nitrided Si(111) surface
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131605 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4751986
Manganese induced modifications in yttria stabilized zirconia
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131606 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755776
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Laser triggered sequential folding of microstructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131901 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754607
Minimizing scattering from antireflective surfaces replicated from low-aspect-ratio black silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131902 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754691
On the nature of enthalpy relaxation below and above the glass transition of metallic glasses
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131903 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754710
A modified Weibull model for tensile strength distribution of carbon nanotube fibers with strain rate and size effects
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131905 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754709
Fabrication and photoluminescence of SiC quantum dots stemming from 3C, 6H, and 4H polytypes of bulk SiC
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131906 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755778
Role of nucleation sites on the formation of nanoporous Ge
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131907 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755886
Fabrication and performance optimization of the magneto-optical (Tb1−xRx)3Al5O12 (R = Y, Ce) transparent ceramics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131908 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756789
Condensation heat transfer on two-tier superhydrophobic surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 131909 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756800
SEMICONDUCTORS
Strain dependent stabilization of metallic paramagnetic state in epitaxial NdNiO3 thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132101 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754593
Suppression of m-plane and c-plane slip through Si and Mg doping in partially relaxed () InGaN/GaN heterostructures
Matthew T. Hardy; Erin C. Young; Po Shan Hsu; Daniel A. Haeger; Ingrid L. Koslow; Shuji Nakamura; Steven P. DenBaars; James S. Speck
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132102 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754693
Schottky barrier height of Au on the transparent semiconducting oxide β-Ga2O3
In Special Collection:
The Dawn of Gallium Oxide Microelectronics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132106 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755770
15% efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells obtained by low-temperature pulsed electron deposition
S. Rampino; N. Armani; F. Bissoli; M. Bronzoni; D. Calestani; M. Calicchio; N. Delmonte; E. Gilioli; E. Gombia; R. Mosca; L. Nasi; F. Pattini; A. Zappettini; M. Mazzer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132107 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755772
Anomalous behavior of epitaxial indium nano-contacts on cadmium-zinc-telluride
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132108 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754706
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Positive exchange bias and upward magnetic relaxation in a Fe-film/CoO-nanoparticle hybrid system
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132401 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754610
Interplay between intrinsic and stacking-fault magnetic domains in bi-layered manganites
M. A. Hossain; Mark H. Burkhardt; S. Sarkar; H. Ohldag; Y.-D. Chuang; A. Scholl; A. T. Young; A. Doran; D. S. Dessau; H. Zheng; J. F. Mitchell; H. A. Dürr; J. Stöhr
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132402 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754618
Field-controllable exchange bias in epitaxial Fe films grown on GaAs
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132403 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754622
Detection of spin-orbit coupling of surface electron layer via reciprocal spin Hall effect in InN films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132404 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754626
Tunable magnetic states in hexagonal boron nitride sheets
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132405 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754143
Magnetostriction of TbFe2-based alloy treated in a semi-solid state with a high magnetic field
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132406 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754595
Edge atoms effects on the perpendicular anisotropy of ultrathin magnetic layers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132407 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754621
Evidences for direct magnetic patterning via diffusive transformations using femtosecond laser interferometry
N. I. Polushkin; V. Oliveira; O. Conde; R. Vilar; Yu. N. Drozdov; A. Apolinário; A. García-García; J. M. Teixeira; G. N. Kakazei
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132408 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754623
Magnetic and electronic properties of D22-Mn3Ge (001) films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132410 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754123
Enhancement of room temperature ferromagnetism in Mn-implanted Si by He implantation
Jihong Chen; Liping Guo; Congxiao Liu; Fengfeng Luo; Tiecheng Li; Zhongcheng Zheng; Shuoxue Jin; Zheng Yang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132413 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754712
Giant magnetocaloric effect in magnetically frustrated and compounds
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132415 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754849
Interface mediated ferromagnetism in bulk CuO/Cu2O composites
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132416 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755766
d ferromagnetism in undoped n and p-type In2O3 films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132417 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755771
Giant tunneling magnetoresistance in epitaxial Co2MnSi/MgO/Co2MnSi magnetic tunnel junctions by half-metallicity of Co2MnSi and coherent tunneling
Hong-xi Liu; Yusuke Honda; Tomoyuki Taira; Ken-ichi Matsuda; Masashi Arita; Tetsuya Uemura; Masafumi Yamamoto
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132418 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755773
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
Effects of microwave annealing on electrical enhancement of amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film transistor
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132901 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754627
Self-assembled NaNbO3-Nb2O5 (ferroelectric-semiconductor) heterostructures grown on LaAlO3 substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132902 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754713
Giant electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymers near a first-order ferroelectric transition
Xinyu Li; Xiao-Shi Qian; Haiming Gu; Xiangzhong Chen; S. G. Lu; Minren Lin; Fred Bateman; Q. M. Zhang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132903 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756697
Phase transitions and domain evolution in (Pb, La)(Zr, Sn, Ti)O3 single crystal
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132904 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755759
Polarization screening in polymer ferroelectric films: Uncommon bulk mechanism
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132905 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754146
The intrinsic electrical breakdown strength of insulators from first principles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132906 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755841
The adsorption-controlled growth of LuFe2O4 by molecular-beam epitaxy
Charles M. Brooks; Rajiv Misra; Julia A. Mundy; Lei A. Zhang; Brian S. Holinsworth; Kenneth R. O'Neal; Tassilo Heeg; Willi Zander; J. Schubert; Janice L. Musfeldt; Zi-Kui Liu; David A. Muller; Peter Schiffer; Darrell G. Schlom
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 132907 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755765
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Nanoantenna-like properties of sea-urchin shaped ZnO as a nanolight filter
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133101 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4752467
Implications of nanostructuring on the thermoelectric properties in half-Heusler alloys
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133103 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754570
Feedback cooling of cantilever motion using a quantum point contact transducer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133104 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754606
Detecting single molecules inside a carbon nanotube to control molecular sequences using inertia trapping phenomenon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133105 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754617
Protocols for characterising quantum transport through nano-structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133106 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754620
Information processing with a single multifunctional nanofluidic diode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133108 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754845
Synchrotron x-ray modification of nanoparticle superlattice formation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133109 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4752239
InGaP-based InGaAs quantum dot solar cells with GaAs spacer layer fabricated using solid-source molecular beam epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133110 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755757
Tellurium-modified silicon nanowires with a large negative temperature coefficient of resistance
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133111 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4757002
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Charge transport in poly(3-hexylthiophene):CdSe nanocrystals hybrid thin films investigated with time-of-flight measurements
Elsa Couderc; Nicolas Bruyant; Angela Fiore; Frédéric Chandezon; David Djurado; Peter Reiss; Jérôme Faure-Vincent
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133301 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4749840
White top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes employing tandem structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133302 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754828
Highly flexible inverted organic solar cells with improved performance by using an ultrasmooth Ag cathode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133303 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755774
DEVICE PHYSICS
Nondestructive measurement of the minority carrier diffusion length in InP/InGaAs/InP double heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133501 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754567
Ultra-highly sensitive surface-corrugated microfiber Bragg grating force sensor
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133502 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754838
Improved charge-trapping properties of TiON/HfON dual charge storage layer by tapered band structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133503 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754830
Subthreshold swings below 60 mV/dec in three-terminal nanojunctions at room temperature
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133504 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754850
Abnormal interface state generation under positive bias stress in TiN/HfO2 p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors
Wen-Hung Lo; Ting-Chang Chang; Jyun-Yu Tsai; Chih-Hao Dai; Ching-En Chen; Szu-Han Ho; Hua-Mao Chen; Osbert Cheng; Cheng-Tung Huang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133505 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4752456
Control of normal and abnormal bipolar resistive switching by interface junction on In/Nb:SrTiO3 interface
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133506 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755842
Self-excited chaotic dynamics of a nonlinear thermo-visco-elastic system that is subject to laser irradiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133507 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755844
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Formation and cell translocation of carbon nanotube-fibrinogen protein corona
Ran Chen; Slaven Radic; Poonam Choudhary; Kimberley G. Ledwell; George Huang; Jared M. Brown; Pu Chun Ke
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133702 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756794
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Snow cleaning of substrates increases yield of large-area organic photovoltaics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133901 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754690
Phase-field modeling of stress generation in electrode particles of lithium ion batteries
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133902 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754705
Plasmon enhanced polymer solar cells by spin-coating Au nanoparticles on indium-tin-oxide substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133903 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754839
Sandwiching intermediate reflectors in tandem solar cells for improved photon management
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133904 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755873
Enhanced carrier extraction from Ge quantum dots in Si solar cells under strong photoexcitation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133905 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756895
Tapered and aperiodic silicon nanostructures with very low reflectance for solar hydrogen evolution
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133906 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754614
Determination of electron and hole lifetimes of rutile and anatase TiO2 single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133907 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754831
Enhanced photoanode properties of epitaxial Ti doped α-Fe2O3 (0001) thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133908 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755763
The influence of quantum dot size on the sub-bandgap intraband photocurrent in intermediate band solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133909 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755782
Front contact layer of multiphase silicon-carbon in thin film silicon solar cell
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 133910 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756798
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Thermally activated control of microfluidic friction
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 134101 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754605
Time-domain measurement of a self-amplified spontaneous emission free-electron laser with an energy-chirped electron beam and undulator tapering
G. Marcus; M. Artioli; A. Bacci; M. Bellaveglia; E. Chiadroni; A. Cianchi; F. Ciocci; M. Del Franco; G. Di Pirro; M. Ferrario; D. Filippetto; G. Gatti; L. Giannessi; M. Labat; A. Mostacci; A. Petralia; V. Petrillo; M. Quattromini; J. V. Rau; A. R. Rossi; J. B. Rosenzweig
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 134102 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754612
ERRATA
Erratum: “Efficient and broadband polarization rotator using horizontal slot waveguide for silicon photonics [Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 021105 (2012)]”
Huijuan Zhang; Suchandrima Das; Ying Huang; Chao Li; Shiyi Chen; Haifeng Zhou; Mingbin Yu; Patrick Guo-Qiang Lo; John T. L. Thong
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 139901 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4755764
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
Color astrophotography with a 100 mm-diameter f/2 polymer flat lens
Apratim Majumder, Monjurul Meem, et al.
Sputter epitaxy of ScAlN films on GaN high electron mobility transistor structures
Tomoya Okuda, Shunsuke Ota, et al.