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21 August 2006
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Ultrafast gain and index dynamics of quantum dash structures emitting at
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081102 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337881
Efficient ultraviolet-blue polymer light-emitting diodes based on a fluorene-based non-conjugated polymer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081104 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336745
Monolithic microspectrometer using tunable ferroelectric liquid crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081105 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337868
Wavelength-tunable and high-temperature lasing in ZnMgO nanoneedles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081107 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338525
Efficient frequency doubling in femtosecond laser-written waveguides in lithium niobate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081108 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338532
Strong upconversion from ceramic powders prepared by low temperature direct combustion synthesis
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081109 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338558
High color purity phosphors of doped with and
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081110 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337275
High responsivity Schottky UV photodiodes based on the pinch-off surface effect
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081111 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337861
Dominating radiative recombination in a nanoporous silicon layer with a metal-rich Au cermet waveguide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081112 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336215
Trapping and manipulation of microscopic bubbles with a scanning optical tweezer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081113 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338512
Observation of transient reorientation of dye-doped liquid crystals by pumped attenuated total reflection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081114 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338561
Quasi-continuous-wave operation of an organic thin-film distributed feedback laser
T. Rabe; K. Gerlach; T. Riedl; H.-H. Johannes; W. Kowalsky; J. Niederhofer; W. Gries; J. Wang; T. Weimann; P. Hinze; F. Galbrecht; U. Scherf
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081115 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337873
Nonlinear dynamics in thin-slice Nd:YAG ceramic lasers: Coupled local-mode laser model
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081117 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337993
In-phase evanescent coupling of two-dimensional arrays of defect cavities in photonic crystal vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
James J. Raftery, Jr.; Ann C. Lehman; Aaron J. Danner; Paul O. Leisher; Antonios V. Giannopoulos; Kent D. Choquette
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081119 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336618
Oscillating wave sensors based on ultrahigh-order modes in symmetric metal-clad optical waveguides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081120 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338536
High power gain-switched laser diode using a superfast GaAs avalanche transistor for pumping
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081122 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337105
Stable mode locking via ground- or excited-state transitions in a two-section quantum-dot laser
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081124 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338767
Planar waveguide-type saturable absorber based on carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081125 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338779
Enhanced output of GaN-based light-emitting diodes with stripe-contact electrodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081127 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338786
High gain, broadband quantum well infrared photodetector
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081128 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338803
Anomalous enhancement of terahertz radiation from semi-insulating GaAs surfaces induced by optical pump
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081129 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338805
Electrically addressed and thermally erased cholesteric cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081130 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339026
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
Plasma stability control using dielectric barriers in radio-frequency atmospheric pressure glow discharges
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081502 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338647
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Improved surface morphology of stacked quantum dot active regions by introducing annealing processes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081902 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337869
Negative strain rate sensitivity in ultrahigh-strength nanocrystalline tantalum
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081903 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338006
Pulsed lateral epitaxial overgrowth of aluminum nitride on sapphire substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081905 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2245436
Optical constants and thermo-optic coefficients of nanocrystalline diamond films at
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081906 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2243863
Band structure, Wiener bounds, and coupled surface plasmons in one dimensional photonic crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081907 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338546
Electron doped perovskite manganite as potential infrared thermochromic switch
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081909 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2236290
Mechanism of eliminating basal plane dislocations in SiC thin films by epitaxy on an etched substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081910 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337874
“Stick and slide” ferrofluidic droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081911 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336729
Fabrication of multilayered oxide thermoelectric modules by electrophoretic deposition under high magnetic fields
Taichi Okamoto; Shigeru Horii; Tetsuo Uchikoshi; Tohru S. Suzuki; Yoshio Sakka; Ryoji Funahashi; Naoko Ando; Masayuki Sakurai; Jun-ichi Shimoyama; Kohji Kishio
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081912 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338749
Evaluation of integrity and barrier performance of atomic layer deposited films on plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposited for Cu metallization
Ki-Su Kim; Moon-Sang Lee; Sung-Soo Yim; Hyun-Mi Kim; Ki-Bum Kim; Hyung-Sang Park; Wonyong Koh; Wei-Min Li; Maarten Stokhof; Hessel Sprey
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081913 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338768
Plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition of moisture permeation barriers on polymers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 081915 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338776
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Dopant activation in subamorphized silicon upon laser annealing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082101 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335950
Observation of enhanced defect emission and excitonic quenching from spherically indented ZnO
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082102 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338552
Correlation between ambipolar transport and structural phase transition in diindenoperylene single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082103 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338587
High-mobility transparent conductive Zr-doped
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082104 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337281
Electron transport through individual Ge self-assembled quantum dots on Si
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082105 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338004
Study on photoluminescence from tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum thin films and influence of light
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082106 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338566
Effect of uniaxial stress on solid phase epitaxy in patterned Si wafers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082107 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337994
Graded-base heterojunction bipolar light-emitting transistors
B. F. Chu-Kung; M. Feng; G. Walter; N. Holonyak, Jr.; T. Chung; J.-H. Ryou; J. Limb; D. Yoo; S.-C. Shen; R. D. Dupuis; D. Keogh; P. M. Asbeck
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082108 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336619
Effects of plasma treatment on the Ohmic characteristics of contacts to -AlGaN
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082109 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338434
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Joule-heating-enhanced colossal magnetoresistance in films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082501 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337280
Direct optical observation of magnetic domains in Ni–Mn–Ga martensite
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082502 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335811
Erasure of photoconductivity by magnetic field in oxygen-deficient thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082503 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337285
Wurtzite NiO: A potential half-metal for wide gap semiconductors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082504 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335970
Origin of clear ferromagnetism for -type GaN implanted with (5 and )
Yoon Shon; Sejoon Lee; H. C. Jeon; Y. S. Park; D. Y. Kim; T. W. Kang; Jin Soak Kim; Eun Kyu Kim; D. J. Fu; X. J. Fan; Y. J. Park; J. M. Baik; J. L. Lee
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082505 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338000
Percolation transition and colossal magnetoresistive effects in a complex network
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082506 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338024
Multilayer buffer for high-temperature superconductor devices on MgO
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082507 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338564
Crystal field effects in as determined by inelastic neutron scattering
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082508 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2264336
Observation and manipulation of paramagnetic oxygen vacancies in Co-doped nanocrystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082510 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335954
Effects of strain on the electronic structures and ’s of the and thin films deposited on
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082511 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335973
Spin polarization of full-Heusler alloy and tunneling magnetoresistance of its magnetic tunneling junctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082512 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338025
Effect of asymmetric leads on critical switching current in magnetic nanopillars
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082513 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336719
Structural and magnetic properties of manganese and phosphorus codoped ZnO films on (0001) sapphire substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082515 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338660
Time-resolved measurement of capacitance in a Josephson tunnel junction
Guozhu Sun; Jian Chen; Zhengming Ji; Weiwei Xu; Lin Kang; Peiheng Wu; Ning Dong; Guangfeng Mao; Yang Yu; Dingyu Xing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082516 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338778
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Thickness dependence of dielectric properties in bismuth layer-structured dielectrics
Kenji Takahashi; Muneyasu Suzuki; Takashi Kojima; Takayuki Watanabe; Yukio Sakashita; Kazumi Kato; Osami Sakata; Kazushi Sumitani; Hiroshi Funakubo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082901 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336626
-based Bragg reflectors fabricated from one single chemical solution
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082902 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337533
Links between polydomain phases in electric-field-cooled single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082904 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336717
Dielectric properties of -axis oriented thin films grown by multimagnetron sputtering
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082905 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2266891
Ferroelectric film switching via oblique domain growth observed by cross-sectional nanoscale imaging
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082906 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338432
Effective work function of Pt, Pd, and Re on atomic layer deposited
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082907 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336718
Negative oxygen vacancies in as charge traps in high- stacks
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082908 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2236466
Impedance spectroscopy of thin films showing resistive switching
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082909 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336621
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Tuning the wettability on coatings from superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity by hierarchical microstructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083101 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337539
Large capacitance in the nanosecond-scale transient response of quantum point contacts
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083103 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337865
Effects of radial strain on the desorption of hydrogen from the surface of palladium-doped carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083104 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337991
Fabrication of iron silicide nanowires from nanowire templates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083107 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338018
Pd-nanocrystal-based nonvolatile memory structures with asymmetric tunnel barrier
Kwang Soo Seol; Seong Jae Choi; Jae-Young Choi; Eun-Joo Jang; Byung-Ki Kim; Sang-Jin Park; Dea-Gil Cha; In-Yong Song; Jong-Bong Park; Youngsoo Park; Suk-Ho Choi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083109 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335677
X-ray induced, substrate-carrier mediated deposition of metal on GaAs
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083114 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336592
Critical thickness for dislocation generation during ferroelectric transition in thin film on a compliant substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083115 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338515
emission from quantum dots grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition via antimony incorporation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083116 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337163
Electrical properties of ferromagnetic semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083117 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337872
DEVICE PHYSICS
Concept and demonstration of all organic Gratzel solar cell (dye sensitized solar cell)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083501 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337563
Direct and heterodyne detection of microwaves in a metallic single wall carbon nanotube
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083502 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337863
In situ chemical and structural investigations of the oxidation of Ge(001) substrates by atomic oxygen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083504 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337543
Organic light-emitting diodes having exclusive near-infrared electrophosphorescence
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083506 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335275
Giant magnetoelectric effect in Metglas/polyvinylidene-fluoride laminates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083507 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337996
Three-terminal Ge dot/SiGe quantum-well photodetectors for near-infrared light detection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083510 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337867
Uncooled photodetectors for the spectral range based on III–V heterojunctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083512 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337995
Suppression of short-channel effects in organic thin-film transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083513 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2234724
Negative differential resistance effect in organic devices based on an anthracene derivative
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083514 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338513
Surface acoustic wave trapping in a periodic array of mechanical resonators
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083515 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338523
Thermal stability of Schottky contact on InAlAs layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083517 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338567
Terahertz radiation generated and detected by -irradiated photoconductive antenna excited at wavelength
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083519 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338538
APPLIED BIOPHYSICS
Selective surface treatment of micro printing pin and its performance
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 083901 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337882
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Five-cross microfluidic network design free of coupling between electrophoretic motion and electro-osmotic flow
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 084101 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338570
Experimental demonstration of negative magnetic permeability in the far-infrared frequency regime
T. F. Gundogdu; I. Tsiapa; A. Kostopoulos; G. Konstantinidis; N. Katsarakis; R. S. Penciu; M. Kafesaki; E. N. Economou; Th. Koschny; C. M. Soukoulis
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 084103 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335955
Negative refraction and plano-concave lens focusing in one-dimensional photonic crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 084104 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338644
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Topological and chiral matter—Physics and applications
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