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6 August 2007
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Blue-emitting nitride phosphor for field emission displays
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767182
Planar amplifier for a microlaser on a cholesteric liquid crystal
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061102 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2762286
Fabrication of organic light-emitting diode pixels by laser-assisted forward transfer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2759475
Composition dependence of structural and optical properties for sol-gel derived (100)-oriented thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061104 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767986
Simple lithographic approach for subwavelength structure antireflection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061105 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767990
Efficient spatial redistribution of quantum dot spontaneous emission from two-dimensional photonic crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757134
Optical conductance of waveguides built into finite photonic crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2761223
Autoresonant control of the many-electron dynamics in nonparabolic quantum wells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2761246
Increasing the operating temperature of boron doped silicon terahertz electroluminescence devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061109 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768195
Nanoparticles-induced vertical alignment in liquid crystal cell
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061112 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768309
Competition between two four-wave mixing channels via atomic coherence
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061113 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768872
Nanostructured solid-liquid compounds with rewritable optical functions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061114 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768908
Thin-film silicon solar cells with efficient periodic light trapping texture
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061116 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768882
Role of optical gain broadening in the broadband semiconductor quantum-dot laser
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061117 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2762287
Acousto-optical multiple interference switches
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061118 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768889
Enhanced luminescence of phosphors by codoping with , , and ions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061119 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768916
Amplitude death in coupled chaotic solid-state lasers with cavity-configuration-dependent instabilities
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061121 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769757
Two-dimensional refractive index profiling by using differential near-field scanning optical microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061123 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769396
Plasmonic microzone plate: Superfocusing at visible regime
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061124 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769942
Effects of the wave function localization in AlInGaN quaternary alloys
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061125 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769958
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
Reduction of mosaic spread using iridium interlayers: A route to improved oxide heteroepitaxy on silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061501 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768003
Mechanism of catalyst diffusion on magnesium oxide nanowire growth
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061502 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768202
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Interference method for the determination of the complex refractive index of thin polymer layers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061901 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767232
Anomalous tunneling effect on photoluminescence of asymmetric coupled double quantum wells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061902 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757091
Lifetime modeling for stress-induced voiding in integrated circuit interconnections
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061904 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766695
Ultrastiff carbides uncovered in first principles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061905 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766860
Friction of partially embedded vertically aligned carbon nanofibers inside elastomers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061906 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767997
Strain-induced formation of carbon and boron clusters in boron carbide during dynamic indentation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061910 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768316
Ultratransparent glass ceramics: The structure factor and the quenching of the Rayleigh scattering
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061911 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768642
Self-assembled monolayers for reduced temperature direct metal thermocompression bonding
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061913 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768869
Surface studies of hydrogen etched on Si(001)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061914 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768870
Quantification of In clustering in multi-quantum-wells by analysis of x-ray diffraction data
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061915 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2764112
Modulation spectroscopic investigation on lattice polarity of gallium nitride
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061917 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2764115
Texture memory and strain-texture mapping in a NiTi shape memory alloy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061918 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768899
Broadband optical amplification in Bi-doped germanium silicate glass
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061919 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768914
Structure and magnetic properties of multilayer thin films: Role of the compositional elements intermixing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061920 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757597
Infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy of thin film on silver surface using synchrotron radiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061922 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768912
Plasma ehnancement of metalorganic chemical vapor deposition and properties of nanostructured thin films
Maria M. Giangregorio; Maria Losurdo; Alberto Sacchetti; Pio Capezzuto; Giovanni Bruno; Graziella Malandrino; Ignazio L. Fragalà; Raffaella Lo Nigro; Lidia Armelao; Davide Barreca; Eugenio Tondello
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061923 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768915
Identification of sub-band-gap absorption features at the interface via spectroscopic ellipsometry
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061925 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769389
Confining P diffusion in Si by an As-doped barrier layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061926 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769392
Strain-induced interface instability in multiple quantum wells
S. Nicolay; E. Feltin; J.-F. Carlin; N. Grandjean; L. Nevou; F. H. Julien; M. Schmidbauer; T. Remmele; M. Albrecht
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061927 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769399
Anomalous thickness and dopant effects on photochemical deposition of Ag on epitaxial heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061928 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769937
Development of nonaqueous polymer gels that exhibit broad temperature performance
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061929 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769938
Electronic properties of an epitaxial silicon oxynitride layer on a surface: A first-principles investigation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 061930 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769949
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Transport properties of microstructured ultrathin films of on
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2756166
Reduction of microtwin defects for high-electron-mobility InSb quantum wells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768033
Suppression of secondary phase formation in Fe implanted ZnO single crystals
K. Potzger; Shengqiang Zhou; H. Reuther; K. Kuepper; G. Talut; M. Helm; J. Fassbender; J. D. Denlinger
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768196
Drift and diffusion of spins generated by the spin Hall effect
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062109 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768633
Evolution of spin coherence dynamics and factor with electron excess energy in bulk intrinsic GaAs
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062110 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2763978
Nonvolatile resistive switching memory utilizing gold nanocrystals embedded in zirconium oxide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062111 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2760156
Annealing characteristics of electrically isolated InGaAsP devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062112 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769390
Zn vacancy induced room-temperature ferromagnetism in Mn-doped ZnO
Wensheng Yan; Zhihu Sun; Qinghua Liu; Zhongrui Li; Zhiyun Pan; Jie Wang; Shiqiang Wei; Dan Wang; Yingxue Zhou; Xinyi Zhang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062113 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769391
Quasi-unipolar photodetection for enhanced optical saturation power and maximal bandwidth
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062114 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769395
Effect of Sn doping on the thermoelectric properties of ErNiSb-based -type half-Heusler compound
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062115 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769398
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Nonreciprocal spin wave spectroscopy of thin Ni–Fe stripes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062502 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766842
Magnetic field effects on the manganite junction with different electronic processes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062503 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766847
Monocrystalline NbN nanofilms on a substrate
J. R. Gao; M. Hajenius; F. D. Tichelaar; T. M. Klapwijk; B. Voronov; E. Grishin; G. Gol’tsman; C. A. Zorman; M. Mehregany
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062504 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766963
Transverse rectification in superconducting thin films with arrays of asymmetric defects
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062505 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767199
Spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance measurements of damping in nanomagnets
G. D. Fuchs; J. C. Sankey; V. S. Pribiag; L. Qian; P. M. Braganca; A. G. F. Garcia; E. M. Ryan; Zhi-Pan Li; O. Ozatay; D. C. Ralph; R. A. Buhrman
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062507 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768000
Tuned permeability in terahertz split-ring resonators for devices and sensors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062511 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768300
Effect of ferromagnetic nanoparticles on the transport properties of a GaMnAs microbridge
M. V. Sapozhnikov; A. A. Fraerman; S. N. Vdovichev; B. A. Gribkov; S. A. Gusev; A. Yu. Klimov; V. V. Rogov; Joonyeon Chang; Hyungjun Kim; Hyun Cheol Koo; Suk-Hee Han; S. H. Chun
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062513 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768304
Spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy of electron-beam grown and sputtered magnetic tunnel junctions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062516 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769753
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Operation of multiple 90° switching systems in barium titanate single crystals under electromechanical loading
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062901 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766658
Growth and pyroelectric properties of [001]-oriented single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062902 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2760172
Nanoindentation initiated dislocations in barium titanate
T. Scholz; K. K. McLaughlin; F. Giuliani; W. J. Clegg; F. J. Espinoza-Beltrán; M. V. Swain; G. A. Schneider
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062903 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766846
Electromechanical response of porous piezoelectric materials: Effects of porosity distribution
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062904 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766960
Giant domain wall contribution to the dielectric susceptibility in single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062905 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2751135
In situ Raman spectroscopy of -site doped barium titanate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062908 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768881
Formation of stacked oxide//oxide layers for flash memory application
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062909 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768630
Increment of dielectric properties of thin films by SrO interlayer on Ru bottom electrodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062910 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768887
Accommodation of transformation strains in transverse multiferroic nanostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062912 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768890
Importance of screening charge dynamics on polarization switching in polyvinylidene fluoride
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062914 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769402
Dielectric properties of ferroelectric ceramics at cryogenic temperatures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062915 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769765
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Directed assembly of gold nanoparticle nanowires and networks for nanodevices
Xugang Xiong; Ahmed Busnaina; Selvapraba Selvarasah; Sivasubramanian Somu; Ming Wei; Joey Mead; Chia-Ling Chen; Juan Aceros; Prashanth Makaram; Mehmet R. Dokmeci
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2763967
Evolution of interfacial adhesion force in dynamic micromachines due to repetitive impact loading
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063102 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2764111
Synthesis of elongated Au nanoparticles in silica matrix by ion irradiation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2764556
Electrostatic characteristics of tether atoms in connecting organic molecules to the surface of silicon
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063104 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766670
Fine tuning of equilibrium distance of two-dimensional colloidal assembly under an alternating electric field
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063105 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766838
Room-temperature ferromagnetism in Fe-doped nanocrystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766839
Enhancement of polycrystalline silicon solar cells using ultrathin films of silicon nanoparticle
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766958
Extraordinary transmission through a silver film perforated with cross shaped hole arrays in a square lattice
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767183
Local modification of electronic structure of Si surfaces by forming molybdenum-encapsulating Si clusters
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063109 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767205
Implantation-induced nonequilibrium reaction between Zn ions of and target
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063113 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768004
Phase transformation and freestanding nanoparticles formation in lead zirconate titanate derived by sol-gel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063115 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768626
First-principles study of magnetic properties in V-doped ZnO
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063116 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768628
On the enhancement of field emission performance of ultrananocrystalline diamond coated nanoemitters
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063117 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768880
Coupling nanowire chemiresistors with MEMS microhotplate gas sensing platforms
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063118 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768861
Magnetic trapping induced low temperature phase transition from fcc to fct in pulsed laser deposition of nanocomposite thin films
J. J. Lin; T. Zhang; P. Lee; S. V. Springham; T. L. Tan; R. S. Rawat; T. White; R. Ramanujan; J. Guo
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063120 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768904
Strain relaxation and stress-driven interdiffusion in nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063122 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2764446
Spin-dependent transport in nanocomposites of molecules and cobalt nanoparticles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063123 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769748
Making graphene visible
In Special Collection:
APL Classic Papers
P. Blake; E. W. Hill; A. H. Castro Neto; K. S. Novoselov; D. Jiang; R. Yang; T. J. Booth; A. K. Geim
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063124 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768624
Electrospinning highly aligned long polymer nanofibers on large scale by using a tip collector
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063126 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768871
Misfit strain relaxation and dislocation formation in supercritical strained silicon on virtual substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063127 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2769751
DEVICE PHYSICS
Gain degradation mechanisms in wafer fused heterojunction bipolar transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063502 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766961
Hysteresis phenomena in nanoscale rectifying diodes: A Monte Carlo interpretation in terms of surface effects
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063504 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768638
Low temperature photodiodes and flexible image sensor arrays patterned by digital lithography
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063505 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767981
Scaling effect on the operation stability of short-channel organic single-crystal transistors
T. Minari; T. Miyadera; K. Tsukagoshi; T. Hamano; Y. Aoyagi; R. Yasuda; K. Nomoto; T. Nemoto; S. Isoda
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063506 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767987
Interdigitated back contact silicon heterojunction solar cell and the effect of front surface passivation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063507 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768635
Improving polymer light-emitting diodes efficiency using interlayers based on cross-linkable polymers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063509 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768636
Highly efficient -type organic light emitting diodes on ZnO:Al substrates
Yuto Tomita; Christian May; Michael Toerker; Joerg Amelung; Michael Eritt; Frank Loeffler; Claus Luber; Karl Leo; Karsten Walzer; Karsten Fehse; Qiang Huang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063510 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768865
Switch-on transient behavior of vanadium phthalocyanine based organic transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063511 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768886
Parity effect in Al and Nb single electron transistors in a tunable environment
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063512 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768897
Correlation between the lattice parameter and the dielectric tunability in nonepitaxial thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063513 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768898
High mobility solution processed 6,13-bis(triisopropyl-silylethynyl) pentacene organic thin film transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063514 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768934
High-performance thin film transistors from semiconducting liquid crystalline phases by solution processes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063515 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768307
Alignment and switching behaviors of liquid crystal on thin films deposited by a filtered cathodic arc process
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063516 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768308
APPLIED BIOPHYSICS
Cholesterol biosensor based on rf sputtered zinc oxide nanoporous thin film
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063901 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768302
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
High-flux characterization of ultrasmall multijunction concentrator solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 064101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2766666
Modeling the mechanisms driving ac electro-osmotic flow on planar microelectrodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 064103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768907
Comprehensive model for fine Coulomb fission of liquid droplets charged to Rayleigh limit
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 064104 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767774
Electrochemically induced crystallization in lead fluoroborate glasses below the glass transition temperature
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 064105 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2767196
Dynamics of tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids: Theory and experiments
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 064107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2760175
Analog electronic cochlea with mammalian hearing characteristics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 064108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2768204
ERRATA
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
High breakdown voltage normally off Ga2O3 transistors on silicon substrates using GaN buffer
Mritunjay Kumar, Vishal Khandelwal, et al.
Attosecond physics and technology
O. Alexander, D. Ayuso, et al.