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8 July 2013
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
A gold-nanotip optical fiber for plasmon-enhanced near-field detection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813115
Optical bistability with a repulsive optical force in coupled silicon photonic crystal membranes
Pui-Chuen Hui; David Woolf; Eiji Iwase; Young-Ik Sohn; Daniel Ramos; Mughees Khan; Alejandro W. Rodriguez; Steven G. Johnson; Federico Capasso; Marko Loncar
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813121
Terahertz quartz enhanced photo-acoustic sensor
S. Borri; P. Patimisco; A. Sampaolo; H. E. Beere; D. A. Ritchie; M. S. Vitiello; G. Scamarcio; V. Spagnolo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812438
Lasing properties of non-polar GaN quantum dots in cubic aluminum nitride microdisk cavities
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813408
High-performance ultraviolet-blue light-emitting diodes based on an n-ZnO nanowall networks/p-GaN heterojunction
Zhifeng Shi; Yuantao Zhang; Jinxiang Zhang; Hui Wang; Bin Wu; Xupu Cai; Xijun Cui; Xin Dong; Hongwei Liang; Baolin Zhang; Guotong Du
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813538
Surface phase-matched harmonic enhancement in a bulk anomalous dispersion medium
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813624
Highly stable blue-emission in semipolar (11-22) InGaN/GaN multi-quantum well light-emitting diode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021111 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813391
Ultrafast graphene-based broadband THz detector
Martin Mittendorff; Stephan Winnerl; Josef Kamann; Jonathan Eroms; Dieter Weiss; Harald Schneider; Manfred Helm
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021113 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813621
Refractive index dynamics of InAs/GaAs quantum dots
M. T. Crowley; J. Houlihan; T. Piwonski; I. O'Driscoll; D. P. Williams; E. P. O'Reilly; A. V. Uskov; G. Huyet
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021114 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813472
Survey of exciton-phonon sidebands by magneto-optical spectroscopy using highly specified (6,5) single-walled carbon nanotubes
Weihang Zhou; Tatsuya Sasaki; Daisuke Nakamura; Hiroaki Saito; Huaping Liu; Hiromichi Kataura; Shojiro Takeyama
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021117 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813544
Direct imaging of optical diffraction in photoemission electron microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021118 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813550
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Condensation and jumping relay of droplets on lotus leaf
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021601 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812976
Interface accommodation mechanism for weakly interacting epitaxial systems
A. Danescu; B. Gobaut; J. Penuelas; G. Grenet; V. Favre-Nicolin; N. Blanc; T. Zhou; G. Renaud; G. Saint-Girons
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813548
Fabrication and Raman scattering study of epitaxial VO2 films on MgF2 (001) substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021604 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813442
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Plasmon energy from strained GaN quantum wells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813082
Stress hysteresis and temperature dependence of phase transition stress in nanostructured NiTi—Effects of grain size
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812643
Giant asymmetric transmission of circular polarization in layer-by-layer chiral metamaterials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813487
Anomalous structural evolution in Cu50Zr50 glass-forming liquids
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813389
Gold-silicon metamaterial with hyperbolic transition in near infrared
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813499
Phase field modeling of current density distribution and effective electrical conductivity in complex microstructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813392
Evidence for viscous flow nature in Zr60Al15Ni25 metallic glass subjected to cold rolling
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813497
Experimental verification of supercoupling and cloaking using mu-near-zero materials based on a waveguide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021908 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813555
In-situ observation of stress-induced stochastic twin boundary motion in off stoichiometric NiMnGa single crystals
Rozaliya I. Barabash; Christoph Kirchlechner; Odile Robach; Olivier Ulrich; Jean-Sébastien Micha; Alexei Sozinov; Oleg M. Barabash
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 021909 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813440
SEMICONDUCTORS
Effect of surface modification by self-assembled monolayer on the ZnO film ultraviolet sensor
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813107
Unipolar vertical transport in GaN/AlGaN/GaN heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813309
Polariton lasing of quasi-whispering gallery modes in a ZnO microwire
Qingqing Duan; Dan Xu; Wenhui Liu; Jian Lu; Long Zhang; Jian Wang; Yinglei Wang; Jie Gu; Tao Hu; Wei Xie; Xuechu Shen; Zhanghai Chen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813441
Amorphous thin film TaWSiC as a diffusion barrier for copper interconnects
Ranida Wongpiya; Jiaomin Ouyang; Taeho Roy Kim; Michael Deal; Robert Sinclair; Yoshio Nishi; Bruce Clemens
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813396
Effects of twins on the electronic properties of GaAs
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4811746
Abnormal sub-threshold swing degradation under dynamic hot carrier stress in HfO2/TiN n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistors
Jyun-Yu Tsai; Ting-Chang Chang; Wen-Hung Lo; Ching-En Chen; Szu-Han Ho; Hua-Mao Chen; Ya-Hsiang Tai; Osbert Cheng; Cheng-Tung Huang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4811784
Thermomechanical strain measurements by synchrotron x-ray diffraction and data interpretation for through-silicon vias
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813742
Strain-induced defects as nonradiative recombination centers in green-emitting GaInN/GaN quantum well structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813446
Non-polar m-plane intersubband based InGaN/(Al)GaN quantum well infrared photodetectors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813395
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Anisotropic current-controlled magnetization reversal in the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As
Yuanyuan Li; Y. F. Cao; G. N. Wei; Yanyong Li; Y. Ji; K. Y. Wang; K. W. Edmonds; R. P. Campion; A. W. Rushforth; C. T. Foxon; B. L. Gallagher
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022401 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813085
Emergent ferromagnetism in ZnO/Al2O3 core-shell nanowires: Towards oxide spinterfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022402 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813217
Influence of quantum and thermal noise on spin-torque-driven magnetization switching
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022403 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813320
Preparation of ultrafine jet-milled powders for Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets using hydrogenation–disproportionation–desorption–recombination and hydrogen decrepitation processes
Michihide Nakamura; Masashi Matsuura; Nobuki Tezuka; Satoshi Sugimoto; Yasuhiro Une; Hirokazu Kubo; Masato Sagawa
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022404 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813399
Observation of spin-glass behavior in antiperovskite compound Mn3Cu0.7Ga0.3N
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022405 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813412
Interfacial trapping for hot electron injection in silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022407 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813015
Dissipative soliton generation in an active ring resonator based on magnonic quasicrystal with Fibonacci type structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022408 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813411
Reversal mode instability and magnetoresistance in perpendicular (Co/Pd)/Cu/(Co/Ni) pseudo-spin-valves
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022409 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813393
Improvement of the yttrium iron garnet/platinum interface for spin pumping-based applications
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022411 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813315
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS
Broadband calibrated scattering parameters characterization of a superconducting quantum interference device amplifier
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022601 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813549
Powerful terahertz emission from Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ mesa arrays
T. M. Benseman; K. E. Gray; A. E. Koshelev; W.-K. Kwok; U. Welp; H. Minami; K. Kadowaki; T. Yamamoto
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813536
Anisotropy and directional pinning in YBa2Cu3O7−x with BaZrO3 nanorods
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022603 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813405
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
Energy landscape in frustrated systems: Cation hopping in pyrochlores
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813083
Visualization of three dimensional domain structures in ferroelectric PbTiO3 nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813239
Graphene-ferroelectric hybrid devices for multi-valued memory system
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813264
Tuning the switching time of BiFeO3 capacitors by electrodes' conductivity
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813419
Large strain under a low electric field in lead-free bismuth-based piezoelectrics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813420
Inverse effect of magnetostriction in magnetoelectric laminates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812483
Emergence of ambient temperature ferroelectricity in meso-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrin chloride thin films
Maria Vasilopoulou; Panagiotis Dimitrakis; Dimitra G. Georgiadou; Dimitrios Velessiotis; Georgios Papadimitropoulos; Dimitris Davazoglou; Athanassios G. Coutsolelos; Panagiotis Argitis
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022908 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813009
Atomistic structure of (Ba,Sr)TiO3: Comparing molecular-dynamics simulations with structural measurements
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022909 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813273
Tunable bandgap in BiFeO3 nanoparticles: The role of microstrain and oxygen defects
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022910 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813539
Performance enhanced piezoelectric ZnO nanogenerators with highly rough Au electrode surfaces on ZnO submicrorod arrays
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 022911 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813543
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Trion formation and recombination dynamics in hole-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813014
Probing the local surface potential and quantum capacitance in single and multi-layer graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813076
Scaling size of the interplay between quantum confinement and surface related effects in nanostructured silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813743
Shrink induced nanostructures for energy conversion efficiency enhancement in photovoltaic devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812184
Direct growth of graphene nanomesh using a Au nano-network as a metal catalyst via chemical vapor deposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813318
Transparent actuator made with few layer graphene electrode and dielectric elastomer, for variable focus lens
Taeseon Hwang; Hyeok-Yong Kwon; Joon-Suk Oh; Jung-Pyo Hong; Seung-Chul Hong; Youngkwan Lee; Hyouk Ryeol Choi; Kwang Jin Kim; Mainul Hossain Bhuiya; Jae-Do Nam
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812982
Electronic band structure of wurtzite GaP nanowires via temperature dependent resonance Raman spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813625
Rotating-frame nuclear magnetic resonance study of the distinct dynamics of hydrogen donors in ZnO
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815868
Selective adsorption of metal-phthalocyanine on Au(111) surface with hydrogen atoms
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813545
High speed DNA denaturation using microheating devices
Masayuki Furuhashi; Yukihiro Okamoto; Daisuke Onoshima; Takahito Ohshiro; Sou Ryuzaki; Kazumichi Yokota; Makusu Tsutsui; Masateru Taniguchi; Kazuhiko Nakatani; Yoshinobu Baba; Tomoji Kawai
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023112 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813552
Realization of graphene field-effect transistor with high-κ HCa2Nb3O10 nanoflake as top-gate dielectric
Wenwu Li; Song-Lin Li; Katsuyoshi Komatsu; Alex Aparecido-Ferreira; Yen-Fu Lin; Yong Xu; Minoru Osada; Takayoshi Sasaki; Kazuhito Tsukagoshi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023113 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813537
Stress-induced growth of single-crystalline lead telluride nanowires and their thermoelectric transport properties
Dedi; Ping-Chung Lee; Chia-Hua Chien; Guang-Ping Dong; Wei-Chia Huang; Cheng-Lung Chen; Chuan-Ming Tseng; Sergey R. Harutyunyan; Chih-Hao Lee; Yang-Yuan Chen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813606
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Alignment and alignment transition of bent core nematics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023301 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813443
Enhanced mobility of organic thin film transistors by water absorption of collagen hydrolysate gate dielectric
Chao-Ying Hsieh; Jenn-Chang Hwang; Ting-Hao Chang; Jiun-Yi Li; Shih-Han Chen; Lung-Kai Mao; Li-Shiuan Tsai; Yu-Lun Chueh; Ping-Chiang Lyu; Shawn S. H. Hsu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023303 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813075
DEVICE PHYSICS
Imaging the local ideality factor by contactless photoluminescence measurement
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023501 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812835
Evidence for electrically induced drift of threshold voltage in Ge2Sb2Te5
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023502 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4811553
Field-induced defect morphology in Ni-gate AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors
M. R. Holzworth; N. G. Rudawski; P. G. Whiting; S. J. Pearton; K. S. Jones; L. Lu; T. S. Kang; F. Ren; E. Patrick; M. E. Law
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023503 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813535
High performance plasmonic random laser based on nanogaps in bimetallic porous nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023504 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813558
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Quantum interference in DNA bases probed by graphene nanoribbons
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023701 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813418
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Defect states in hybrid solar cells consisting of Sb2S3 quantum dots and TiO2 nanoparticles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813272
Improvement of photocurrent generation of Ag2S sensitized solar cell through co-sensitization with CdS
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813445
The silicon/zinc oxide interface in amorphous silicon-based thin-film solar cells: Understanding an empirically optimized contact
D. Gerlach; R. G. Wilks; D. Wippler; M. Wimmer; M. Lozac'h; R. Félix; A. Mück; M. Meier; S. Ueda; H. Yoshikawa; M. Gorgoi; K. Lips; B. Rech; M. Sumiya; J. Hüpkes; K. Kobayashi; M. Bär
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 023903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813448
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Partially filled electrodes for digital microfluidic devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 024103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813260
Sticking of droplets on slippery superhydrophobic surfaces by laser induced forward transfer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 024104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813394
Monoenergetic collimated nano-Coulomb electron beams driven by crossed laser beams
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 024105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813915
ERRATA
Attosecond physics and technology
O. Alexander, D. Ayuso, et al.
Significant improvement of breakdown voltage of Al0.86Ga0.14N Schottky barrier diodes by atomic layer etching
Tingang Liu, Zhiyuan Liu, et al.
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.