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29 July 2013
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
A nano-patterned photonic crystal laser with a dye-doped liquid crystal
Doo-Hyun Ko; Stephen M. Morris; Alexander Lorenz; Flynn Castles; Haider Butt; Damian J. Gardiner; Malik M. Qasim; Bodo Wallikewitz; Philip J. W. Hands; Timothy D. Wilkinson; Gehan A. J. Amaratunga; Harry J. Coles; Richard H. Friend
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816243
Progressive multi-layer drop-casting of CdSe nanoparticles for photocurrent down shifing monitoring
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816956
Single-shot measurement of a terahertz electric-field waveform using a reflective echelon mirror
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817011
Optical absorption in silicon layers in the presence of charge inversion/accumulation or ion implantation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817255
Surface-mode enhanced photonic-crystal nano-imaging observed by a scanning near-field optical microscope
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817318
Intrinsically stable light source at telecom wavelengths
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817390
Optical frequency response analysis of light-emitting transistors under different microwave configurations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817545
Experimental realization of epsilon-near-zero metamaterial slabs with metal-dielectric multilayers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051111 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817678
Blue-phase-polymer-templated nematic with sub-millisecond broad-temperature range electro-optic switching
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051112 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817724
Same-wavelength cascaded-transition quantum cascade laser
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051113 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817737
A bright continuous-wave laser source at 193 nm
Matthias Scholz; Dmitrijs Opalevs; Patrick Leisching; Wilhelm Kaenders; Guiling Wang; Xiaoyang Wang; Rukang Li; Chuangtian Chen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051114 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817786
Phase locking of a 3.4 THz third-order distributed feedback quantum cascade laser using a room-temperature superlattice harmonic mixer
D. J. Hayton; A. Khudchenko; D. G. Pavelyev; J. N. Hovenier; A. Baryshev; J. R. Gao; T. Y. Kao; Q. Hu; J. L. Reno; V. Vaks
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817319
Experimental verification of enhancement of evanescent waves inside a wire medium
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051118 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817513
The insulator to correlated metal phase transition in molybdenum oxides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051119 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817588
Monolithically grown multi-color InAs quantum dots as a spectral-shape-controllable near-infrared broadband light source
Nobuhiko Ozaki; Koichi Takeuchi; Shunsuke Ohkouchi; Naoki Ikeda; Yoshimasa Sugimoto; Hisaya Oda; Kiyoshi Asakawa; Richard A. Hogg
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051121 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817386
The effect of stair case electron injector design on electron overflow in InGaN light emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051122 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817387
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Graphene-metal contact resistivity on semi-insulating 6H-SiC(0001) measured with Kelvin probe force microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051601 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816955
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Periodic diffraction correlation imaging through strongly scattering mediums
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816836
Optical bandgap and phase transition in relaxor ferroelectric Pb(Mg1∕3Nb2∕3)O3-xPbTiO3 single crystals: An inherent relationship
X. L. Zhang (张小龙); Z. G. Hu (胡志高); G. S. Xu (许桂生); J. J. Zhu (诸佳俊); Y. W. Li (李亚巍); Z. Q. Zhu (朱自强); J. H. Chu (褚君浩)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816965
Structural characterization of twin boundaries in cobalt
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817180
Conduction and electric field effect in ultra-thin TiN films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817007
An explanation of the crystallization of amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 films induced by a short Gaussian laser pulse
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817251
CdTe microwire-based ultraviolet photodetectors aligned by a non-uniform electric field
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816780
Copper multilayers for the investigation of subsurface impurity redistribution and resultant microstructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051908 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817408
Atom insertion into grain boundaries and stress generation in physically vapor deposited films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 051910 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817669
SEMICONDUCTORS
A-centers in silicon studied with hybrid density functional theory
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817012
Electronic topological transition and semiconductor-to-metal conversion of Bi2Te3 under high pressure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816758
A large-area and contamination-free graphene transistor for liquid-gated sensing applications
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816764
Strain mapping of Si devices with stress memorization processing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816743
Contactless electroreflectance studies of surface potential barrier for N- and Ga-face epilayers grown by molecular beam epitaxy
R. Kudrawiec; L. Janicki; M. Gladysiewicz; J. Misiewicz; G. Cywinski; M. Boćkowski; G. Muzioł; C. Chèze; M. Sawicka; C. Skierbiszewski
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817296
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Fe3O4 films on Ag(001)—Generation of high-quality epitaxial ferrimagnetic metal oxide films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052401 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816787
Influence of a Ta spacer on the magnetic and transport properties of perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052402 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816968
Fabrication of an InGaAs spin filter by implantation of paramagnetic centers
C. T. Nguyen; A. Balocchi; D. Lagarde; T. T. Zhang; H. Carrère; S. Mazzucato; P. Barate; E. Galopin; J. Gierak; E Bourhis; J. C. Harmand; T. Amand; X. Marie
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052403 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816970
Spin-relaxation modulation and spin-pumping control by transverse spin-wave spin current in Y3Fe5O12
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052404 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817076
Biaxial anisotropy driven asymmetric kinked magnetization reversal in exchange-biased IrMn/NiFe bilayers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052405 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817081
All-electrical spin injection and detection in the Co2FeSi/GaAs hybrid system in the local and non-local configuration
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052406 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817270
Ferromagnetic Schottky junctions using half-metallic Co2MnSi/diamond heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052408 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817295
Low field induced giant magnetocaloric effect in TmGa compound
Zhao-Jun Mo; Jun Shen; Li-Qin Yan; Cheng-Chun Tang; Jing Lin; Jian-Feng Wu; Ji-Rong Sun; Li-Chen Wang; Xin-Qi Zheng; Bao-Gen Shen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052409 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816729
Colossal magnetocapacitance near room temperature in ferromagnetic Cr2O3 film
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052412 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817734
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS
Vortex phase transition and isotropic flux dynamics in K0.8Fe2Se2 single crystal lightly doped with Mn
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052602 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816959
Micro-superconducting quantum interference devices based on V/Cu/V Josephson nanojunctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052603 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817013
Optomechanical effects of two-level systems in a back-action evading measurement of micro-mechanical motion
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052604 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816428
Attenuation of superconductivity in manganite/cuprate heterostructures by epitaxially-induced CuO intergrowths
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052606 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813840
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
High transition temperature superconductor/insulator bilayers for the development of ultra-fast electronics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816416
BiFeO3 nanodots prepared via dip-pen lithography on Nb-doped SrTiO3 and highly ordered pyrolytic graphite substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817407
Multiple broadband magnetoelectric response in thickness-controlled Ni/[011] Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 single crystal/Ni laminates
Deepak Rajaram Patil; Rahul C. Kambale; Yisheng Chai; Woon-Ha Yoon; Dae-Yong Jeong; Dong-Soo Park; Jong-Woo Kim; Jong-Jin Choi; Cheol-Woo Ahn; Byung-Dong Hahn; Shujun Zhang; Kee Hoon Kim; Jungho Ryu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 052907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817383
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Dislocation distribution across ultrathin silicon-on-insulator with epitaxial SiGe stressor
Emiliano Bonera; Riccardo Gatti; Giovanni Isella; Gerd Norga; Andrea Picco; Emanuele Grilli; Mario Guzzi; Michaël Texier; Bernard Pichaud; Hans von Känel; Leo Miglio
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817071
One-step growth of vertical graphene sheets on carbon nanotubes and their field emission properties
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816751
High color purity ZnSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dot based blue light emitting diodes with an inverted device structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817086
Charge transfer between reduced graphene oxide sheets on insulating substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817252
Heat rectification effect of serially coupled quantum dots
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817258
Suspended polymer nanobridge on a quartz resonator
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817259
Radius-voltage relation of graphene bubbles controlled by gate voltage
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053112 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817394
Evidence for adsorbate-enhanced field emission from carbon nanotube fibers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053113 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817516
Ultrafast and low temperature laser annealing for crystalline TiO2 nanostructures patterned by electro-hydrodynamic lithography
SeungNam Cha; Suok Lee; Jae Eun Jang; Arang Jang; Jin Pyo Hong; Jaejong Lee; Jung Inn Sohn; Dae Joon Kang; Jong Min Kim
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053114 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817583
Tuning multiple Fano and plasmon resonances in rectangle grid quasi-3D plasmonic-photonic nanostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053117 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817398
Pi-gate tunneling field-effect transistor charge trapping nonvolatile memory based on all tunneling transportation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053118 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817510
Submicrosecond-timescale readout of carbon nanotube mechanical motion
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053121 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817755
A bi-stable nanoelectromechanical non-volatile memory based on van der Waals force
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053122 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817796
Hysteretic response of chemical vapor deposition graphene field effect transistors on SiC substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053123 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816426
Detecting response of microelectromechanical resonators by microwave reflectometry
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053124 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817411
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
High-performance n-type organic thin-film phototransistors based on a core-expanded naphthalene diimide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053301 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817267
Influence of a MoOx interlayer on the open-circuit voltage in organic photovoltaic cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053302 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817075
Direct observation of carrier delocalization in highly conducting polyaniline
Takeya Unuma; Naruki Yamada; Arao Nakamura; Hideo Kishida; Seung-Chul Lee; Eun-Young Hong; Suck-Hyun Lee; O-Pil Kwon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053303 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817546
Observation of orientation-dependent photovoltaic behaviors in aligned organic nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053304 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817299
On the spatial inhomogeneity of charge generation and collection in inverted all polymer solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053305 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817506
Understanding the origin of the S-curve in conjugated polymer/fullerene photovoltaics from drift-diffusion simulations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053306 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817396
DEVICE PHYSICS
Photoacoustic tomography using a Michelson interferometer with quadrature phase detection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053501 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816427
Indium outdiffusion and leakage degradation in metal/Al2O3/In0.53Ga0.47As capacitors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053502 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816588
Magnetoresistance in InMnAs/InAs heterojunctions and its dependence on alloy composition and temperature
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053503 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816958
Unidirectional acoustic transmission through a prism with near-zero refractive index
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053505 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817249
In-situ metalorganic chemical vapor deposition and capacitance-voltage characterizations of Al2O3 on Ga-face GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors
X. Liu; R. Yeluri; J. Kim; S. Lal; A. Raman; C. Lund; S. Wienecke; J. Lu; M. Laurent; S. Keller; U. K. Mishra
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053509 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817385
>750 mV open circuit voltage measured on 50 μm thick silicon heterojunction solar cell
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053511 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817723
Influence of n-type versus p-type AlGaN electron-blocking layer on InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells light-emitting diodes
Yun Ji; Zi-Hui Zhang; Zabu Kyaw; Swee Tiam Tan; Zhen Gang Ju; Xue Liang Zhang; Wei Liu; Xiao Wei Sun; Hilmi Volkan Demir
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053512 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817381
Band alignment of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides: Application in tunnel field effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053513 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817409
High sensitive quasi freestanding epitaxial graphene gas sensor on 6H-SiC
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053514 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816762
Effects of crystallization mechanism on the electrical characteristics of green continuous-wave-laser-crystallized polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors
Chia-Hsin Chou; I-Che Lee; Po-Yu Yang; Ming-Jhe Hu; Chao-Lung Wang; Chun-Yu Wu; Yun-Shan Chien; Kuang-Yu Wang; Huang-Chung Cheng
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053515 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812669
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Interactions between ultrasound stimulated microbubbles and fibrin clots
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053701 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816750
Asymmetric split-ring resonator-based biosensor for detection of label-free stress biomarkers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053702 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816440
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Structural stability of thermoelectric diffusion barriers: Experimental results and first principles calculations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817511
Low energy structures of lithium-ion battery materials Li(MnxNixCo1−2x)O2 revealed by first-principles calculations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817763
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Droplet deformation and manipulation in an electrified microfluidic channel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 054101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817008
Improved laser-to-proton conversion efficiency in isolated reduced mass targets
A. Morace; C. Bellei; T. Bartal; L. Willingale; J. Kim; A. Maksimchuk; K. Krushelnick; M. S. Wei; P. K. Patel; D. Batani; N. Piovella; R. B. Stephens; F. N. Beg
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 054102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816595
A symplectic geometry-based method for nonlinear time series decomposition and prediction
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 054103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817181
Spectroscopic imaging of self-organization in high power impulse magnetron sputtering plasmas
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 054104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817257
Electrostatic formation of liquid marbles and agglomerates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 054105 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817586
Optical emission spectroscopy measurements within a single microdischarge of a dielectric barrier discharge actuator
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 054106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817509
Enhanced water window x-ray emission from in situ formed carbon clusters irradiated by intense ultra-short laser pulses
U. Chakravarty; B. S. Rao; V. Arora; A. Upadhyay; H. Singhal; P. A. Naik; J. A. Chakera; C. Mukherjee; P. D. Gupta
Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 054107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817759
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.