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3 December 2007
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Widely tunable single-mode quantum cascade laser source for mid-infrared spectroscopy
Benjamin G. Lee; Mikhail A. Belkin; Ross Audet; Jim MacArthur; Laurent Diehl; Christian Pflügl; Federico Capasso; Douglas C. Oakley; David Chapman; Antonio Napoleone; David Bour; Scott Corzine; Gloria Höfler; Jérôme Faist
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2816909
Large spectral tuning of liquid microdroplets standing on a superhydrophobic surface using optical scattering force
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231102 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821145
Visible-wavelength laser action of multiple quantum well structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822889
Spatially resolved pump-probe second harmonic generation study of multilayer semiconductor heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231104 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821120
Templated fabrication of large area subwavelength antireflection gratings on silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231105 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821833
Substrate removal for high quantum efficiency back side illuminated type-II photodetectors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821834
Effect of threading defects on multiple quantum well light emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822395
Wide-view transflective liquid crystal display for mobile applications
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822410
light emitting diodes on nanoscale silicon on insulator
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231109 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814062
Wavelength tuning the photonic band gap in chiral nematic liquid crystals using electrically commanded surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231110 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820681
Low-loss quantum-dot-based saturable absorber for efficient femtosecond pulse generation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231111 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2817755
Deep periodic domain inversions in -cut and its use for second harmonic generation near
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231112 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820384
ZnO-on-GaN heterojunction light-emitting diode grown by vapor cooling condensation technique
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231113 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822817
Effect of dislocation density on efficiency droop in light-emitting diodes
Martin F. Schubert; Sameer Chhajed; Jong Kyu Kim; E. Fred Schubert; Daniel D. Koleske; Mary H. Crawford; Stephen R. Lee; Arthur J. Fischer; Gerald Thaler; Michael A. Banas
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231114 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822442
Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes at wavelength
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231115 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822447
Stability of the mode-locked regime in quantum dot lasers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231116 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822808
Hydrothermal method grown large-sized zinc oxide single crystal as fast scintillator for future extreme ultraviolet lithography
Momoko Tanaka; Masaharu Nishikino; Hiroshi Yamatani; Keisuke Nagashima; Toyoaki Kimura; Yusuke Furukawa; Hidetoshi Murakami; Shigeki Saito; Nobuhiko Sarukura; Hiroaki Nishimura; Kunioki Mima; Yuji Kagamitani; Dirk Ehrentraut; Tsuguo Fukuda
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231117 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2815920
Cavity polaritons from excited-subband transitions
Aji A. Anappara; Alessandro Tredicucci; Fabio Beltram; Giorgio Biasiol; Lucia Sorba; Simone De Liberato; Cristiano Ciuti
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231118 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823584
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
Enhancement of extreme ultraviolet emission from a laser-produced Sn plasma using a cavity target
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231501 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820451
Tunable low-energy Ar fast atom source with large diameter
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231502 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820444
Radial evolution of dielectric barrier glowlike discharge in helium at atmospheric pressure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231504 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823605
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Multidimensional ZnO light-emitting diode structures grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition on
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231901 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820385
High-geometrical-resolution imaging of dislocations in SiC using monochromatic synchrotron topography
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231903 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814032
Lattice relaxation mechanism of ZnO thin films grown on substrates by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy
S. H. Park; T. Hanada; D. C. Oh; T. Minegishi; H. Goto; G. Fujimoto; J. S. Park; I. H. Im; J. H. Chang; M. W. Cho; T. Yao; K. Inaba
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231904 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2813021
Assessing the critical sizes for shear band formation in metallic glasses from molecular dynamics simulation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231905 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821832
Sodium reconstruction on surface of silicate glasses in transmission electron microscope
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231906 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822402
Surface plasmon enhanced ultraviolet emission from ZnO films deposited on by magnetron sputtering
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231907 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822404
Enhanced photoelectrochemical responses of ZnO films through Ga and N codoping
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231909 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822440
Localization-induced inhomogeneous screening of internal electric fields in AlGaN-based quantum wells
Hideaki Murotani; Takuya Saito; Nobuo Kato; Yoichi Yamada; Tsunemasa Taguchi; Akihiko Ishibashi; Yasutoshi Kawaguchi; Toshiya Yokogawa
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231910 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2817749
Evaluation of plasticity driven material damage using Lamb waves
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231911 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2811954
Lattice contraction and magnetic and electronic transport properties of
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231913 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822813
Strain-compensated cladding layers in homoepitaxial nitride devices
R. Czernecki; S. Krukowski; G. Targowski; P. Prystawko; M. Sarzynski; M. Krysko; G. Kamler; I. Grzegory; M. Leszczynski; S. Porowski
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231914 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823587
The structural evolution of boron carbide via ab initio calculations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231915 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2818661
An optical method to determine the thermodynamics of hydrogen absorption and desorption in metals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231916 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821376
Sedimentation of isotope atoms in monatomic liquid Se
Tsutomu Mashimo; Masao Ono; Xinsheng Huang; Yusuke Iguchi; Satoru Okayasu; Katsura Kobayashi; Eizo Nakamura
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231917 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2819070
Shock-induced lattice deformation of CdS single crystal by nanosecond time-resolved Laue diffraction
Kouhei Ichiyanagi; Shin-ichi Adachi; Shunsuke Nozawa; Yoichiro Hironaka; Kazutaka G. Nakamura; Tokushi Sato; Ayana Tomita; Shin-ya Koshihara
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231918 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2819617
Effect of current crowding on whisker growth at the anode in flip chip solder joints
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231919 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822446
Etching of lithium niobate using standard Ti indiffusion technique
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231921 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821111
Intrinsic lattice thermal conductivity of semiconductors from first principles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231922 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822891
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Low nonalloyed Ohmic contact resistance to nitride high electron mobility transistors using N-face growth
Man Hoi Wong; Yi Pei; Tomás Palacios; Likun Shen; Arpan Chakraborty; Lee S. McCarthy; Stacia Keller; Steven P. DenBaars; James S. Speck; Umesh K. Mishra
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820381
Tungsten nanocrystal memory devices improved by supercritical fluid treatment
C. H. Chen; T. C. Chang; I. H. Liao; P. B. Xi; C. T. Tsai; P. Y. Yang; Joe Hsieh; Jason Chen; U. S. Chen; J. R. Chen
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232104 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2803937
Kondo effect in a semiconductor quantum dot coupled to ferromagnetic electrodes
K. Hamaya; M. Kitabatake; K. Shibata; M. Jung; M. Kawamura; K. Hirakawa; T. Machida; T. Taniyama; S. Ishida; Y. Arakawa
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232105 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820445
Substrate engineering for high-performance surface-channel III-V metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822892
Enhanced photoresponse in ZnO nanowires decorated with CdTe quantum dot
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822896
Influence of physisorbed water on the conductivity of hydrogen terminated silicon-on-insulator surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232111 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822417
Hydrodynamic model for relaxation of optically injected currents in quantum wells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232113 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2805385
Modulation of high current gain light-emitting heterojunction bipolar transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232114 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821380
Realization of -type conduction in undoped thin films by controlling Mg content
Y. F. Li; B. Yao; Y. M. Lu; Z. P. Wei; Y. Q. Gai; C. J. Zheng; Z. Z. Zhang; B. H. Li; D. Z. Shen; X. W. Fan; Z. K. Tang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232115 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2816914
Deep traps responsible for hysteresis in capacitance-voltage characteristics of heterostructure transistors
A. Y. Polyakov; N. B. Smirnov; A. V. Govorkov; A. V. Markov; A. M. Dabiran; A. M. Wowchak; A. V. Osinsky; B. Cui; P. P. Chow; S. J. Pearton
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232116 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823607
Conduction band offset at the heterojunction
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232117 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821378
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Microstructure of NbN epitaxial ultrathin films grown on -, -, and -plane sapphire
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232501 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820607
High-contrast readout of superconducting qubits beyond the single-shot resolution limit
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232502 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2818693
Tuning of the in-plane strain in cuprate thin films using a solid-solution compound as a buffer layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232503 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822435
Very low noise at room temperature in fully epitaxial magnetic tunnel junctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232504 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822812
Radiation field screening in photoconductive antennae studied via pulsed terahertz emission spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232506 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823590
Micromagnetic modeling of laser-induced magnetization dynamics using the Landau-Lifshitz-Bloch equation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232507 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822807
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Epitaxial stabilization and structural properties of compounds in a layered, hexagonal structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232901 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2819606
ac and dc electro-optical response of planar aligned liquid crystal cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232902 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2819619
High frequency piezoresponse force microscopy in the regime
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232904 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814971
Ferroelectric properties of thin films prepared by sol-gel method
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232905 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821836
Temperature-dependent interfacial chemical bonding states and band alignment of gate stacks
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232910 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2813620
Highly tunable heterostructures for applications in the terahertz range
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232911 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822409
Properties of highly (100) oriented films on bottom electrodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232912 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822421
Effect of nonstoichiometric defects on antiparallel domain formation in
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 232913 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823585
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Epitaxial aluminum nitride tunnel barriers grown by nitridation with a plasma source
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233102 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2819532
Stranski-Krastanow growth of tensile strained Si islands on Ge (001)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820605
Raman fingerprint of charged impurities in graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2818692
Magnetic nanocheckerboards with tunable sizes in the Mn-doped spinel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233110 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821838
Selective growth of catalyst-free ZnO nanowire arrays on Al:ZnO for device application
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233112 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2811717
Near-surface modification of polystyrene by : Molecular dynamics simulations and experimental validation
J. J. Végh; D. Nest; D. B. Graves; R. Bruce; S. Engelmann; T. Kwon; R. J. Phaneuf; G. S. Oehrlein; B. K. Long; C. G. Willson
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233113 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821226
Photoelectron spectroscopy of individual nanowires of Si and Ge
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233116 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822415
Improved charge injection characteristics of Ge nanocrystals embedded in hafnium oxide for floating gate devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233118 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821114
The effect of contact length on adhesion between carbon nanotubes on silicon dioxide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233119 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821228
Effect of anodic powder as additive on electron transport properties in nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233120 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823604
DEVICE PHYSICS
Hydrogen annealing of arrays of planar and vertically stacked Si nanowires
E. Dornel; T. Ernst; J. C. Barbé; J. M. Hartmann; V. Delaye; F. Aussenac; C. Vizioz; S. Borel; V. Maffini-Alvaro; C. Isheden; J. Foucher
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233502 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2818678
Hydrogen shuttling near Hf-defect complexes in structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233503 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820380
Modified substrate-current model for high voltage -channel metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor and its implication on transistor design
Mingzhi Dai; A. Yap; K. Huang; S. Y. Huang; J. Wang; S. Wang; I. Jiang; W. J. Zhang; L. Yi; A. Cheng; S. H. Liu; K. Y. Liao
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233504 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2817751
Degradation of low frequency noise in SiGe- and SiGeC-surface channel -type metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor due to consuming the Si cap
R. Yang; Y. Z. Xiong; W. Y. Loh; J. D. Ye; M. B. Yu; C. Shen; J. J. Yang; K. T. Chua; K. M. Hoe; G. Q. Lo; N. Balasubramanian; D. L. Kwong
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233505 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2819071
Highly efficient white organic light emitting devices with tandem structure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233507 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822398
Study of anode work function modified by self-assembled monolayers on pentacene/fullerene organic solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233510 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823579
A Cu-based alloyed Ohmic contact system on -type GaAs
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233511 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2819687
Negative differential resistance induced by intermolecular interaction in a bimolecular device
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 233512 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822423
APPLIED BIOPHYSICS
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Excellent soft-magnetic properties of (Fe,Co)–Mo–(P,C,B,Si) bulk glassy alloys with ductile deformation behavior
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 234101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2820608
Observation of oxide precipitates in InN nanostructures
Soon-Yong Kwon; Zaiyuan Ren; Qian Sun; Jung Han; Young-Woon Kim; Euijoon Yoon; Bo Hyun Kong; Hyung Koun Cho; Il-Joong Kim; Hyeonsik Cheong
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 234102 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822396
Ultrasensitive mass balance based on a bulk acoustic mode single-crystal silicon resonator
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 234103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822405
X-ray spectroscopic application of periodic multilayers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 234104 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821379
Circuit verification of tunneling effect in zero permittivity medium
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 234105 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2822444
A time dependent dielectric breakdown model for field accelerated low- breakdown due to copper ions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 234106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823576
Scanning x-ray microdiffraction of optically manipulated liposomes
D. Cojoc; E. Ferrari; V. Garbin; E. Di Fabrizio; H. Amenitsch; M. Rappolt; B. Sartori; P. Laggner; M. Burghammer; C. Riekel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 234107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2821245
Refraction-based tomosynthesis: Proof of the concept
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 234108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2819605
ERRATA
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.