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10 February 2014
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Flip-chip bonding of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers using laser-induced forward transfer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864406
Nanofocusing of longitudinally polarized light using absorbance modulation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061103 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864775
Radio frequency regenerative oscillations in monolithic high-Q/V heterostructured photonic crystal cavities
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865204
Achieving high brightness of silicon nanocrystal light-emitting device with a field-effect approach
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061105 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865207
Ultrafast optical properties of lithographically defined quantum dot amplifiers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061106 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865238
Diffraction-induced subradiant transverse-magnetic lattice plasmon modes in metal nanoparticle arrays
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061107 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864277
Computation of radiative heat transport across a nanoscale vacuum gap
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061109 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865404
Optical absorption in InP/InGaAs/InP double-heterostructure nanopillar arrays for solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061110 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865246
High performance bilayer-graphene terahertz detectors
Davide Spirito; Dominique Coquillat; Sergio L. De Bonis; Antonio Lombardo; Matteo Bruna; Andrea C. Ferrari; Vittorio Pellegrini; Alessandro Tredicucci; Wojciech Knap; Miriam S. Vitiello
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061111 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864082
Loss compensation of extraordinary optical transmission
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061112 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865416
Cross-polarization detecting surface-plasmon resonance of near-field transducer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061114 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865420
Polymer-loaded propagating modes on a one-dimensional photonic crystal
Lu Han; Douguo Zhang; Yikai Chen; Ruxue Wang; Liangfu Zhu; Pei Wang; Hai Ming; Ramachandram Badugu; Joseph R. Lakowicz
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061115 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865421
Thin-film topological insulator-ferromagnet heterostructures for terahertz detection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061116 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865423
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Raman-Brillouin scattering from a thin Ge layer: Acoustic phonons for probing Ge/GeO2 interfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061601 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864790
Realization of one-way electromagnetic modes at the interface between two dissimilar metals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061604 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865375
Predicting the stability of surface phases of molybdenum selenides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061605 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865764
Reaction kinetics during the thermal activation of the silicon surface passivation with atomic layer deposited Al2O3
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061606 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865901
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Large grain growth of Ge-rich Ge1−xSnx (x ≈ 0.02) on insulating surfaces using pulsed laser annealing in flowing water
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061901 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864627
An approach to achieve significantly faster luminescence decay of thin-film scintillator by surface plasmons
Bo Liu; Zhichao Zhu; Jingtao Zhu; Shuang Wu; Hong Chen; Mu Gu; Qian Cheng; Hong Chen; Chuanwei Cheng; Zhanshan Wang; Yuping Zhao; Qingli Zhang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061902 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864634
Magnetic field sensing based on tilted fiber Bragg grating coated with nanoparticle magnetic fluid
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864649
Electric-field-tunable mechanical properties of relaxor ferroelectric single crystal measured by nanoindentation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061904 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865773
Effects of sub-Tg annealing on Cu64.5Zr35.5 glasses: A molecular dynamics study
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061905 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864652
The origin of white luminescence from silicon oxycarbide thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061906 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865100
Hot spot generation in energetic materials created by long-wavelength infrared radiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061907 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865258
A simple electrical test method to isolate viscoelasticity and creep in capacitive microelectromechanical switches
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061908 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865584
Hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of Ge2Sb2Te5; as-deposited amorphous, crystalline, and laser-reamorphized
Jan H. Richter; Paul Fons; Alex V. Kolobov; Shigenori Ueda; Hideki Yoshikawa; Yoshiyuki Yamashita; Satoshi Ishimaru; Keisuke Kobayashi; Junji Tominaga
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061909 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865328
A simple scanning spectrometer based on a stretchable elastomeric reflective grating
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061910 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865427
Photoluminescence from InGaAs/GaAs quantum well regrown on a buried patterned oxidized AlAs layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 061912 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865419
SEMICONDUCTORS
Electrical detection of picosecond acoustic pulses in vertical transport devices with nanowires
E. S. K. Young; A. D. Bouravleuv; G. E. Cirlin; V. Dhaka; H. Lipsanen; M. Tchernycheva; A. V. Scherbakov; A. V. Platonov; A. V. Akimov; A. J. Kent
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864637
Growth of homogeneous single-layer graphene on Ni-Ge binary substrate
Gang Wang; Da Chen; Zitong Lu; Qinglei Guo; Lin Ye; Xing Wei; Guqiao Ding; Miao Zhang; Zengfeng Di; Su Liu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062103 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864643
Correlative analysis of the in situ changes of carrier decay and proton induced photoluminescence characteristics in chemical vapor deposition grown GaN
E. Gaubas; T. Ceponis; A. Jasiunas; V. Kovalevskij; D. Meskauskaite; J. Pavlov; V. Remeikis; A. Tekorius; J. Vaitkus
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865499
Excess carrier lifetimes in Ge layers on Si
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062106 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865237
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Spin-orbit torque opposing the Oersted torque in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers
T. D. Skinner; M. Wang; A. T. Hindmarch; A. W. Rushforth; A. C. Irvine; D. Heiss; H. Kurebayashi; A. J. Ferguson
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062401 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864399
Strain relaxation and enhanced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in BiFeO3:CoFe2O4 vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films
Wenrui Zhang; Jie Jian; Aiping Chen; Liang Jiao; Fauzia Khatkhatay; Leigang Li; Frank Chu; Quanxi Jia; Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll; Haiyan Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062402 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864405
Piezoelectric control of magnetic anisotropy in the Ni0.46Zn0.54Fe2O4/Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 composite
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062403 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864757
Optical demagnetization in defect-mediated ferromagnetic ZnO:Cu films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062405 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865206
All-electrical time-resolved spin generation and spin manipulation in n-InGaAs
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062406 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864468
Rapid microwave phase detection based on a solid state spintronic device
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062408 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865374
Non-volatile, electric control of magnetism in Mn-substituted ZnO
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062409 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865428
Coercivity enhancement in V2O3/Ni bilayers driven by nanoscale phase coexistence
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062410 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865587
Voltage-induced reversible changes in the magnetic coercivity of Fe/ZnO heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062411 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865591
Flexible spintronic devices on Kapton
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062412 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865201
Magnetic and dielectric properties of Aurivillius phase Bi6Fe2Ti3−2xNbxCoxO18 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4)
B. Yuan; J. Yang; J. Chen; X. Z. Zuo; L. H. Yin; X. W. Tang; X. B. Zhu; J. M. Dai; W. H. Song; Y. P. Sun
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062413 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865422
Above room-temperature ferromagnetism of Mn delta-doped GaN nanorods
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062414 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865785
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS
Large voltage modulation in magnetic field sensors from two-dimensional arrays of Y-Ba-Cu-O nano Josephson junctions
Shane A. Cybart; E. Y. Cho; T. J. Wong; V. N. Glyantsev; J. U. Huh; C. S. Yung; B. H. Moeckly; J. W. Beeman; E. Ulin-Avila; S. M. Wu; R. C. Dynes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062601 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865216
Type-I superconductor pick-up coil in superconducting quantum interference device-based ultra-low field nuclear magnetic resonance
Seong-min Hwang; Kiwoong Kim; Kwon Kyu Yu; Seong-Joo Lee; Jeong Hyun Shim; Rainer Körber; Martin Burghoff
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062602 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865497
Radiation power and linewidth of a semifluxon-based Josephson oscillator
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062603 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864320
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
Investigation on the pyroelectric property of polycrystalline GdMnO3
X. Zhang; Y. G. Zhao; Y. F. Cui; L. D. Ye; D. Y. Zhao; P. S. Li; J. W. Wang; M. H. Zhu; H. Y. Zhang; G. H. Rao
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865376
Bandgap measurements of low-k porous organosilicate dielectrics using vacuum ultraviolet irradiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062904 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865407
Hysteretic electrical transport in BaTiO3/Ba1−xSrxTiO3/Ge heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062905 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864648
A unified equation for predicting the dielectric constant of a two phase composite
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062906 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865094
Observation of an unusual optical switching effect in relaxor ferroelectrics Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-Pb(Zr0.53,Ti0.47)O3 transparent ceramics
Wei Zhao; Wei Ruan; Jiangtao Zeng; Lizhu Huang; Kunyu Zhao; Liaoying Zheng; Huarong Zeng; Yibo Zhou; Heji Yang; Xuezheng Ruan; Guorong Li
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062907 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865405
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Hypersonic band gap in an AlN-TiN bilayer phononic crystal slab
S. Hemon; A. Akjouj; A. Soltani; Y. Pennec; Y. El Hassouani; A. Talbi; V. Mortet; B. Djafari-Rouhani
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063101 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864310
Position-controlled InP nanowires with 10–100 μm pitches using Au-deposited SiO2/InP patterned substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865260
The spin-dependent transport of Co-encapsulated Si nanotubes contacted with Cu electrodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063103 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865589
Epitaxial growth of VO2 by periodic annealing
J. W. Tashman; J. H. Lee; H. Paik; J. A. Moyer; R. Misra; J. A. Mundy; T. Spila; T. A. Merz; J. Schubert; D. A. Muller; P. Schiffer; D. G. Schlom
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864404
Effective heat conduction in dispersion of wires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063106 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865093
Enhanced optical bistability with film-coupled plasmonic nanocubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063108 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4866048
Optical properties of fluorescent zigzag graphene quantum dots derived from multi-walled carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063109 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863963
Non-radiative relaxation and rectification behavior of metal/semiconductor tetrapod heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063110 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865398
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Improved light extraction from white organic light-emitting devices using a binary random phase array
Yasuhisa Inada; Seiji Nishiwaki; Jumpei Matsuzaki; Taku Hirasawa; Yoshitaka Nakamura; Akira Hashiya; Shin-ichi Wakabayashi; Masa-aki Suzuki
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063301 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864788
Solution processed nickel oxide anodes for organic photovoltaic devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063302 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865090
MgO-hybridized TiO2 interfacial layers assisting efficiency enhancement of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063303 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864319
Recombination pathways in polymer:fullerene photovoltaics observed through spin polarization measurements
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063304 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865203
DEVICE PHYSICS
Towards forming-free resistive switching in oxygen engineered HfO2−x
S. U. Sharath; T. Bertaud; J. Kurian; E. Hildebrandt; C. Walczyk; P. Calka; P. Zaumseil; M. Sowinska; D. Walczyk; A. Gloskovskii; T. Schroeder; L. Alff
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063502 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864653
Nano-optical observation of cascade switching in a parallel superconducting nanowire single photon detector
Robert M. Heath; Michael G. Tanner; Alessandro Casaburi; Mark G. Webster; Lara San Emeterio Alvarez; Weitao Jiang; Zoe H. Barber; Richard J. Warburton; Robert H. Hadfield
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063503 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865199
Determination of carrier lifetime and mobility in colloidal quantum dot films via impedance spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063504 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865089
Direct hexagonal transition of amorphous (Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063505 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865198
Schlieren characterization of gas flows generated by cathodic arcs in atmospheric pressure environment
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063507 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865397
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Magnetic tweezers for manipulation of magnetic particles in single cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063701 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865088
Microscopic modulation of mechanical properties in transparent insect wings
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063702 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865202
Initial nucleation site formation due to acoustic droplet vaporization
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063703 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864110
Inhibition of beta-amyloid aggregation by fluorescent dye labels
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063704 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865197
Formation of toroidal bubbles from acoustic droplet vaporization
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063706 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864289
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Hole-conductor-free perovskite organic lead iodide heterojunction thin-film solar cells: High efficiency and junction property
Jiangjian Shi; Juan Dong; Songtao Lv; Yuzhuan Xu; Lifeng Zhu; Junyan Xiao; Xin Xu; Huijue Wu; Dongmei Li; Yanhong Luo; Qingbo Meng
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063901 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864638
Direct imaging of enhanced current collection on grain boundaries of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063902 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864758
Unusual defect physics in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cell absorber
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 063903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864778
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Actuating dielectric elastomers in pure shear deformation by elastomeric conductors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 064101 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864402
An experimental verification of metamaterial coupled enhanced transmission for antenna applications
Sarin V. Pushpakaran; Rohith K. Raj; Anju Pradeep; Lindo Ouseph; Mridula Hari; Aanandan Chandroth; Mohanan Pezholil; Vasudevan Kesavath
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 064102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865763
ERRATA
Publisher's Note: “Magnetotransport properties of quasi-one-dimensionally channeled vertically aligned heteroepitaxial nanomazes” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 093114 (2013)]
Aiping Chen; Wenrui Zhang; Fauzia Khatkhatay; Qing Su; Chen-Fong Tsai; Li Chen; Q. X. Jia; Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll; H. Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 069901 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865899
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
Feedback cooling of an insulating high-Q diamagnetically levitated plate
S. Tian, K. Jadeja, et al.
Special topic on Wide- and ultrawide-bandgap electronic semiconductor devices
Joachim Würfl, Tomás Palacios, et al.