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4 February 2013
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Crack-free AlGaN for solar-blind focal plane arrays through reduced area epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790839
Laser emissions from one-dimensional photonic crystal rings on silicon-dioxide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790618
More than one order enhancement in peak detectivity (D*) for quantum dot infrared photodetectors implanted with low energy light ions (H−)
A. Mandal; A. Agarwal; H. Ghadi; Goma Kumari K.C.; A. Basu; N. B. V. Subrahmanyam; P. Singh; S. Chakrabarti
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791675
Active modulation of wavelength and radiation direction of fluorescence via liquid crystal-tuned surface plasmons
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790826
Integrated high-quality factor silicon-on-sapphire ring resonators for the mid-infrared
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791558
Mechanically driven light-generator with high durability
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791689
Mid-infrared surface plasmon resonance in zinc oxide semiconductor thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051111 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791700
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Versatile scanning tunneling microscopy with 120 ps time resolution
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051601 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790180
Role of photo-assisted tunneling in time-dependent second-harmonic generation from Si surfaces with ultrathin oxides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790389
Selective A- or B-site single termination on surfaces of layered oxide SrLaAlO4
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051603 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790575
Optically excited multi-band conduction in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures
V. K. Guduru; A. Granados del Aguila; S. Wenderich; M. K. Kruize; A. McCollam; P. C. M. Christianen; U. Zeitler; A. Brinkman; G. Rijnders; H. Hilgenkamp; J. C. Maan
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051604 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790844
Interaction of surface and interface plasmons in extremely thin Al films on Si(111)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051605 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790289
Orientation-dependent binding energy of graphene on palladium
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051606 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790610
Chemical bath deposition of Zn(O,S) and CdS buffers: Influence of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 grain orientation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051607 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788717
Hydrodynamics of double emulsion droplet in shear flow
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051609 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789865
Surface doping of nitrogen atoms on graphene via molecular precursor
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051610 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790573
Controlling bubble motion over heated surface through evaporation momentum force to enhance pool boiling heat transfer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051611 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791682
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Cu out-diffusion in kesterites—A transmission electron microscopy specimen preparation artifact
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790282
Flexible, compressible, hydrophobic, floatable, and conductive carbon nanotube-polymer sponge
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790437
Enhancement of the performance of InAs quantum dots solar cell by surface modification using Poly-L-Lysine homopolymers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789908
The growth of microcrystalline silicon oxide thin films studied by in situ plasma diagnostics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790279
Submicron-diameter phase-separated scintillator fibers for high-resolution X-ray imaging
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790295
Microstructural defects in GaN thin films grown on chemically vapor-deposited graphene layers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051908 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790385
Structural evolution in bulk metallic glass under high-temperature tension
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051909 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790393
Optical contrast and laser-induced phase transition in GeCu2Te3 thin film
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051910 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791567
A method to determine the Young's modulus of thin-film elements assisted by dark-field electron holography
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051911 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790617
Oxidation induced softening in Al nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051912 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790181
Growth of highly near-c-axis oriented ferroelectric LiNbO3 thin films on Si with a ZnO buffer layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051914 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791680
Transient lattice distortion induced by ultrashort heat pulse propagation through thin film metal/metal interface
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051915 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790378
Reduced threading dislocation densities in high-T/N-rich grown InN films by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051916 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789983
Pressure-induced tetragonal-orthorhombic phase transitions in CeRuPO
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051917 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791690
Why specific mixed solvent composition leads to appropriate film formation of composite during spin coating?
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 051918 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791696
SEMICONDUCTORS
The source of the threading dislocation in GaSb/GaAs hetero-structures and their propagation mechanism
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790296
Correlation between Ti source/drain contact and performance of InGaZnO-based thin film transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790357
Phosphorus doping of 4H SiC by liquid immersion excimer laser irradiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790621
Scattering due to large cluster embedded in quantum wells
Changbo Liu; Guijuan Zhao; Guipeng Liu; Yafeng Song; Heng Zhang; Dongdong Jin; Zhiwei Li; Xianglin Liu; Shaoyan Yang; Qinsheng Zhu; Zhanguo Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4782218
Tensile strained GeSn on Si by solid phase epitaxy
R. R. Lieten; J. W. Seo; S. Decoster; A. Vantomme; S. Peters; K. C. Bustillo; E. E. Haller; M. Menghini; J.-P. Locquet
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790302
Carrier transport mechanism of low resistance Ti/Al/Au ohmic contacts to AlInN/GaN heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790384
Spatially resolved investigation of strain and composition variations in (In,Ga)N/GaN epilayers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790591
Infrared reflectivity spectra of gas-source molecular beam epitaxy grown dilute InNxAs1−x/InP (001)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790605
Energy-loss rate of a fast particle in two-dimensional semiconductors with Rashba spin-orbit coupling
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052113 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790847
High beta lasing in micropillar cavities with adiabatic layer design
M. Lermer; N. Gregersen; M. Lorke; E. Schild; P. Gold; J. Mørk; C. Schneider; A. Forchel; S. Reitzenstein; S. Höfling; M. Kamp
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052114 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791563
800 meV localization energy in GaSb/GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As quantum dots
T. Nowozin; L. Bonato; A. Högner; A. Wiengarten; D. Bimberg; Wei-Hsun Lin; Shih-Yen Lin; C. J. Reyner; Baolai L. Liang; D. L. Huffaker
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791678
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Reconfigurable ground states in connected double-dot system
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052401 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790144
Magnetic behavior of graphene sheets embedded carbon film originated from graphene nanocrystallite
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052402 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790283
Correlation between write endurance and electrical low frequency noise in MgO based magnetic tunnel junctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052404 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788816
Ultra-thin Co/Pd multilayers with enhanced high-temperature annealing stability
M. Gottwald; K. Lee; J. J. Kan; B. Ocker; J. Wrona; S. Tibus; J. Langer; S. H. Kang; E. E. Fullerton
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052405 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791577
Embedded mask patterning: A nanopatterning process to fabricate FePt magnetic media
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052406 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791578
Space- and time-resolved Seebeck and Nernst voltages in laser-heated permalloy/gold microstructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052408 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789974
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS
Control of dissipation in superconducting films by magnetic stray fields
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052601 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790846
Measurement of 10 zJ energy dissipation of adiabatic quantum-flux-parametron logic using a superconducting resonator
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790276
Current crowding effects in superconducting corner-shaped Al microstrips
O.-A. Adami; D. Cerbu; D. Cabosart; M. Motta; J. Cuppens; W. A. Ortiz; V. V. Moshchalkov; B. Hackens; R. Delamare; J. Van de Vondel; A. V. Silhanek
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052603 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790625
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
Mechanic and electromechanic effects in biaxially stretched liquid crystal elastomers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790154
A high-temperature piezoelectric linear actuator operating in two orthogonal first bending modes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790278
Confirmation of the monoclinic Cc space group for the ground state phase of Pb(Zr0.525Ti0.475)O3: A combined synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction study
Ravindra Singh Solanki; Sunil Kumar Mishra; Anatoliy Senyshyn; Songhak Yoon; Sunggi Baik; Namsoo Shin; Dhananjai Pandey
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790569
A giant polarization value of Zn and Mn co-modified bismuth ferrite thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790380
Tungsten oxide proton conducting films for low-voltage transparent oxide-based thin-film transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791673
Extension of thickness-dependent dielectric breakdown law on adiabatically compressed ferroelectric materials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791597
Giant self-biased magnetoelectric coupling in co-fired textured layered composites
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791685
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Nanoscale torsional optomechanics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789442
Homogeneous and stable p-type doping of graphene by MeV electron beam-stimulated hybridization with ZnO thin films
Wooseok Song; Yooseok Kim; Sung Hwan Kim; Soo Youn Kim; Myoung-Jun Cha; Inkyung Song; Dae Sung Jung; Cheolho Jeon; Taekyung Lim; Sumi Lee; Sanghyun Ju; Won Chel Choi; Min Wook Jung; Ki-Seok An; Chong-Yun Park
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790161
Influence of nanoscale geometry on the dynamics of wicking into a rough surface
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790183
Significantly enhanced thermoelectric properties of ultralong double-walled carbon nanotube bundle
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790190
Ultrafast modulation of near-field heat transfer with tunable metamaterials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790292
Collective charge transport in semiconductor-metal hybrid nanocomposite
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790300
Kinetics of multiexciton complex in GaAs quantum dots on Si
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790148
Electrodynamic control of the nanofiber alignment during electrospinning
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053111 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790632
Fluorescence quenching due to sliver nanoparticles covered by graphene and hydrogen-terminated graphene
Cheng-Wen Huang; Hsing-Ying Lin; Chen-Han Huang; Kai-Hong Lo; Yu-Chung Chang; Chih-Yi Liu; Chen-Hao Wu; Yonhua Tzeng; Hsiang-Chen Chui
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053113 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790825
Channel access resistance effects on charge carrier mobility and low-frequency noise in a polymethyl methacrylate passivated SnO2 nanowire field-effect transistors
Min-Kyu Joo; Junghwan Huh; Mireille Mouis; So Jeong Park; Dae-Young Jeon; Doyoung Jang; Jong-Heun Lee; Gyu-Tae Kim; Gérard Ghibaudo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053114 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788708
Enhanced InAs nanopillar electrical transport by in-situ passivation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791592
Electronic screening in stacked graphene flakes revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053116 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790382
Nanoparticles charge response from electrostatic force microscopy
A. Mottaghizadeh; P. L. Lang; L. M. Cui; J. Lesueur; J. Li; D. N. Zheng; V. Rebuttini; N. Pinna; A. Zimmers; H. Aubin
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053118 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790587
Shell-thickness-dependent photoinduced electron transfer from CuInS2/ZnS quantum dots to TiO2 films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053119 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790603
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Efficient electron injection from solution-processed cesium stearate interlayers in organic light-emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053301 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790592
Enhanced performance in polymer solar cells by the use of a halogenated indium tin oxide anode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053302 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790624
Elucidation of ambient gas effects in organic nano-floating-gate nonvolatile memory
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053303 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790186
An efficient non-Lambertian organic light-emitting diode using imprinted submicron-size zinc oxide pillar arrays
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053305 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791786
DEVICE PHYSICS
Introducing a well-ordered volume porosity in 3-dimensional gold microcantilevers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053501 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790396
In situ observation of nickel as an oxidizable electrode material for the solid-electrolyte-based resistive random access memory
Jun Sun; Qi Liu; Hongwei Xie; Xing Wu; Feng Xu; Tao Xu; Shibing Long; Hangbing Lv; Yingtao Li; Litao Sun; Ming Liu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053502 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790837
High-brightness tapered quantum cascade lasers
Burç Gökden; Tobias S. Mansuripur; Romain Blanchard; Christine Wang; Anish Goyal; Antonio Sanchez-Rubio; George Turner; Federico Capasso
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053503 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791557
Thermal analysis of amorphous oxide thin-film transistor degraded by combination of joule heating and hot carrier effect
Satoshi Urakawa; Shigekazu Tomai; Yoshihiro Ueoka; Haruka Yamazaki; Masashi Kasami; Koki Yano; Dapeng Wang; Mamoru Furuta; Masahiro Horita; Yasuaki Ishikawa; Yukiharu Uraoka
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053506 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790619
Crystal orientation dependent thermoelectric properties of highly oriented aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053507 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790644
Temperature dependent reversal of voltage modulated light emission and negative capacitance in AlGaInP based multi quantum well light emitting devices
In Special Collection:
Negative Capacitance Field Effect Transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053508 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790609
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Near-field optical microscopy with an infra-red free electron laser applied to cancer diagnosis
A. D. Smith; M. R. F. Siggel-King; G. M. Holder; A. Cricenti; M. Luce; P. Harrison; D. S. Martin; M. Surman; T. Craig; S. D. Barrett; A. Wolski; D. J. Dunning; N. R. Thompson; Y. Saveliev; D. M. Pritchard; A. Varro; S. Chattopadhyay; P. Weightman
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053701 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790436
Determination of the complex dielectric constant of an epithelial cell monolayer in the terahertz region
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053702 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790392
Nanoscale structure of protamine/DNA complexes for gene delivery
Simona Motta; Paola Brocca; Elena Del Favero; Valeria Rondelli; Laura Cantù; Augusto Amici; Daniela Pozzi; Giulio Caracciolo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053703 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790588
Portable optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy with a pulsed laser diode excitation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053704 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791566
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Enhancing the efficiency of SnS solar cells via band-offset engineering with a zinc oxysulfide buffer layer
Prasert Sinsermsuksakul; Katy Hartman; Sang Bok Kim; Jaeyeong Heo; Leizhi Sun; Helen Hejin Park; Rupak Chakraborty; Tonio Buonassisi; Roy G. Gordon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789855
In-situ observation of nickel oxidation using synchrotron based full-field transmission X-ray microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789991
Concise and high-fidelity predictive criteria for maximizing performance and robustness of bistable energy harvesters
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790381
Is thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a composite bounded by its constituents?
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791684
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Effect of substrate surface roughness on electric current induced flow of liquid metals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 054101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790182
Femtosecond diffraction dynamics of laser-induced periodic surface structures on fused silica
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 054102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790284
Remedying magnetic hysteresis and 1/f noise for magnetoresistive sensors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 054104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790606
Optoelectrofluidic behavior of metal–polymer hybrid colloidal particles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 054105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790622
Transparent ion trap with integrated photodetector
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 054106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790843
Low temperature direct wafer bonding of GaAs to Si via plasma activation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 054107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791584
Ultra-broadband simultaneous superluminal phase and group velocities in non-Foster epsilon-near-zero metamaterial
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 054108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790297
Micromachined piezoelectric microphones with in-plane directivity
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 054109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776687
ERRATA
Addendum: Small-signal amplifier based on single-layer MoS2 [Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 043103 (2012)]
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 059901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791668
Attosecond physics and technology
O. Alexander, D. Ayuso, et al.
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
Significant improvement of breakdown voltage of Al0.86Ga0.14N Schottky barrier diodes by atomic layer etching
Tingang Liu, Zhiyuan Liu, et al.