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15 July 2013
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Lower poling thresholds and enhanced Pockels coefficients in nanoparticle-polymer composites
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813751
Current injection to free-standing III-N nanowires by bipolar diffusion
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813754
Engineering quantum dots for electrical control of the fine structure splitting
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813319
Experimental evidence for cm propagation lengths of long-range guided terahertz radiation by thin layers of water
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813603
Electrowetting pixels with improved transmittance using dye doped liquid crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813831
Broadband external cavity tuning in the 3-4 μm window
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813851
Improved injection efficiency in 290 nm light emitting diodes with Al(Ga)N electron blocking heterostructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813859
Deterministic generation of single photons via multiplexing repetitive parametric downconversions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816059
Evanescently coupled optomechanical system with SiN nanomechanical oscillator and deformed silica microsphere
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031116 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816292
Stimulated and spontaneous four-wave mixing in silicon-on-insulator coupled photonic wire nano-cavities
Stefano Azzini; Davide Grassani; Matteo Galli; Dario Gerace; Maddalena Patrini; Marco Liscidini; Philippe Velha; Daniele Bajoni
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031117 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812640
AlN-based piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer for photoacoustic imaging
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031118 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816085
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Investigation of the resistance switching in Au/SrTiO3:Nb heterojunctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031601 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813622
Asymmetric interface temperature during vapor bubble growth
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813561
A resonant method for determining the residual stress and elastic modulus of a thin film
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031603 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813843
Band alignment study of lattice-matched InAlP and Ge using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Man Hon Samuel Owen; Cheng Guo; Shu-Han Chen; Cheng-Tien Wan; Chao-Ching Cheng; Cheng-Hsien Wu; Chih-Hsin Ko; Clement H. Wann; Ivana; Zheng Zhang; Ji Sheng Pan; Yee-Chia Yeo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031604 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813882
High-quality Bi2Te3 thin films grown on mica substrates for potential optoelectronic applications
K. Wang; Yanwen Liu; Weiyi Wang; N. Meyer; L. H. Bao; L. He; M. R. Lang; Z. G. Chen; X. Y. Che; K. Post; J. Zou; D. N. Basov; K. L. Wang; Faxian Xiu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031605 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813903
Disorder-induced linear magnetoresistance in (221) topological insulator Bi2Se3 films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031606 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816078
Controlling the conductivity of amorphous LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces by in-situ application of an electric field during fabrication
F. Trier; S. Amoruso; D. V. Christensen; A. Sambri; Y. Z. Chen; X. Wang; E. Stamate; R. Bruzzese; N. Pryds
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031607 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815989
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Particle focusing in a microchannel with acoustic metafluid
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813745
Enhancement of the third-order optical nonlinearity in ZnO/Al2O3 nanolaminates fabricated by atomic layer deposition
L. Karvonen; A. Säynätjoki; Y. Chen; H. Jussila; J. Rönn; M. Ruoho; T. Alasaarela; S. Kujala; R. A. Norwood; N. Peyghambarian; K. Kieu; S. Honkanen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813557
Photorefractive effect at 775 nm in doped lithium niobate crystals
G. Nava; P. Minzioni; I. Cristiani; N. Argiolas; M. Bazzan; M. V. Ciampolillo; G. Pozza; C. Sada; V. Degiorgio
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813790
Major enhancement of the thermoelectric performance in Pr/Nb-doped SrTiO3 under strain
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815928
Kinetic evolution of blistering in hydrogen-implanted silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031908 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813858
Deformation mechanisms of irradiated metallic nanofoams
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031909 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813863
Probing structure and strain transfer in dry-spun carbon nanotube fibers by depth-profiled Raman spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031912 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815926
Structural anisotropy in amorphous SnO2 film probed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031913 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815984
Improved phase-change characteristics of Zn-doped amorphous Sb7Te3 films for high-speed and low-power phase change memory
Guoxiang Wang; Xiang Shen; Qiuhua Nie; R. P. Wang; Liangcai Wu; Yegang Lu; Shixun Dai; Tiefeng Xu; Yimin Chen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031914 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816062
Correlation between defects and conductivity of Sb-doped tin oxide thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031915 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816084
130-fold enhancement of TiO2 photocatalytic activities by ball milling
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031916 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816058
Columns formed by multiple twinning in nickel layers—An approach of grain boundary engineering by electrodeposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 031918 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816257
SEMICONDUCTORS
Dependence of the Mg-related acceptor ionization energy with the acceptor concentration in p-type GaN layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy
Stéphane Brochen; Julien Brault; Sébastien Chenot; Amélie Dussaigne; Mathieu Leroux; Benjamin Damilano
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813598
Mechanism of Schottky barrier height modulation by thin dielectric insertion on n-type germanium
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813834
Atomic structure of (110) anti-phase boundaries in GaP on Si(001)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815985
Bandgap determination based on electrical quantum efficiency
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816079
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Exchange magnetic field torques in YIG/Pt bilayers observed by the spin-Hall magnetoresistance
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032401 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813760
Interfacial effect on the ferromagnetic damping of CoFeB thin films with different under-layers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032402 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813763
Ferromagnetic sandwich-like wires constructed with transition metals and anthracene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032404 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813547
Anomalous and spin Hall effects in a magnetic tunnel junction with Rashba spin-orbit coupling
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032406 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815866
Superparamagnetic response of Fe-coated W tips in spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032407 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815993
Room temperature positive magnetoresistance via charge trapping in polyaniline-iron oxide nanoparticle composites
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032408 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815998
Picosecond inverse magnetostriction in galfenol thin films
J. V. Jäger; A. V. Scherbakov; T. L. Linnik; D. R. Yakovlev; M. Wang; P. Wadley; V. Holy; S. A. Cavill; A. V. Akimov; A. W. Rushforth; M. Bayer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032409 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816014
Strong dependence of the tetragonal Mn2.1Ga thin film crystallization temperature window on seed layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032410 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815886
Anomalous Fermi level behavior in GaMnAs at the onset of ferromagnetism
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032411 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816133
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS
On-chip filter bank spectroscopy at 600–700 GHz using NbTiN superconducting resonators
A. Endo; C. Sfiligoj; S. J. C. Yates; J. J. A. Baselmans; D. J. Thoen; S. M. H. Javadzadeh; P. P. van der Werf; A. M. Baryshev; T. M. Klapwijk
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032601 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813816
Efficient electron refrigeration using superconductor/spin-filter devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813599
Fast high-temperature superconductor switch for high current applications
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032603 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813883
Limiting thermomagnetic avalanches in superconducting films by stop-holes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032604 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813908
Flux pinning mechanism in BaFe1.9Ni0.1As2 single crystals: Evidence for fluctuation in mean free path induced pinning
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032605 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813113
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
Atomic-scale study of topological vortex-like domain pattern in multiferroic hexagonal manganites
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813755
Magnetoelectric thin film composites with interdigital electrodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812706
Magnetoelectric sensor with miniature universal tunable bias magnetic circuit
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815986
Multilevel magnetization switching by electric field in c-axis oriented polycrystalline Z-type hexaferrite
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816268
Comprehensive characterization of surface acoustic wave resonators using relaxor based ferroelectric single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816020
In situ laser annealing during growth of Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032908 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816157
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Tapered silicon nanowires for enhanced nanomechanical sensing
O. Malvar; E. Gil-Santos; J. J. Ruz; D. Ramos; V. Pini; M. Fernandez-Regulez; M. Calleja; J. Tamayo; A. San Paulo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813819
Dielectric environment effect on carrier mobility of graphene double-layer structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813821
Fast and intense photoluminescence in a SiGe nano-layer embedded in multilayers of Si/SiGe clusters
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813560
Origin of radiation tolerance in 3C-SiC with nanolayered planar defects
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813593
Large magnetoresistance in high mobility topological insulator Bi2Se3
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813824
Characterization of local charge distribution of polyethylene terephthalate film and influence as a graphene substrate
Won-Hwa Park; Seok Hwan Noh; Min Ho Joo; Tae Hyeong Kim; Wonbae Park; Myunghee Jung; Jin-San Moon; Kyu Ho Park
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813825
Simultaneous determination of position and mass in the cantilever sensor using transfer function method
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813839
Low-damage high-throughput grazing-angle sputter deposition on graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813911
Electron tunneling through graphene-based double barriers driven by a periodic potential
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815830
Fabrication and characterization of a large-area metal nano-grid wave plate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033111 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813756
Influence of the Purcell effect on the purity of bright single photon sources
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033113 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813902
Massively parallel aligned microfibers-based harvester deposited via in situ, oriented poled near-field electrospinning
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033114 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813909
Local electron field emission study of two-dimensional carbon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815930
Current density enhancement nano-contact phase-change memory for low writing current
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033116 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816080
Carbon nanotube resonators with capacitive and piezoresistive current modulation readout
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033117 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815988
Huge increase in gas phase nanoparticle generation by pulsed direct current sputtering in a reactive gas admixture
Oleksandr Polonskyi; Tilo Peter; Amir Mohammad Ahadi; Alexander Hinz; Thomas Strunskus; Vladimir Zaporojtchenko; Hynek Biederman; Franz Faupel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033118 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816036
On the visibility of very thin specimens in annular bright field scanning transmission electron microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033119 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816081
Dynamics of photoexcited carriers in the presence of disorder in radial heterostructured GaAs/AlGaAs/GaAs nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033121 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816288
Work function modulation of bilayer MoS2 nanoflake by backgate electric field effect
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033122 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816076
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Transparent organic thin film transistors with WO3/Ag/WO3 source-drain electrodes fabricated by thermal evaporation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033301 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813838
Ferroeletric like characteristics in redox active polymer of 5,10,15,20 tetra(4-hydroxyphenyl)-porphyrin at room temperature
S. P. Koiry; M. E. Celestin; R. Ratnadurai; P. Veerender; C. Majumder; S. Krishnan; E. Stefanakos; Y. Goswami; D. K. Aswal; Shekhar Bhansali
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033302 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813736
Intrinsic optical gain in thin films of a conjugated polymer under picosecond excitation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033303 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816040
DEVICE PHYSICS
Single shot time stamping of ultrabright radio frequency compressed electron pulses
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033503 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813313
Improvement in resistive switching of Ba-doped BiFeO3 films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033504 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813551
Latch-up based bidirectional npn selector for bipolar resistance-change memory
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033505 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813832
High-vacuum adhesion and friction properties of sliding contact-mode micromachines
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033507 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813849
Surface and core contribution to 1/f-noise in InAs nanowire metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033508 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813850
Direct comparison of traps in InAlN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors using constant drain current deep level transient spectroscopy
A. Sasikumar; A. R. Arehart; S. Martin-Horcajo; M. F. Romero; Y. Pei; D. Brown; F. Recht; M. A. di Forte-Poisson; F. Calle; M. J. Tadjer; S. Keller; S. P. DenBaars; U. K. Mishra; S. A. Ringel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033509 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813862
Broad defect depth distribution in germanium substrates induced by CF4 plasma
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033511 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815925
Investigation of impurities in type-II InAs/GaSb superlattices via capacitance-voltage measurement
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033512 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813479
Spin-dependent Fano resonance in an impurity-doped graphene coupled to ferromagnetic leads
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033513 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815885
The density of states of graphene underneath a metal electrode and its correlation with the contact resistivity
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033514 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815990
Adiabatic fiber microtaper with incorporated an air-gap microcavity fiber Fabry-Pérot interferometer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033515 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815994
Determination of effective work function of Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3 and Pt films on ZrOx using terraced-oxide method
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033516 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816004
High performance In2O3 thin film transistors using chemically derived aluminum oxide dielectric
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033518 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816060
A dielectric-barrier discharge enhanced plasma brush array at atmospheric pressure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033519 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816061
Effects of surface properties on barrier height and barrier inhomogeneities of platinum contacts to n-type 4H-SiC
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033520 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816158
Oxygen-induced bi-modal failure phenomenon in SiOx-based resistive switching memory
Yao-Feng Chang; Li Ji; Zhuo-Jie Wu; Fei Zhou; Yanzhen Wang; Fei Xue; Burt Fowler; Edward T. Yu; Paul S. Ho; Jack C. Lee
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033521 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816162
Dynamics of hydrogen sensing with Pt/TiO2 Schottky diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033522 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816265
Quantitative measurement of strain field in strained-channel-transistor arrays by scanning moiré fringe imaging
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033523 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816286
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Laser-induced fusion of human embryonic stem cells with optical tweezers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033701 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813822
Optical biosensing of bacteria and cells using porous silicon based, photonic lamellar gratings
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033702 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813740
Optofluidic manipulation of Escherichia coli in a microfluidic channel using an abruptly tapered optical fiber
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033703 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813905
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Performance enhancement of piezoelectric energy harvesters from wake galloping
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816075
Rainwater- and air-driven 40 mm bladeless electromagnetic energy harvester
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813907
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Direct and alignment-insensitive measurement of cantilever curvature
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 034103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813265
Direct silicon bonding dynamics: A coupled fluid/structure analysis
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 034104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813312
Direct measurement of the characteristic three-body electron attachment time in the atmospheric air in direct current electric field
A. V. Shutov; I. V. Smetanin; A. A. Ionin; A. O. Levchenko; L. V. Seleznev; D. V. Sinitsyn; N. N. Ustinovskii; V. D. Zvorykin
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 034106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813601
Clogging in micromachined Joule-Thomson coolers: Mechanism and preventive measures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 034107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4815987
Graphite to diamond-like carbon phase transformation by high-pressure torsion
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 034108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816082
Mechanism of homeotropic alignment of ferroelectric liquid crystals doped with ferro-fluid and applications
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 034110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816083
COMMENTS
ERRATA
Erratum: “Seebeck coefficient in silicon nanowire arrays” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 143102 (2013)]
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 039903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813109