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17 September 2001
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Continuous-wave operation of a 5.2 μm quantum-cascade laser up to 210 K
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1745–1747 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1402644
Three-photon phenomena in the upconversion luminescence of erbium–ytterbium-codoped phosphate glass
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1748–1750 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404996
Laser frequency converter for continuous-wave tunable Ti:sapphire lasers based on aperiodically poled
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1751–1753 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404123
Orientation-controlled epitaxy of (A: Sr, Ca) films with large optical nonlinearity
T. Manako; Y. Okimoto; M. Izumi; S. Shinomori; M. Kawasaki; H. Kishida; H. Okamoto; T. Fukumura; M. Ohtani; Y. Tokura
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1754–1756 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1402161
Optical gain and saturation in nitride-based laser structures
M. Vehse; P. Michler; O. Lange; M. Röwe; J. Gutowski; S. Bader; H.-J. Lugauer; G. Brüderl; A. Weimar; A. Lell; V. Härle
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1763–1765 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1401780
Continuous room-temperature operation of electrically pumped quantum-dot microcylinder lasers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1766–1768 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1403656
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
Comparison of negative-ion and positive-ion-assisted etching of silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1769–1771 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1400765
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Variance method for the evaluation of particle size and dislocation density from x-ray Bragg peaks
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1772–1774 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404134
Electronic structure of noncrystalline transition metal silicate and aluminate alloys
G. Lucovsky; G. B. Rayner, Jr.; D. Kang; G. Appel; R. S. Johnson; Y. Zhang; D. E. Sayers; H. Ade; J. L. Whitten
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1775–1777 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404997
Radial-pattern formation in the polycarbonate substratum of recordable compact disks
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1778–1780 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1400778
Atomic-scale surface control and second-harmonic generation in thin films grown by combinatorial laser molecular-beam epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1783–1785 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1402964
A-site surface termination in strontium titanate single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1786–1788 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404129
Cathodoluminescence study of diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum well/micromagnet hybrid structures
J. Kossut; I. Yamakawa; A. Nakamura; G. Cywiński; K. Fronc; M. Czeczott; J. Wróbel; F. Kyrychenko; T. Wojtowicz; S. Takeyama
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1789–1791 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1405150
Investigation of short-range order in nanocrystal-forming metallic glass and the mechanism of nanocrystal formation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1792–1794 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404128
Structural effects of the thermal treatment on a GaInNAs/GaAs superlattice
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1795–1797 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1405002
Fabrication of strained Si on an ultrathin SiGe-on-insulator virtual substrate with a high-Ge fraction
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1798–1800 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404409
Growth front roughening of room-temperature deposited oligomer films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1801–1803 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404132
Influence of Si growth temperature for embedding β- and resultant strain in β- on light emission from light-emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1804–1806 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1405001
Lattice constant variation and complex formation in zincblende gallium manganese arsenide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1807–1809 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1403238
Thermal redistribution of localized excitons and its effect on the luminescence band in InGaN ternary alloys
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1810–1812 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1403655
Experimental comparison between optical spectroscopy and laser-ultrasound generation in polymer-matrix composites
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1813–1815 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1400776
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Ohmic contact formation mechanism of Ni on -type 4H–SiC
Sang Youn Han; Ki Hong Kim; Jong Kyu Kim; Ho Won Jang; Kwang Ho Lee; Nam-Kyun Kim; Eun Dong Kim; Jong-Lam Lee
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1816–1818 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404998
Low-resistance and thermally stable ohmic contact on -type GaN using Pd/Ni metallization
Ho Won Jang; Ki Hong Kim; Jong Kyu Kim; Soon-Won Hwang; Jung Ja Yang; Kang Jae Lee; Sung-Jin Son; Jong-Lam Lee
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1822–1824 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1403660
Modified Airy function method for modeling of direct tunneling current in metal–oxide–semiconductor structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1831–1833 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1403658
Fermi level dependence of hydrogen diffusivity in GaN
A. Y. Polyakov; N. B. Smirnov; S. J. Pearton; F. Ren; B. Theys; F. Jomard; Z. Teukam; V. A. Dmitriev; A. E. Nikolaev; A. S. Usikov; I. P. Nikitina
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1834–1836 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404398
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Direct observation of nanometer-scale Mg- and B-oxide phases at grain boundaries in
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1837–1839 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404127
Superconducting properties of nanocrystalline thin films made by an in situ annealing process
X. H. Zeng; A. Sukiasyan; X. X. Xi; Y. F. Hu; E. Wertz; Qi Li; W. Tian; H. P. Sun; X. Q. Pan; J. Lettieri; D. G. Schlom; C. O. Brubaker; Zi-Kui Liu; Qiang Li
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1840–1842 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1405431
Beneficial effect of Gd substitution on magnetic properties of magnetically anisotropic ribbons
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1843–1845 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1401789
Magnetic properties of the MnBi intermetallic compound
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1846–1848 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1405434
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Thermally stable dynamic piezoelectricity in sandwich films of porous and nonporous amorphous fluoropolymer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1852–1854 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404405
Metal drift behavior in low dielectric constant organosiloxane polymer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1855–1857 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404408
Interface control of film growth on Si(100) by use of an ultrathin silicon oxynitride buffer layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1858–1860 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1400078
Tailoring the temperature coefficient of capacitance in ferroelectric varactors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1861–1863 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1402637
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Formation of coupled quantum dots in single-wall carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1864–1866 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1403295
Effects of Ar, and gases on the field-emission properties of single-walled and multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1867–1869 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1401785
Enhanced luminescence from the disordered quantum-wire superlattice
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1870–1872 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1401088
Evaporation of carbon nanotubes during electron field emission
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1873–1875 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1402157
Formation of metal particle nanowires induced by ultrashort laser pulses
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1876–1878 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1403661
Nanoscale patterning of Si(100) surfaces by scratching through the native oxide layer using atomic force microscope
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1882–1884 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404195
Squeezing out hidden force information from scanning force microscopes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1888–1890 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1405430
DEVICE PHYSICS
Indium–silicon co-doping of high-aluminum-content AlGaN for solar blind photodetectors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1903–1905 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1402159
Subband electron properties of highly doped InAlAs/InGaAs metamorphic high-electron-mobility transistors on GaAs substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1909–1911 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1396625
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Quantitative atom-resolved force gradient imaging using noncontact atomic force microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1915–1917 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1389785
Symmetry dependence of x-ray absorption near-edge structure at the metal edge of transition metal compounds
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1918–1920 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1405149
ERRATA
Erratum: “Ultraviolet–visible near-field microscopy of phase-separated blends of polyfluorene-based conjugated semiconductors” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 833 (2001)]
R. Stevenson; R. Riehn; R. G. Milner; D. Richards; E. Moons; D.-J. Kang; M. Blamire; J. Morgado; F. Cacialli
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1921–1922 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1404775
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.