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21 January 2013
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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EDITORIALS
PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Gate controlled coupling of intersubband plasmons
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788753
Large area sub-wavelength azo-polymer gratings by waveguide modes interference lithography
Xiangxian Wang; Douguo Zhang; Yikai Chen; Liangfu Zhu; Wenhai Yu; Pei Wang; Peijun Yao; Hai Ming; Wenxuan Wu; Qijin Zhang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788754
Non-rare earth white emission phosphor: Ti-doped MgAl2O4
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788929
Silicon sub-bandgap photon linear detection in two-photon experiments: A photo-assisted Shockley-Read-Hall mechanism
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788705
Optical and electrical simulations of two-junction III-V nanowires on Si solar cell
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788750
Application of self-assembled hemispherical microlasers as gas sensors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788751
Super-oscillatory optical needle
Edward T. F. Rogers; Salvatore Savo; Jari Lindberg; Tapashree Roy; Mark R. Dennis; Nikolay I. Zheludev
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4774385
Purple photochromism in Sr2SnO4:Eu3+ with layered perovskite-related structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788752
Millimeter scale electrostatic mirror with sub-wavelength holes for terahertz wave scanning
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031111 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788915
Two-photon-absorption photodiodes in Si photonic-crystal slow-light waveguides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031114 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789393
Impact of intermediate localized states on nonlinear optical absorption of Ga-Ge-Se nanocolloidal solutions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789436
Improved photovoltaic effects in InGaN-based multiple quantum well solar cell with graphene on indium tin oxide nanodot nodes for transparent and current spreading electrode
Tae Hoon Seo; Jae-Phil Shim; Seung Jin Chae; GangU Shin; Bo Kyoung Kim; Dong-Seon Lee; Young Hee Lee; Eun-Kyung Suh
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031116 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789502
Low-voltage electro-absorption optical modulator based on slow-light Bragg reflector waveguide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031118 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789533
Single-mode surface-emitting concentric-circular-grating terahertz quantum cascade lasers
Guozhen Liang; Houkun Liang; Ying Zhang; Suraj P. Khanna; Lianhe Li; A. Giles Davies; Edmund Linfield; Dau Fatt Lim; Chuan Seng Tan; Siu Fung Yu; Hui Chun Liu; Qi Jie Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031119 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789535
Suppression of Auger-stimulated efficiency droop in nitride-based light emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031120 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789364
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Leaky-surface-wave generated acoustic beam displacement upon reflection in lithium tantalate crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031601 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788686
Adhesion of a fluorinated poly(amic acid) with stainless steel surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776663
Electrical and chemical characteristics of probe-induced two-dimensional SiOx protrusion layers
Jin-Han Lin; Hsien-Che Chiu; Yu-Rong Lin; Teng-Kai Wen; Ranjit A. Patil; Rupesh S. Devan; Chia-Hao Chen; Hung-Wei Shiu; Yung Liou; Yuan-Ron Ma
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031603 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776696
Charge transfer in Sr Zintl template on Si(001)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031604 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788916
Reexamination of band offset transitivity employing oxide heterojunctions
Xiaolei Wang; Jinjuan Xiang; Wenwu Wang; Jing Zhang; Kai Han; Hong Yang; Xueli Ma; Chao Zhao; Dapeng Chen; Tianchun Ye
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031605 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789392
Subwavelength guiding of channel plasmon polaritons by textured metallic grooves at telecom wavelengths
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031606 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789440
Effective attenuation length for lanthanum lutetium oxide between 7 and 13 keV
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031607 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789524
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Bihydrogel particles as free-standing mechanical pH microsensors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788718
Buckling induced delamination of graphene composites through hybrid molecular modeling
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788734
Pneumatically switchable graded index metamaterial lens
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788918
Anisotropic strained cubic MgZnO/MgO multiple-quantum-well nanorods: Growths and optical properties
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788685
Spasmodic growth during the rapid solidification of undercooled Ag-Cu eutectic melts
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4775670
Mechanical properties of β-Si3N4 thin layers in basal plane under tension: A molecular dynamics study
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788692
Tensile fracture dynamics and intrinsic plasticity of metallic glasses
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031908 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789439
Strong electron correlations stabilize paramagnetic cubic Cr1−xAlxN solid solutions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031910 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788747
Piezoresistance of nano-scale silicon up to 2 GPa in tension
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031911 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788919
Synthesis and enhanced nonlinear optical properties of graphene/CdS organic glass
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031912 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789367
Separating poroviscoelastic deformation mechanisms in hydrogels
Daniel G. T. Strange; Timothy L. Fletcher; Khaow Tonsomboon; Helen Brawn; Xuanhe Zhao; Michelle L. Oyen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031913 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789368
Investigation of the near-surface structures of polar InN films by chemical-state-discriminated hard X-ray photoelectron diffraction
A. L. Yang; Y. Yamashita; M. Kobata; T. Matsushita; H. Yoshikawa; I. Píš; M. Imura; T. Yamaguchi; O. Sakata; Y. Nanishi; K. Kobayashi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031914 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789373
Near-room-temperature refrigeration through voltage-controlled entropy change in multiferroics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031915 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788690
Optical identification of oxygen vacancy types in SnO2 nanocrystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 031916 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789538
SEMICONDUCTORS
Photocarrier generation in CuxO thin films deposited by radio frequency sputtering
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788680
Growth and stability of zinc blende MgS on GaAs, GaP, and InP substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788741
Characterization of thin AlSb/AlAs barriers on InAs by mid-infrared intersubband absorption measurements
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788749
E1/E2 traps in 6H-SiC studied with Laplace deep level transient spectroscopy
A. Koizumi; V. P. Markevich; N. Iwamoto; S. Sasaki; T. Ohshima; K. Kojima; T. Kimoto; K. Uchida; S. Nozaki; B. Hamilton; A. R. Peaker
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788814
Photoluminescence study of Zn-doped wurtzite InP core-shell nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788925
Tunable bandgap of a single layer graphene doped by the manganese oxide using the electrochemical doping
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788928
Near-infrared photodetection of β-FeSi2/Si heterojunction photodiodes at low temperatures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789391
Modulation of NiGe/Ge Schottky barrier height by S and P co-introduction
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789437
Closely spaced SiGe barns as stressor structures for strain-enhancement in silicon
N. Hrauda; J. J. Zhang; H. Groiss; J. C. Gerharz; T. Etzelstorfer; J. Stangl; V. Holý; C. Deiter; O. H. Seeck; G. Bauer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789507
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Exchange coupling and coercivity enhancement in cuprate/manganite bilayers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032401 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788719
Impact of strain on metamagnetic transitions in Sm0.5Sr0.5MnO3 thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032402 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788745
Electronic and magnetic tunability of Sr2CrReO6 films by growth-mediated oxygen modulation
A. J. Hauser; J. M. Lucy; H. L. Wang; J. R. Soliz; A. Holcomb; P. Morris; P. M. Woodward; F. Y. Yang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032403 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789505
Resistivity, specific heat, and magnetocaloric effect of La0.8Ag0.1MnO3: Effect of isotopic substitution of 16O → 18O
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032404 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776700
Electrical control of magnetic reversal processes in magnetostrictive structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032405 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789396
Detailed analysis of spin-dependent quantum interference effects in magnetic tunnel junctions with Fe quantum wells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032406 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789438
Peculiarity of magnetoresistance in high pressure annealed Ni43Mn41Co5Sn11 alloy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032407 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789514
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
Growth of M-type hexaferrite thin films with conical magnetic structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 032902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776223
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Electron field emission from reduced graphene oxide on polymer film
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788738
Inversion domain boundaries on tin (Sn)-doped ZnO nanobelts: Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy study
Yun Chang Park; Young Heon Kim; Ho-Hyun Nahm; Ji-Young Noh; Yong-Sung Kim; Joondong Kim; Won Seok Lee; Jun-Mo Yang; Jeonghee Park
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788812
Effect of grain boundaries on thermal transport in graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776667
Spin injection properties in trilayer graphene lateral spin valves
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776699
Probing into the metal-graphene interface by electron transport measurements
Yen-Fu Lin; Sheng-Tsung Wang; Chia-Chen Pao; Ya-Chi Li; Cheng-Chieh Lai; Chung-Kuan Lin; Shih-Ying Hsu; Wen-Bin Jian
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789554
Size-controlled growth of nanoparticles in a highly ionized pulsed plasma
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788739
Surface enhanced Raman scattering effect of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots hybridized with Au nanowire
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788926
Detecting the local transport properties and the dimensionality of transport of epitaxial graphene by a multi-point probe approach
Lucas Barreto; Edward Perkins; Jens Johannsen; Søren Ulstrup; Felix Fromm; Christian Raidel; Thomas Seyller; Philip Hofmann
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789508
Engineering the composition, morphology, and optical properties of InAsSb nanostructures via graded growth technique
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033111 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789513
Asymmetry of localised states in a single quantum ring: Polarization dependence of excitons and biexcitons
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033112 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789519
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Mapping electric field distributions in biased organic bulk heterojunctions under illumination by nonlinear optical microscopy
J. D. Morris; Timothy L. Atallah; Christopher J. Lombardo; Heungman Park; Ananth Dodabalapur; X.-Y. Zhu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033301 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788707
Strong interfacial dipole formation with thermal evaporation of lithium cobalt oxide for efficient electron injections
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033302 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789394
DEVICE PHYSICS
Piezo-strain induced non-volatile resistance states in (011)-La2/3Sr1/3MnO3/0.7Pb(Mg2/3Nb1/3)O3-0.3PbTiO3 epitaxial heterostructures
Yuanjun Yang; Z. L. Luo; Meng Meng Yang; Haoliang Huang; Haibo Wang; J. Bao; Guoqiang Pan; C. Gao; Qiang Hao; Shutong Wang; Michael Jokubaitis; Wenzhe Zhang; Gang Xiao; Yiping Yao; Yukuai Liu; X. G. Li
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033501 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788723
Electro-optic sensor for specific absorption rate measurements
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033502 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788704
Development of a diffuse air-argon plasma source using a dielectric-barrier discharge at atmospheric pressure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033503 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788721
Chaotic quantum transport near the charge neutrality point in inverted type-II InAs/GaSb field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033504 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789555
Graphene on boron nitride microwave transistors driven by graphene nanoribbon back-gates
C. Benz; M. Thürmer; F. Wu; Z. Ben Aziza; J. Mohrmann; H. v. Löhneysen; K. Watanabe; T. Taniguchi; R. Danneau
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033505 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788818
A robust polymer microcable structure for flexible devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033506 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788917
Silicon nanocrystals embedded in silicon carbide: Investigation of charge carrier transport and recombination
Philipp Löper; Mariaconcetta Canino; Dureid Qazzazie; Manuel Schnabel; Marco Allegrezza; Caterina Summonte; Stefan W. Glunz; Stefan Janz; Margit Zacharias
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033507 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789441
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Probing viscosity of nanoliter droplets of butterfly saliva by magnetic rotational spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033701 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788927
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Effect of transition-metal additives on hydrogen desorption kinetics of MgH2
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788746
Thermoelectric properties of molten Bi2Te3, CuI, and AgI
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788729
The high performance of a thin film thermoelectric generator with heat flow running parallel to film surface
Ping Fan; Zhuang-hao Zheng; Zhao-kun Cai; Tian-bao Chen; Peng-juan Liu; Xing-min Cai; Dong-ping Zhang; Guang-xing Liang; Jing-ting Luo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788817
Resonant optical absorption and defect control in Ta3N5 photoanodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788930
InAlAs solar cell on a GaAs substrate employing a graded InxGa1−xAs–InP metamorphic buffer layer
Ian Mathews; Donagh O'Mahony; Agnieszka Gocalinska; Marina Manganaro; Emanuele Pelucchi; Michael Schmidt; Alan P. Morrison; Brian Corbett
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789521
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Misorientation dependence of Al2O3 grain boundary thermal resistance
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 034101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788688
Vibration energy harvesting using a phononic crystal with point defect states
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 034103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788810
Nonmonotonic radial distribution of excited atoms in a positive column of pulsed direct currect discharges in helium
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 034104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788689
Record high-average current from a high-brightness photoinjector
Bruce Dunham; John Barley; Adam Bartnik; Ivan Bazarov; Luca Cultrera; John Dobbins; Georg Hoffstaetter; Brent Johnson; Roger Kaplan; Siddharth Karkare; Vaclav Kostroun; Yulin Li; Matthias Liepe; Xianghong Liu; Florian Loehl; Jared Maxson; Peter Quigley; John Reilly; David Rice; Daniel Sabol; Eric Smith; Karl Smolenski; Maury Tigner; Vadim Vesherevich; Dwight Widger; Zhi Zhao
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 034105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789395
Analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency by doubly degenerate modes in a U-shaped metamaterial
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 034106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789432
Abrupt transitions in species number densities and plasma parameters in a CH3F/O2 inductively coupled plasma
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 034107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789435
Formation of spatially periodic fronts of high-energy electrons in a radio-frequency driven surface microdischarge
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 034109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789371
ERRATA
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
Era of entropy: Synthesis, structure, properties, and applications of high-entropy materials
Christina M. Rost, Alessandro R. Mazza, et al.
Piezoelectric phononic integrated circuits
Krishna C. Balram