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10 November 2008
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Efficient infrared electroabsorption with 1 V applied voltage swing using intersubband transitions
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191101 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3013360
Azimuthal dependent reflection anisotropy spectroscopy of Ag(110) near the plasmon resonance energy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191102 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021016
Air-voids embedded high efficiency InGaN-light emitting diode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191103 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2998596
Fiber lasers generating radially and azimuthally polarized light
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191104 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023072
Ultrastable in reflection photonic crystal fiber modal interferometer for accurate refractive index sensing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191106 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025576
Variation of the feedback sensitivity in a InAs/InP quantum-dash Fabry–Perot semiconductor laser
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191108 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2998397
Direct characterization of focusing light by negative refraction in a photonic crystal flat lens
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191114 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027069
Observation of injection locking in an optomechanical rf oscillator
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191115 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028024
Quantum-dot light-emitting diodes utilizing nanocrystals embedded in thin film
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191116 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028070
Transformable broad-band transparency and amplification in negative-index films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191117 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028651
Low threshold lasing of GaN-based vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with an asymmetric coupled quantum well active region
Jiang-Yong Zhang; Li-E Cai; Bao-Ping Zhang; Shui-Qing Li; Feng Lin; Jing-Zhi Shang; Du-Xiang Wang; Ke-Chuang Lin; Jin-Zhong Yu; Qi-Ming Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191118 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3030876
Improved wall plug efficiency of a quantum cascade laser by an automated design approach
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191119 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3030881
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
Ion trajectories in plasma ion implantation of slender cylindrical bores using a small inner end source
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191501 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2988192
Low power density multihole cathode very-high-frequency plasma for mixed phase Si:H thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191502 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023066
Effects of Si admixture in a laser-produced Fe plasma
Josef Krása; Leoš Láska; Karel Rohlena; Andriy Velyhan; Antonella Lorusso; Vincenzo Nassisi; Agata Czarnecka; Piotr Parys; Leszek Ryć; Jerzy Wolowski
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191503 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021362
Ultrafast laser ablation of metals with a pair of collinear laser pulses
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191504 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026533
Microwave-excited atmospheric-pressure plasma jets using a microstrip line
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191505 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025841
Flow transition in a small scale microwave plasma jet at atmospheric pressure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191507 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025564
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Structural relaxation and nanoindentation response in Zr–Cu–Ti amorphous thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191901 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2999592
Mechanisms of nonstoichiometry in
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191902 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3002303
Single shot Hugoniot of cyclohexane using a spatially resolved laser driven shock wave
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191903 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025848
Charge states of vacancies in germanium investigated by simultaneous observation of germanium self-diffusion and arsenic diffusion
Miki Naganawa; Yasuo Shimizu; Masashi Uematsu; Kohei M. Itoh; Kentarou Sawano; Yasuhiro Shiraki; Eugene E. Haller
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191905 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025892
High quality AlN grown on SiC by metal organic chemical vapor deposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191906 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2988323
A comprehensive diagram to grow InAlN alloys by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191907 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026541
Improvement of magnetic properties of an Fe- Si alloy by directional recrystallization
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191908 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026742
Mirror-embedded microchannel for three-dimensional measurement of particle position
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191909 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027058
Directional adhesion of gecko-inspired angled microfiber arrays
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191910 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3006334
Carbides in stainless steels: Results from ab initio investigations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191912 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026175
Thickness dependence of photoluminescence for tensely strained silicon layer on insulator
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191913 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023058
Monte Carlo analysis of stress-directed phase segregation in binary thin film alloys under nonisothermal annealing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191914 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027064
Omnidirectional photonic bandgaps in porous silicon based mirrors with a Gaussian profile refractive index
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191915 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028073
Evolution in surface morphology of epitaxial graphene layers on SiC induced by controlled structural strain
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191916 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028091
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Diffusion of electron-hole pairs in disordered quantum wires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192101 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2970987
Light transmittance memory effect of lead lanthanum zirconate titanate induced by the electrical imprint field
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192102 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021068
Reverse graded relaxed buffers for high Ge content SiGe virtual substrates
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192103 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023068
Effect of structural anisotropy on electronic conduction in delafossite tin doped copper indium oxide thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192104 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2982915
Electrical characteristics of contacts to thin film N-polar -type GaN
Hyunsoo Kim; Jae-Hyun Ryou; Russell D. Dupuis; Sung-Nam Lee; Yongjo Park; Joon-Woo Jeon; Tae-Yeon Seong
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192106 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3013838
Defect passivation and homogenization of amorphous oxide thin-film transistor by wet annealing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192107 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3020714
Effect of dislocations on electrical and optical properties of -type
K. X. Chen; Q. Dai; W. Lee; J. K. Kim; E. F. Schubert; J. Grandusky; M. Mendrick; X. Li; J. A. Smart
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192108 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021076
In situ heat treatment of ultrathin MgO layer for giant magnetoresistance ratio with low resistance area product in CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions
Shinji Isogami; Masakiyo Tsunoda; Kojiro Komagaki; Kazuyuki Sunaga; Yuji Uehara; Masashige Sato; Toyoo Miyajima; Migaku Takahashi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192109 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021372
Surface states and origin of the Fermi level pinning on nonpolar surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192110 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026743
Carrier recombination lifetime characterization of molecular beam epitaxially grown HgCdTe
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192111 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3001935
-gate-length erbium-/platinum-silicided -type Schottky barrier metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192112 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025726
The effect of nanoparticle concentration on conduction mechanism for -polymer diode
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192113 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3005591
Structural and transport properties of epitaxial niobium-doped films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192114 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025434
Effective surface passivation methodologies for high performance germanium metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors
H. J. Na; J. C. Lee; D. Heh; P. Sivasubramani; P. D. Kirsch; J. W. Oh; P. Majhi; S. Rivillon; Y. J. Chabal; B. H. Lee; R. Choi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192115 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028025
Single shot measurement of a silicon single electron transistor
D. G. Hasko; T. Ferrus; Q. R. Morrissey; S. R. Burge; E. J. Freeman; M. J. French; A. Lam; L. Creswell; R. J. Collier; D. A. Williams; G. A. D. Briggs
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192116 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028344
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Suppression of magnetic trench material in bit patterned media fabricated by blanket deposition onto prepatterned substrates
O. Hellwig; A. Moser; E. Dobisz; Z. Z. Bandic; H. Yang; D. S. Kercher; J. D. Risner-Jamtgaard; D. Yaney; E. E. Fullerton
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192501 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3013857
Microstructure analysis of a SmCo/Fe exchange spring bilayer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192502 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2978325
Room-temperature ferromagnetism in MgO nanocrystalline powders
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192503 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021085
Fractional order Shapiro steps in superconducting nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192505 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3012360
The magnetoelectric domains and cross-field switching in multiferroic
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192506 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025843
Space-charge trap mediated conductance blockade in tunnel junctions with half-metallic electrodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192507 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025851
Competing interactions and complex magnetism at interfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192509 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3013333
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
site doping effect on depinning in ferroelectric ceramics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192901 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2978157
Interfacial reaction of atomic-layer-deposited film as a function of the surface state of an (100) substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192902 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2996261
Domain switching contribution to piezoelectric response in single crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192904 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025842
High electric tunability of relaxor ferroelectric Langmuir–Blodgett terpolymer films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192905 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026535
Role of oxygen partial pressure and seed layer chemistry in flux mediated epitaxy of single phase multiferroic thin films
Varatharajan Anbusathaiah; Ching Jung Cheng; Sung Hwan Lim; Makoto Murakami; Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba; Ichiro Takeuchi; Valanoor Nagarajan
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192906 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021021
Observation of magnetoelectric coupling in glassy epitaxial thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192907 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021394
Observation of long range correlation dynamics in near by photon correlation spectroscopy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192908 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025465
Origin of dielectric loss induced by oxygen plasma on organo-silicate glass low- dielectrics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192909 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026528
Effects of background oxygen pressure on dielectric and ferroelectric properties of epitaxial thin films on
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192910 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025301
Mechanism analysis of improved corona-resistant characteristic in polyimide/ nanohybrid films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192911 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025408
Silicon out-diffusion and aluminum in-diffusion in devices with atomic-layer deposited thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192912 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025850
Bulk dense fine-grain ceramics with high piezoelectric coefficient
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192913 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2995861
Composite structure and size effect of barium titanate nanoparticles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192914 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027067
Strong magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic composite films derived from electrophoretic deposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 192915 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028089
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Simulation of a plasmonic tip-terminated scanning nanowire waveguide for molecular imaging
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193101 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3013816
Fountain-pen controlled dielectrophoresis for carbon nanotube-integration in device assembly
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193104 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026531
Effects of -doping on the thermal sensitivity of individual Si nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193105 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2968134
Magneto-optical and magnetotransport properties of amorphous ferromagnetic semiconductor thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193108 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3023070
Near-field thermal imaging of nanostructured surfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193109 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025140
Displacement detection of silicon nanowires by polarization-enhanced fiber-optic interferometry
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193110 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025305
Room temperature ferromagnetism at self-assembled monolayer modified Ag nanocluster–ZnO nanowire interface
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193111 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025853
High capacitance carbon-based xerogel film produced without critical drying
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193112 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2976684
Vertical integration on plastic substrates using transfer printing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193113 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026744
Structure map for embedded binary alloy nanocrystals
C. W. Yuan; S. J. Shin; C. Y. Liao; J. Guzman; P. R. Stone; M. Watanabe; J. W. Ager, III; E. E. Haller; D. C. Chrzan
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193114 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027066
Evidence of nanocrystal growth in a glass matrix by the fusion method
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193115 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027471
Nanometer-scale sharpness in corner-overgrown heterostructures
L. Steinke; P. Cantwell; D. Zakharov; E. Stach; N. J. Zaluzec; A. Fontcuberta i Morral; M. Bichler; G. Abstreiter; M. Grayson
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193117 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2988526
Temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy of chemically derived graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193119 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3011030
Defect annihilation and morphological improvement of hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods by Ga doping
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193120 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026746
Enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit in nanostructured -type silicon germanium bulk alloy
X. W. Wang; H. Lee; Y. C. Lan; G. H. Zhu; G. Joshi; D. Z. Wang; J. Yang; A. J. Muto; M. Y. Tang; J. Klatsky; S. Song; M. S. Dresselhaus; G. Chen; Z. F. Ren
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193121 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027060
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Spray-deposited poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) top electrode for organic solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193301 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021022
Polarized emission from high quality microcavity based on active organic layered domains
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193302 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3026534
Analysis of efficiency characteristics of green phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193303 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2998575
Encapsulation of organic light-emitting devices using a perfluorinated polymer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193304 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3006349
Stacked white organic light emitting devices consisting of separate red, green, and blue elements
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193306 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021014
Origin of the open-circuit voltage in multilayer heterojunction organic solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193308 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027061
Investigation of drift in electro-optic polymer waveguides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193309 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027065
Band alignment at metal/organic and metal/oxide/organic interfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193310 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3030979
DEVICE PHYSICS
A microstrip tunable negative refractive index metamaterial and phase shifter
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193505 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025303
The influence of nitrogen incorporation on performance and bias temperature instability of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors with ultrathin high- gate stacks
J. C. Liao; Y. K. Fang; C. H. Chen; Y. T. Hou; P. F. Hsu; K. C. Lin; K. T. Huang; T. L. Lee; M. S. Liang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193506 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025420
High performance germanium and junction diodes formed at low Temperature using metal-induced dopant activation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193507 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025849
Drop-on-demand printing of conductive ink by electrostatic field induced inkjet head
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193508 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3020719
High-speed operation of GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detectors at
A. Vardi; N. Kheirodin; L. Nevou; H. Machhadani; L. Vivien; P. Crozat; M. Tchernycheva; R. Colombelli; F. H. Julien; F. Guillot; C. Bougerol; E. Monroy; S. Schacham; G. Bahir
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193509 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021376
-grown oxides/ (0001), , and interface properties characterized by using -type gate-controlled diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193510 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028016
Thermal transpiration in zeolites: A mechanism for motionless gas pumps
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193511 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025304
Effect of oxide structure on the Fermi-level pinning at metal/ interfaces
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193513 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028071
ZnO-based low voltage inverter with low-/high- double polymer dielectric layer
Kimoon Lee; Ki-tae Kim; Kwang H. Lee; Gyubaek Lee; Min Suk Oh; Jeong-M. Choi; Seongil Im; Sungjin Jang; Eugene Kim
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193514 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028093
APPLIED BIOPHYSICS
A liquid waveguide based evanescent wave sensor integrated onto a microfluidic chip
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193901 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2988648
A mean field approach to many-particles effects in dielectrophoresis
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193902 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025840
Chirality of sulforhodamine dye molecules incorporated in DNA thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193903 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027070
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Arsenic-dominated chemistry in the acid cleaning of InGaAs and InAlAs surfaces
Yun Sun; Piero Pianetta; Po-Ta Chen; Masaharu Kobayashi; Yoshio Nishi; Niti Goel; Michael Garner; Wilman Tsai
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 194103 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3025852
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
Superconducting flip-chip devices using indium microspheres on Au-passivated Nb or NbN as under-bump metallization layer
Achintya Paradkar, Paul Nicaise, et al.