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18 August 2014
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
50% continuous-wave wallplug efficiency from 1.53μm-emitting broad-area diode lasers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071101 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893576
Photonic bandgap narrowing in conical hollow core Bragg fibers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893594
Absolute analytical prediction of photonic crystal guided mode resonance wavelengths
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071103 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893664
Observation of enhanced visible and infrared emissions in photonic crystal thin-film light-emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893739
Whispering gallery micro-global positioning system for nanoparticle sizing in real time
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071105 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893762
High power operation of λ ∼ 5.2–11 μm strain balanced quantum cascade lasers based on the same material composition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071106 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893746
Optically imprinted reconfigurable photonic elements in a VO2 nanocomposite
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071107 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893570
Enhancing the quantum efficiency of InGaN yellow-green light-emitting diodes by growth interruption
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071108 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4892830
Single mode interband cascade lasers based on lateral metal gratings
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071111 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893788
Nonlinear switching dynamics in a photonic-crystal nanocavity
Yi Yu; Evarist Palushani; Mikkel Heuck; Dragana Vukovic; Christophe Peucheret; Kresten Yvind; Jesper Mork
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071112 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893984
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Improvement of magnetic and structural stabilities in high-quality Co2FeSi1−xAlx/Si heterointerfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071601 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893608
Morphological instability of Ag films caused by phase transition in the underlying Ta barrier layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071604 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893768
Engineering of silicon/HfO2 interface by variable energy proton irradiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071605 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893731
Controllable underwater anisotropic oil-wetting
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071608 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893945
Tuning nucleation density of metal island with charge doping of graphene substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071609 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893947
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
In-situ optical transmission electron microscope study of exciton phonon replicas in ZnO nanowires by cathodoluminescence
Shize Yang; Xuezeng Tian; Lifen Wang; Jiake Wei; Kuo Qi; Xiaomin Li; Zhi Xu; Wenlong Wang; Jimin Zhao; Xuedong Bai; Enge Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071901 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893444
A simplified hollow-core microstructured optical fibre laser with microring resonators and strong radial emission
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071902 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893456
Pressure-induced phase transitions in rubidium azide: Studied by in-situ x-ray diffraction
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893464
Tailoring the wrinkle pattern of a microstructured membrane
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071905 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893596
Near-resonant second-order nonlinear susceptibility in c-axis oriented ZnO nanorods
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071906 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893599
Switchable wavelength-selective and diffuse metamaterial absorber/emitter with a phase transition spacer layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071907 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893616
Optofluidic debubbling via a negative optical gradient force
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071908 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893737
Atomic-resolution characterization of the effects of CdCl2 treatment on poly-crystalline CdTe thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071910 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893727
Local structure of CuxZn2−xTiO4 inverse spinel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071911 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893458
Tensile GaAs(111) quantum dashes with tunable luminescence below the bulk bandgap
Christopher D. Yerino; Paul J. Simmonds; Baolai Liang; Vitaliy G. Dorogan; Morgan E. Ware; Yuriy I. Mazur; Daehwan Jung; Diana L. Huffaker; Gregory J. Salamo; Minjoo Larry Lee
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071912 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893747
Active acoustic metamaterials with tunable effective mass density by gradient magnetic fields
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071913 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893921
A colorimetric temperature sensor of a cyanine dye supramolecule and its application in reversible switch
Hongxia Sun; Junfeng Xiang; Xiufeng Zhang; Hongbo Chen; Yunhua Shi; Lijia Yu; Qianfan Yang; Qian Li; Aijiao Guan; Yalin Tang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 071914 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893923
SEMICONDUCTORS
Laser lift-off technique for freestanding GaN substrate using an In droplet formed by thermal decomposition of GaInN and its application to light-emitting diodes
Daisuke Iida; Syunsuke Kawai; Nobuaki Ema; Takayoshi Tsuchiya; Motoaki Iwaya; Tetsuya Takeuchi; Satoshi Kamiyama; Isamu Akasaki
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072101 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893757
Effects of ZrO2 doping on HfO2 resistive switching memory characteristics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893568
Electronic Bloch oscillation in bilayer graphene gradient superlattices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072103 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893598
Tristate electrochemical metallization memory based in the hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893601
High-performance zero-bias ultraviolet photodetector based on p-GaN/n-ZnO heterojunction
Longxing Su; Quanlin Zhang; Tianzhun Wu; Mingming Chen; Yuquan Su; Yuan Zhu; Rong Xiang; Xuchun Gui; Zikang Tang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072106 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893591
Growth and characterization of dilute nitride GaNxP1−x nanowires and GaNxP1−x/GaNyP1−y core/shell nanowires on Si (111) by gas source molecular beam epitaxy
S. Sukrittanon; Y. J. Kuang (邝彦瑾); A. Dobrovolsky; Won-Mo Kang; Ja-Soon Jang; Bong-Joong Kim; W. M. Chen; I. A. Buyanova; C. W. Tu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072107 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893745
InGaN: Direct correlation of nanoscopic morphology features with optical and structural properties
Holger Koch; Frank Bertram; Ines Pietzonka; Jan-Philipp Ahl; Martin Strassburg; Olga August; Jürgen Christen; Holger Kalisch; Andrei Vescan; Hans-Jürgen Lugauer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072108 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893663
MAGNETICS AND SPINTRONICS
Ferromagnetism and the electronic band structure in (Ga,Mn)(Bi,As) epitaxial layers
O. Yastrubchak; J. Sadowski; L. Gluba; J. Z. Domagala; M. Rawski; J. Żuk; M. Kulik; T. Andrearczyk; T. Wosinski
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072402 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893381
Exchange bias: The antiferromagnetic bulk matters
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072403 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893457
Decoupled scenario between the conductive carriers and the ferromagnetism in epitaxial Zn0.85−xMgxCo0.15O thin films
Dapeng Zhu; Guolei Liu; Yufeng Tian; Shishen Yan; Qiang Cao; Li Cai; Maoxiang Fu; Jie Zhang; Kun Zhang; Shengtao Ye; Huanhuan Li; Shujun Hu; Yanxue Chen; Shishou Kang; Youyong Dai; Liangmo Mei
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072404 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893563
Spin structure of the anisotropic helimagnet Cr1∕3NbS2 in a magnetic field
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072405 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893567
Room-temperature detection of a single 19 nm super-paramagnetic nanoparticle with an imaging magnetometer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072406 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893602
Dual function armchair graphene nanoribbon-based spin-photodetector: Optical spin-valve and light helicity detector
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072407 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893604
Spin-torque diode radio-frequency detector with voltage tuned resonance
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072409 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893463
Metallic transport and large anomalous Hall effect at room temperature in ferrimagnetic Mn4N epitaxial thin film
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072410 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893732
Reduction of magnetic damping constant of FeCo films by rare-earth Gd doping
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072411 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893779
Magnetic switching behaviors of orbital states with different magnetic quantum numbers in Au/Fe/MgO multilayer system
Kosuke Suzuki; Shota Takubo; Tadashi Kato; Masatoshi Yamazoe; Kazushi Hoshi; Yoshiya Homma; Masayoshi Itou; Yoshiharu Sakurai; Hiroshi Sakurai
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072412 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893566
Different temperature scaling of strain-induced magneto-crystalline anisotropy and Gilbert damping in Co2FeAl film epitaxied on GaAs
H. C. Yuan; S. H. Nie; T. P. Ma; Z. Zhang; Z. Zheng; Z. H. Chen; Y. Z. Wu; J. H. Zhao; H. B. Zhao; L. Y. Chen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072413 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893949
Unexpected magnetization enhancement in hydrogen plasma treated ferromagnetic (Zn,Cu)O film
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072414 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893946
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS
Ga lithography in sputtered niobium for superconductive micro and nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072601 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893446
DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND MULTIFERROICS
Enhancement of high dielectric permittivity in CaCu3Ti4O12/RuO2 composites in the vicinity of the percolation threshold
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072901 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893009
Study on the degradation mechanism of the ferroelectric properties of thin Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films on TiN and Ir electrodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072902 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893376
Large electrical manipulation of permittivity in BaTiO3 and Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 bimorph heterostructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893614
Ultra-high tunability in polycrystalline Ba1−xSrxTiO3 thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072904 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893615
Superstructures of self-assembled multiferroic core-shell nanoparticles and studies on magneto-electric interactions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072905 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893699
Manipulating leakage behavior via distribution of interfaces in oxide thin films
Run Zhao; Weiwei Li; Aiping Chen; Wenrui Zhang; Jun Yang; Yan Liang; Rujun Tang; Haiyan Wang; Hao Yang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072907 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893778
Photovoltaic properties of Aurivillius phase Bi5FeTi3O15 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 072908 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893784
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Nitrogen vacancy center fluorescence from a submicron diamond cluster levitated in a linear quadrupole ion trap
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073101 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893575
Uniaxial in-plane magnetization of iron nanolayers grown within an amorphous matrix
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893600
Graphene/GaN diodes for ultraviolet and visible photodetectors
Fang Lin; Shao-Wen Chen; Jie Meng; Geoffrey Tse; Xue-Wen Fu; Fu-Jun Xu; Bo Shen; Zhi-Min Liao; Da-Peng Yu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073103 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893609
Graphene chemical vapor deposition at very low pressure: The impact of substrate surface self-diffusion in domain shape
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893696
Dimensional scale effects on surface enhanced Raman scattering efficiency of self-assembled silver nanoparticle clusters
C. Fasolato; F. Domenici; S. Sennato; F. Mura; L. De Angelis; F. Luongo; F. Costantini; F. Bordi; P. Postorino
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073105 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893373
Carbon nanotube light sensors with linear dynamic range of over 120 dB
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073107 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893449
Structurally inhomogeneous nanoparticulate catalysts in cobalt-catalyzed carbon nanotube growth
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073108 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893460
Phase lag deduced information in photo-thermal actuation for nano-mechanical systems characterization
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073109 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893461
Polarization dependent asymmetric magneto-resistance features in nanocrystalline diamond films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073111 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893662
Large epitaxial bi-axial strain induces a Mott-like phase transition in VO2
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073112 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893326
Narrow-band single photon emission at room temperature based on a single nitrogen-vacancy center coupled to an all-fiber-cavity
Roland Albrecht; Alexander Bommer; Christoph Pauly; Frank Mücklich; Andreas W. Schell; Philip Engel; Tim Schröder; Oliver Benson; Jakob Reichel; Christoph Becher
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073113 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893612
Large on/off current ratio in hybrid graphene/BN nanoribbons by transverse electric field-induced control of bandgap
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073114 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893697
On the charge transfer between single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073115 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893698
Enhanced sensitivity of a microfabricated resonator using a graphene-polystyrene bilayer membrane
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073116 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893741
Spectrally resolved intraband transitions on two-step photon absorption in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot solar cell
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073118 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893879
Gated Si nanowires for large thermoelectric power factors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073119 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893977
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Thermal diffusivities of functionalized pentacene semiconductors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073302 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894094
Electrically tunable organic vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
Wendi Chang; Annie Wang; Apoorva Murarka; Gleb M. Akselrod; Corinne Packard; Jeffrey H. Lang; Vladimir Bulović
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073303 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893758
Graphene oxide hole transport layers for large area, high efficiency organic solar cells
Chris T. G. Smith; Rhys W. Rhodes; Michail J. Beliatis; K. D. G. Imalka Jayawardena; Lynn J. Rozanski; Christopher A. Mills; S. Ravi P. Silva
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073304 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893787
Improving charge transport property and energy transfer with carbon quantum dots in inverted polymer solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073306 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893994
DEVICE PHYSICS
Effects of threading dislocations on drain current dispersion and slow transients in unpassivated AlGaN/GaN/Si heterostructure field-effect transistors
Saptarsi Ghosh; Syed Mukulika Dinara; Partha Mukhopadhyay; Sanjay K. Jana; Ankush Bag; Apurba Chakraborty; Edward Yi Chang; Sanjib kabi; Dhrubes Biswas
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073502 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893453
Probing channel temperature profiles in AlxGa1−xN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on 200 mm diameter Si(111) by optical spectroscopy
L. M. Kyaw; L. K. Bera; Y. Liu; M. K. Bera; S. P. Singh; S. B. Dolmanan; H. R. Tan; T. N. Bhat; E. F. Chor; S. Tripathy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073504 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893603
An efficient light trapping scheme based on textured conductive photonic crystal back reflector for performance improvement of amorphous silicon solar cells
Peizhuan Chen; Guofu Hou; QiHua Fan; Qian Huang; Jing Zhao; Jianjun Zhang; Jian Ni; Xiaodan Zhang; Ying Zhao
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073506 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893606
Alleviation of fermi-level pinning effect at metal/germanium interface by the insertion of graphene layers
Seung-heon Chris Baek; Yu-Jin Seo; Joong Gun Oh; Min Gyu Albert Park; Jae Hoon Bong; Seong Jun Yoon; Minsu Seo; Seung-young Park; Byong-Guk Park; Seok-Hee Lee
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073508 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893668
Specific, trace gas induced phase transition in copper(II)oxide for highly selective gas sensing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073509 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893736
Measuring the complex admittance of a nearly isolated graphene quantum dot
Miao-Lei Zhang; Da Wei; Guang-Wei Deng; Shu-Xiao Li; Hai-Ou Li; Gang Cao; Tao Tu; Ming Xiao; Guang-Can Guo; Hong-Wen Jiang; Guo-Ping Guo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073510 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893883
Towards a graphene-based quantum impedance standard
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073511 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893940
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Evidence of radicals created by plasma in bacteria in water
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073702 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893565
Probing the coupled adhesion and deformation characteristics of suspension cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073703 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893734
ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Double-graded bandgap in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells by low toxicity selenization process
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073901 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893713
Effect of temperature on carrier formation efficiency in organic photovoltaic cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073902 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4892611
Thermal excitation of plasmons for near-field thermophotovoltaics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893665
Shockley-Read-Hall recombination in pre-filled and photo-filled intermediate band solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 073904 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893613
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Clogging by sieving in microchannels: Application to the detection of contaminants in colloidal suspensions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 074101 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893459
Benchtop fabrication of multi-scale micro-electromagnets for capturing magnetic particles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 074102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893564
Evolution of laser-produced Sn extreme ultraviolet source diameter for high-brightness source
Amitava Roy; Goki Arai; Hiroyuki Hara; Takeshi Higashiguchi; Hayato Ohashi; Atsushi Sunahara; Bowen Li; Padraig Dunne; Gerry O'Sullivan; Taisuke Miura; Tomas Mocek; Akira Endo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 074103 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893611
Determination of the magnetocaloric entropy change by field sweep using a heat flux setup
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 074104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894004
In situ emulsification using a non-uniform alternating electric field
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 074105 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893670
Microfluidic pumping through miniaturized channels driven by ultra-high frequency surface acoustic waves
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 074106 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893975
ERRATA
Special topic on Wide- and ultrawide-bandgap electronic semiconductor devices
Joachim Würfl, Tomás Palacios, et al.
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.