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28 August 2006
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Coupling of waveguide and surface modes in enhanced transmission through stacking gratings
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091101 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338796
GaAs photodetectors prepared by high-energy and high-dose nitrogen implantation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091103 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339907
Transmission and absorption of metallic films coated with corrugated dielectric layers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091104 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2344851
Whispering gallery modes in high quality microdisks with CdSe quantum dots studied at room temperature
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091105 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345236
Enhanced spontaneous emission of CdSe quantum dots in monolithic II-VI pillar microcavities
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091107 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338800
Transient grating measurement of surface acoustic waves in thin metal films with extreme ultraviolet radiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091108 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336591
Mid-infrared electroluminescence at room temperature from InAsSb multi-quantum-well light-emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091110 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339036
Excitation wavelength dependence of terahertz emission from semiconductor surface
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091111 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338430
Theory of the ultrafast nonlinear response of terahertz quantum cascade laser structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091112 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2344844
ultraviolet/infrared dual-band detector
G. Ariyawansa; M. B. M. Rinzan; M. Alevli; M. Strassburg; N. Dietz; A. G. U. Perera; S. G. Matsik; A. Asghar; I. T. Ferguson; H. Luo; A. Bezinger; H. C. Liu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091113 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345226
Efficient ceramic microchip lasers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091114 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345229
How to erase surface plasmon fringes
Aurelien Drezet; Andreas Hohenau; Andrey L. Stepanov; Harald Ditlbacher; Bernhard Steinberger; Nicole Galler; Franz R. Aussenegg; Alfred Leitner; Joachim R. Krenn
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091117 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339043
Fiber-optic temperature sensor based on interference of selective higher-order modes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091119 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2344835
Electroluminescence from coupled quantum dots embedded in lateral junctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091120 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2344934
Direct measurement of the linewidth enhancement factor by optical heterodyning of an amplitude-modulated quantum cascade laser
Thierry Aellen; Richard Maulini; Romain Terazzi; Nicolas Hoyler; Marcella Giovannini; Jérôme Faist; Stéphane Blaser; Lubos Hvozdara
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091121 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345035
Intracavity thermal loading measurements and evaluation of the intrinsic fluorescence quantum efficiency in lasers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091122 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345241
Self-assembled InAs quantum wire lasers on (001)InP at
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091123 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335775
Rollable multicolor display using electrically induced blueshift of a cholesteric reactive mesogen mixture
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091124 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345597
All-optical micromechanical chemical sensors
T. H. Stievater; W. S. Rabinovich; M. S. Ferraro; N. A. Papanicolaou; J. B. Boos; R. A. McGill; J. L. Stepnowski; E. J. Houser
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091125 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2344936
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Effect of surface morphology on the fracture strength of silicon nanobeams
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091901 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338649
X-ray diffuse scattering from stacking faults in thick single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091902 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338787
Effect of the misorientation of the substrate on the open volume defects in GaN grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition
E. Tengborn; M. Rummukainen; F. Tuomisto; K. Saarinen; M. Rudzinski; P. R. Hageman; P. K. Larsen; A. Nordlund
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091905 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338887
Prospective emission efficiency and in-plane light polarization of nonpolar -plane blue light emitting diodes fabricated on freestanding GaN substrates
T. Koyama; T. Onuma; H. Masui; A. Chakraborty; B. A. Haskell; S. Keller; U. K. Mishra; J. S. Speck; S. Nakamura; S. P. DenBaars; T. Sota; S. F. Chichibu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091906 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337085
Reorientation of the crystalline planes in confined single crystal nickel nanorods induced by heavy ion irradiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091907 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337544
Increase of blue electroluminescence from Ce-doped layers through sensitization by ions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091908 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338892
Stranski-Krastanov growth in heteroepitaxy: Self-organized nanodots and local composition separation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091909 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339027
Induced free carrier modulation of photonic crystal optical intersection via localized optical absorption effect
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091910 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2344840
Light propagation and transmission in hybrid-aligned nematic liquid crystal cells: Geometrical optics calculations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091912 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345042
Effects of high pressure on the optical absorption spectrum of scintillating crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091913 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345228
Misfit strain relaxation in strained-Si layers on silicon-germanium-on-insulator substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091916 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345250
Evaluation of glass-forming ability for metallic glasses based on order-disorder competition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091917 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345259
High pressure crystalline phase formation during nanoindentation: Amorphous versus crystalline silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 091919 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339039
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Organic-inorganic hybrid dielectrics with low leakage current for organic thin-film transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092101 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338753
Junction characteristics of or on (100) heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092102 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338764
Electron energy barriers at interfaces of GaAs(100) with and
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092103 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338893
Low-temperature silicon wafer bonding based on solid-state amorphization
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092104 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338574
Ballistic transport in induced one-dimensional hole systems
O. Klochan; W. R. Clarke; R. Danneau; A. P. Micolich; L. H. Ho; A. R. Hamilton; K. Muraki; Y. Hirayama
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092105 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337525
Sharp-line electroluminescence from individual quantum dots by resonant tunneling injection of carriers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092106 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337540
Photoluminescence studies of impurity transitions in AlGaN alloys
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092107 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337856
LnPdSb : Promising intermetallics with large carrier mobility for high performance -type thermoelectric materials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092108 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339886
Optical properties of GaN and GaMnN nanowires grown on sapphire substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092109 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2243868
Wavelength-selective organic field-effect phototransistors based on dye-doped poly-3-hexylthiophene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092110 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2344838
Chemical synthesis and magnetic properties of dilute magnetic ZnTe:Cr crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092111 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337561
Electronic and magnetic properties of the Ag-doped films studied by x-ray absorption spectroscopy
S. H. Liu; H. M. Tsai; C. W. Pao; J. W. Chiou; D. C. Ling; W. F. Pong; M.-H. Tsai; H. J. Lin; L. Y. Jang; J. F. Lee; J. H. Hsu; W. J. Wang; C. J. Hsu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092112 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338889
Large fluorine-vacancy clusters in Si and their capture efficiency for self-interstitials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092113 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338555
Effects of grain size on the mosaic tilt and twist in InN films grown on GaN by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition
H. Wang; Y. Huang; Q. Sun; J. Chen; L. L. Wang; J. J. Zhu; D. G. Zhao; S. M. Zhang; D. S. Jiang; Y. T. Wang; H. Yang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092114 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345224
Tailoring electronic and charge transport properties of molecular -stacked heterojunctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092115 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2266228
Epitaxial growth of films on GaN
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092117 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2270058
Heating and cooling in semiconductor structures by an electric current
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092118 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345033
Effect of growth conditions on the magnetic characteristics of GaGdN
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092119 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337082
Defect generation at interfaces by low pressure chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092120 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345247
Synthesis of composites and their thermoelectric properties
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092121 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345249
Deep acceptor states in ZnO single crystals
H. von Wenckstern; R. Pickenhain; H. Schmidt; M. Brandt; G. Biehne; M. Lorenz; M. Grundmann; G. Brauer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092122 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335798
Accurate dependence of gallium nitride thermal conductivity on dislocation density
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092123 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335972
Passivation of air-exposed AlGaAs using low frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092125 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345030
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Diffusion process and formation of super-spin-glass state in soft magnetic system
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092501 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335977
Magnetic anisotropy of (110) superlattices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092502 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337282
Shape induced anomalies in vortex pinning and dynamics of superconducting antidot arrays with spherical cavities
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092503 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339047
Superconducting single-phase thin films with improved crystallinity grown by pulsed laser deposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092504 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339840
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Single crystal x-ray diffraction of lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate in the transmission mode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092903 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2340108
Thermal conductivity of ferroelectric thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092904 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335817
Structural evidence for enhanced polarization in a commensurate short-period superlattice
W. Tian; J. C. Jiang; X. Q. Pan; J. H. Haeni; Y. L. Li; L. Q. Chen; D. G. Schlom; J. B. Neaton; K. M. Rabe; Q. X. Jia
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092905 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335367
Study of domain boundary polarization in (111)-cut single crystal by piezoresponse force microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092906 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339038
Surface charge retention and enhanced polarization effect on ferroelectric thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092907 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339045
In situ transmission electron microscopy study of electric-field-induced 90° domain switching in single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092908 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345231
Sol-gel derived multiferroic ceramics with large polarization and weak ferromagnetism
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092910 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345603
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Pressure-induced structural transformations in cadmium selenide nanorods
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093101 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338808
Dispersion of surface plasmon polaritons on silver film with rectangular hole arrays in a square lattice
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093102 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338886
Large-scale ordering of porous Si using anodic aluminum oxide grown by directed self-assembly
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093106 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337560
Resistivity scaling in single-walled carbon nanotube films patterned to submicron dimensions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093107 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339029
Experimental investigation on pressurized liquid in confining nanoenvironment
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093108 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339035
Residual stress minimum in nanocrystalline diamond films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093109 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339042
Electronic transport properties of Cs-encapsulated double-walled carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093110 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339931
Probing the intrinsic conductivity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093111 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2340537
Conformal conversion from helical hexagonal InN microtubes to counterparts
Shudong Luo; Weiya Zhou; Zengxing Zhang; Jun Shen; Lifeng Liu; Wenjun Ma; Xiaowei Zhao; Dongfang Liu; Li Song; Yanjuan Xiang; Jianjun Zhou; Sishen Xie; Weiguo Chu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093112 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2245438
Field emission from honeycomblike network of vertically aligned AlN nanoplatelets
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093113 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337277
Intrinsic characteristics of semiconducting oxide nanobelt field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093114 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338754
Formation of Ru nanocrystals by plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition for nonvolatile memory applications
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093115 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338793
Ferromagnetic ZnO bicrystal nanobelts fabricated in low temperature
Congkang Xu; Junghwan Chun; Keehan Rho; Hyo Jin Lee; Yoon Hee Jeong; Dong-Eon Kim; Bonghwan Chon; Sangsu Hong; Taiha Joo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093117 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339048
Anisotropic x-ray absorption effects in the optical luminescence yield of ZnO nanostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093118 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2245440
Thermoelastic martensitic transformation in ferromagnetic Ni–Fe–Al alloys: Effect of site disorder
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093119 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337271
Electronic transport properties of Cs-encapsulated single-walled carbon nanotubes created by plasma ion irradiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093121 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339862
Scanning transmission x-ray microscopy of isolated multiwall carbon nanotubes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093123 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345258
Time resolved observation of fracture events in mica crystal using scanning tunneling microscope
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093124 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335823
Negative electrodes for lithium ion batteries: Tin/silica nanocomposites obtained from chemical reduction of grafted Si-MCM-41
Jesús Santos-Peña; Luis Sánchez; Manuel Cruz-Yusta; Stéphane Bach; Patrick Soudan; Juan-José Cuart-Pascual; Gemma Turnes-Palomino
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093125 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338003
Synthesis of Si nanopyramids at interface for enhancing electroluminescence of Si-rich
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093126 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345227
DEVICE PHYSICS
Mesa-size-dependent color contrast in flip-chip blue/green two-color multi-quantum-well micro-light-emitting diodes
Horng-Shyang Chen; Dong-Ming Yeh; Chih-Feng Lu; Chi-Feng Huang; Yen-Cheng Lu; Cheng-Yen Chen; Jian-Jang Huang; C. C. Yang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093501 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339034
Electron emission from discontinuous gold-carbon compound film on etched porous aluminum oxide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093503 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2340018
Ring oscillator made of organic thin-film transistors produced by self-organized process on plastic substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093504 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338526
Linking compaction dynamics to the flow properties of powders
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093505 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338801
High differential resistance type-II superlattice photodiodes for the long-wavelength infrared
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093506 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345020
Comparative studies on the stability of polymer versus gate dielectrics for pentacene thin-film transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093507 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345243
Self-heating effects in polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093509 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337108
APPLIED BIOPHYSICS
Optical generation of high frequency ultrasound using two-dimensional gold nanostructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093901 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2344929
Buried microfluidic channel for integrated patch-clamping assay
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 093902 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2336213
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Critical conditions for the wetting of soils
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 094101 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2339072
Reduction of ultrasound inertial cavitation threshold using bifrequency excitation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 094106 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345230
T-shaped microcantilever sensor with reduced deflection offset
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 094109 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345234
Dosimetric characteristics of LiF:Mg,Cu,Si thermoluminescent materials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 094110 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345280
ERRATA
Erratum: “Error signal artifact in apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 023105 (2006)]
L. Billot; M. Lamy de la Chapelle; D. Barchiesi; S.-H. Chang; S. K. Gray; J. A. Rogers; A. Bouhelier; P.-M. Adam; J.-L. Bijeon; G. P. Wiederrecht; R. Bachelot; P. Royer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 099901 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2338883
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
Shining light in a heartbeat: Controlling cardiac bioelectricity with membrane-targeted photoswitches
Chiara Florindi, Giulia Simoncini, et al.
First-principles study of defects and doping limits in CaO
Zhenkun Yuan, Geoffroy Hautier