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Comment on “Thermodynamics limits of quantum photovoltaic cell efficiency” [
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11 February 2008
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Broadband polarizing films by photopolymerization-induced phase separation and in situ Swelling
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061101 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2838299
High light extraction efficiency of gallium nitride light emitting diode with silicon oxide hemispherical microlens
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061103 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841029
Photoscattering effect in supercontinuum-generating photonic crystal fiber
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061104 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857495
Efficient coupling to W1 photonic crystal waveguide on InP membrane through suspended access guides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061105 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841817
Electroluminescence emission from polariton states in GaAs-based semiconductor microcavities
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061107 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844860
GaN doped with neodymium by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061108 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844850
Wavelength dependent phase locking in quantum cascade laser Y-junctions
L. K. Hoffmann; C. A. Hurni; S. Schartner; E. Mujagić; A. M. Andrews; P. Klang; W. Schrenk; M. P. Semtsiv; W. T. Masselink; G. Strasser
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061110 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841634
Three envelope approach for ultrafast pulse characterization in a pump-probe experiment
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061111 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2837660
Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857464
Nonpolar GaN-based microcavity using distributed Bragg reflector
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061114 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857500
Large sensitive-area NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors fabricated on single-crystal MgO substrates
Shigehito Miki; Mikio Fujiwara; Masahide Sasaki; Burm Baek; Aaron J. Miller; Robert H. Hadfield; Sae Woo Nam; Zhen Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061116 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870099
Oscillating wave sensor based on the Goos–Hänchen effect
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061117 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2883929
Spatial distribution of crown shaped light emission from a periodic inverted polygonal deflector embedded in an light emitting diode
Hyung Gu Kim; Tran Viet Cuong; Hyun Jeong; Seung Hee Woo; Ok Hwan Cha; Eun-Kyung Suh; Chang-Hee Hong; Hyung Koun Cho; Bo Hyun Kong; Mun Seok Jeong
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061118 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2883932
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
Sheath and presheath in ion-ion plasmas via particle-in-cell simulation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061501 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2838293
Improvement of the vacuum ultraviolet efficiency of low pressure Xe discharge by nitrogen admixture
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061502 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842408
Plasma power measurement and hysteresis in the transition of a rf inductively coupled plasma system
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061504 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844885
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Precipitation analysis on P-implanted silicon by reflectivity spectrum
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061901 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839575
A diagonal cut through the SiC bulk unit cell: Structure and composition of the surface
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061902 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839384
Producing well aligned in situ composites in peritectic systems by directional solidification
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061903 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841639
Cracking in hydrogen ion-implanted heterostructures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061904 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2838338
Effect of interstitial C incorporation on the Raman scattering of epitaxial layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061906 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842419
Screening dynamics of intrinsic electric field in AlGaN quantum wells
A. Pinos; S. Marcinkevičius; K. Liu; M. S. Shur; E. Kuokštis; G. Tamulaitis; R. Gaska; J. Yang; W. Sun
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061907 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857467
Picosecond photoexcitation of acoustic waves in locally canted gold films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061908 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841823
Molecular simulation strategy for mechanical modeling of amorphous/porous low-dielectric constant materials
Cadmus A. Yuan; Olaf van der Sluis; G. Q. Zhang; Leo J. Ernst; Willem D. van Driel; Amy E. Flower; Richard B. R. van Silfhout
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061909 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2832639
Investigation of phase transition of and N-incorporated films using x-ray absorption spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061910 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844878
Time resolved magneto-optical studies of ferromagnetic InMnSb films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061911 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842423
Optically induced ultrafast quenching of the semiconductor quantum well luminescence
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061912 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857494
Nanometer thick single crystal films epitaxially grown on Si (111) with structures approaching perfection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061914 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2883939
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Selective etching of independent contacts in a double quantum-well structure: Quantum-gate transistor
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062101 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841662
Lack of charge offset drift is a robust property of Si single electron transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062102 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841659
Lower current operation of phase change memory cell with a thin layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062103 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841655
Atomic size mismatch strain induced surface reconstructions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062104 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841846
Stochastic data processing circuit based on single electrons using nanoscale field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062105 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870199
Metastable behavior of donors in under illumination
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062107 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857473
Pumped pure spin current and shot noise spectra in a two-level Rashba dot
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062109 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2838298
Effect on nitrogen acceptor as Mg is alloyed into ZnO
Y. Q. Gai; B. Yao; Z. P. Wei; Y. F. Li; Y. M. Lu; D. Z. Shen; J. Y. Zhang; D. X. Zhao; X. W. Fan; Jingbo Li; Jian-Bai Xia
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062110 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857496
High quality InAsSb grown on InP substrates using buffer layers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062111 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2836947
Nonvolatile memory characteristics influenced by the different crystallization of Ni–Si and Ni–N nanocrystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062112 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841049
Electroless nickel/gold Ohmic contacts to -type GaN
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062113 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842425
Negative differential mobility in GaAs at ultrahigh fields: Comparison between an experiment and simulations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062114 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870096
Platinum thin film–antimony doped barium strontium titanate Schottky barrier diode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062115 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2883936
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Surface ferromagnetism and exchange bias in vacuum annealed films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062501 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2836792
Magnetic properties of Heusler compounds and
Hironari Okada; Keiichi Koyama; Kazuo Watanabe; Yosuke Kusakari; Takeshi Kanomata; Hironori Nishihara
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062502 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841654
Interfacial potential in junctions with different Ca contents
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062503 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841643
Effects of perpendicular anisotropy on the interlayer coupling in perpendicularly magnetized spin valves
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062504 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839596
Large magnetization in high Gd concentration GaGdN and Si-doped GaGdN grown at low temperatures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062505 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841657
Spin reorientation transition of ferromagnetic nanowires with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062506 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857542
Half-metallic electronic structures of quaternary ferromagnetic chalcospinels: and
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062507 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841848
Optical magnetoelectric effect at interfaces as a polar ferromagnet
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062508 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857466
Ferromagnetism in Cu-doped ZnO films: Role of charge carriers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062509 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857481
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Multiferroic nanofibers by electrospinning
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062901 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2837185
Improvement of ferroelectric fatigue endurance in multiferroic sandwich structures
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062902 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841672
Inhomogeneous magnetoelectric coupling in /Terfenol-D laminate composite
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062903 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841660
Structural and dielectric properties of epitaxial thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062905 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842416
Thin high- dielectric layers on TiN for memory capacitor applications
G. Lupina; G. Kozłowski; J. Dabrowski; Ch. Wenger; P. Dudek; P. Zaumseil; G. Lippert; Ch. Walczyk; H.-J. Müssig
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062906 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842426
Strain-mediated magnetoelectric coupling in nanocomposite thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062908 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842383
Ferromagnetism and magnetodielectric effect in insulating thin films
R. Ranjith; Asish K. Kundu; M. Filippi; B. Kundys; W. Prellier; B. Raveau; J. Laverdière; M. P. Singh; S. Jandl
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062909 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842409
Epitaxial (001) membranes with substantially reduced fatigue and leakage
H. W. Jang; S. H. Baek; D. Ortiz; C. M. Folkman; C. B. Eom; Y. H. Chu; P. Shafer; R. Ramesh; V. Vaithyanathan; D. G. Schlom
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062910 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842418
Enhancement in magnetoelectric response in heterostructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062911 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841048
Dielectric response and structure of in-plane tensile strained thin films grown on the buffered Si substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 062912 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857462
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Electrical and thermal transport in single nickel nanowire
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063101 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839572
Ripple rotation, pattern transitions, and long range ordered dots on silicon by ion beam erosion
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063102 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841641
Short exciton radiative lifetime in submonolayer quantum dots
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063103 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839312
An anticorrosive magnesium/carbon nanotube composite
M. Endo; T. Hayashi; I. Itoh; Y. A. Kim; D. Shimamoto; H. Muramatsu; Y. Shimizu; S. Morimoto; M. Terrones; S. Iinou; S. Koide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063105 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842411
Gas field ion source from an single-atom tip
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063106 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844851
The effect of Ti doping on the growth of Mg nanostructures by oblique angle codeposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063107 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844852
Plasma/ion-controlled metal catalyst saturation: Enabling simultaneous growth of carbon nanotube/nanocone arrays
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063108 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841845
Conversion of mechanical work to interfacial tension in a nanoporous silica gel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063109 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844884
Nucleation mechanism of gallium-assisted molecular beam epitaxy growth of gallium arsenide nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063112 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2837191
Positronium reemission yield from mesostructured silica films
L. Liszkay; C. Corbel; P. Perez; P. Desgardin; M.-F. Barthe; T. Ohdaira; R. Suzuki; P. Crivelli; U. Gendotti; A. Rubbia; M. Etienne; A. Walcarius
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063114 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844888
Field emission properties of electrochemically deposited gold nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063115 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844853
Decay dynamics of neutral and charged excitonic complexes in single quantum dots
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063116 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844886
Piezoresistive properties of carbon nanotubes under radial force investigated by atomic force microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063117 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857480
High quality nanoelectromechanical microwave resonator based on a carbon nanotube array
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063118 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857541
Analysis of ballistic monolayer and bilayer graphene field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063120 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841664
Hexahedral nanocementites catalyzing the growth of carbon nanohelices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063121 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842410
Study of the wetting layer of nanorings grown by droplet epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063122 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2883931
Aligned three-dimensional prismlike magnesium nanostructures realized onto silicon substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063123 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2883934
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Monolithic vertical microcavities based on tetracene single crystals
Pompilio Del Carro; Andrea Camposeo; Luana Persano; Silvia Tavazzi; Marcello Campione; Antonio Papagni; Luisa Raimondo; Leonardo Silvestri; Peter Spearman; Roberto Cingolani; Dario Pisignano
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063301 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2840153
Anisotropic mobility in large grain size solution processed organic semiconductor thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063302 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839394
High work function materials for source/drain contacts in printed polymer thin film transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063307 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857461
Molecular orientation dependent interfacial dipole at the organic heterojunction interface
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063308 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857460
Two-photon energy transfer enhanced three-dimensional optical memory in quantum-dot and azo-dye doped polymers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063309 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857497
High performance polythiophene thin-film transistors doped with very small amounts of an electron acceptor
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063310 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2883927
DEVICE PHYSICS
Fabrication of single-walled carbon nanotube flexible strain sensors with high sensitivity
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063501 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841669
Scanning heterodyne laser interferometer for phase-sensitive absolute-amplitude measurements of surface vibrations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063502 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2840183
Enhanced green laser activation by antireflective gate structures in panel transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063503 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842417
Multilayer bipolar field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063505 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2816913
Strain induced magnetoelectric coupling between magnetite and
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063507 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844858
Nitric acid pretreatment for the passivation of boron emitters for -type base silicon solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063510 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870202
High-performance carbon nanotube network transistors for logic applications
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063511 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2844889
Improvement in characteristics of Ge metal-oxide semiconductor capacitor by incorporated HCl pretreatment
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063512 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2857477
Rectifying property and magnetocapacitance in multiferroic junction
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063513 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2883942
APPLIED BIOPHYSICS
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Negative refraction with magnetic resonance in a metallic double-ring metamaterial
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 064101 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2837186
Oxygen incorporation in thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 064102 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2838456
Impact of lattice strain on the phase formation, polarization, and dielectric constant of films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 064103 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2841668
Compact high-resolution differential interference contrast soft x-ray microscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 064104 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2842422
Terahertz air-core microstructure fiber
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 064105 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839576
COMMENTS
Comment on “Thermodynamics limits of quantum photovoltaic cell efficiency” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 223507 (2007)]
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 066101 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2840565
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