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20 December 2010
ISSN 0003-6951
EISSN 1077-3118
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LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Passively harmonically mode-locked vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser emitting 1.1 ps pulses at 147 GHz repetition rate
A. H. Quarterman; A. Perevedentsev; K. G. Wilcox; V. Apostolopoulos; H. E. Beere; I. Farrer; D. A. Ritchie; A. C. Tropper
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251101 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527973
High responsivity ultraviolet photodetector realized via a carrier-trapping process
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251102 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527974
Thermo-optic detection of terahertz radiation from a quantum cascade laser
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251103 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528456
Highly temperature insensitive quantum cascade lasers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251104 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529449
Time-resolved amplified spontaneous emission in quantum dots
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251106 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529447
High slope efficiency liquid crystal lasers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251109 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3526750
Current crowding effect on the ideality factor and efficiency droop in blue lateral InGaN/GaN light emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251110 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529470
Direct observation of iso-frequency contour of surface modes in defective photonic crystals in real space
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251111 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3524520
GaN-based surface-emitting laser with two-dimensional photonic crystal acting as distributed-feedback grating and optical cladding
Shoichi Kawashima; Takeshi Kawashima; Yasuhiro Nagatomo; Yuichiro Hori; Hideo Iwase; Takeshi Uchida; Katsuyuki Hoshino; Aihiko Numata; Mamoru Uchida
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251112 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528352
Characteristics of efficiency droop in GaN-based light emitting diodes with an insertion layer between the multiple quantum wells and -GaN layer
S. P. Chang; C. H. Wang; C. H. Chiu; J. C. Li; Y. S. Lu; Z. Y. Li; H. C. Yang; H. C. Kuo; T. C. Lu; S. C. Wang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251114 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3531957
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
rf mode switching in a relativistic magnetron with diffraction output
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251501 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529463
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
The atomic structure and polarization of strained
D. P. Kumah; J. W. Reiner; Y. Segal; A. M. Kolpak; Z. Zhang; D. Su; Y. Zhu; M. S. Sawicki; C. C. Broadbridge; C. H. Ahn; F. J. Walker
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251902 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529460
Diamond as a high pressure gauge up to 2.7 Mbar
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251903 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529454
Direct acoustic phonon excitation by intense and ultrashort terahertz pulses
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251904 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529466
Metal-organic frameworks as promising candidates for future ultralow- dielectrics
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251905 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529461
Piezoelectric characteristic of nanocrystalline AlN films obtained by pulsed laser deposition at room temperature
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251906 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527924
In vacancies in InN grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251907 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3516467
Combined light and electron scattering for exploring hydrogen in thin metallic films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251910 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529465
In-depth analysis of the film for solar cells, structural and optical characterization
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251911 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529939
Shock-free ferroelectric liquid crystal displays with high optical contrast
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251913 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530444
Tuning the period of elastic MnAs/GaAs(001) pattern by Fe deposition
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251914 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3531759
Improving the plasticity of a high strength Fe–Si–Ti ultrafine composite by introduction of an immiscible element
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251915 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3532100
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Observation of the integer quantum Hall effect in high quality, uniform wafer-scale epitaxial graphene films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252101 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3525588
Tunneling characteristics of graphene
Young Jun Shin; Gopinadhan Kalon; Jaesung Son; Jae Hyun Kwon; Jing Niu; Charanjit S. Bhatia; Gengchiau Liang; Hyunsoo Yang
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252102 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527979
Relationship of deep defects to oxygen and hydrogen content in nanocrystalline silicon photovoltaic materials
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252103 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528205
Synchronized single electron emission from dynamical quantum dots
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252104 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527940
Pulsed laser deposition of and : Plasma plume effects
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252105 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529487
Electronic structure and thermoelectric properties of (, 1, 2, and 3) at low temperature
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252106 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529489
Reduction in reset current of unipolar NiO-based resistive switching through nickel interfacial layer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252107 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528211
Exploitation of a self-limiting process for reproducible formation of ultrathin silicide films
Zhen Zhang; Bin Yang; Yu Zhu; Simon Gaudet; Steve Rossnagel; Andrew J. Kellock; Ahmet Ozcan; Conal Murray; Patrick Desjardins; Shi-Li Zhang; Jean Jordan-Sweet; Christian Lavoie
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252108 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529459
Observation by conductive-probe atomic force microscopy of strongly inverted surface layers at the hydrogenated amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon heterojunctions
O. A. Maslova; J. Alvarez; E. V. Gushina; W. Favre; M. E. Gueunier-Farret; A. S. Gudovskikh; A. V. Ankudinov; E. I. Terukov; J. P. Kleider
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252110 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3525166
Electronic structures of -plane and -plane AlN/ZnO heterointerfaces determined by synchrotron radiation photoemission spectroscopy
J. W. Liu; A. Kobayashi; K. Ueno; S. Toyoda; A. Kikuchi; J. Ohta; H. Fujioka; H. Kumigashira; M. Oshima
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252111 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530445
Role of silicon in silicon-indium-zinc-oxide thin-film transistor
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252112 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530453
Thermoelectric properties and electronic structure of substituted Heusler compounds:
Siham Ouardi; Gerhard H. Fecher; Benjamin Balke; Michael Schwall; Xeniya Kozina; Gregory Stryganyuk; Claudia Felser; Eiji Ikenaga; Yoshiyuki Yamashita; Shigenori Ueda; Keisuke Kobayashi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252113 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3531662
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Quantitative evaluation of defect-models in superconducting phase qubits
J. H. Cole; C. Müller; P. Bushev; G. J. Grabovskij; J. Lisenfeld; A. Lukashenko; A. V. Ustinov; A. Shnirman
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252501 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529457
Aging of magnetic properties in MgO films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252503 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527963
Enhancement of the spin pumping efficiency by spin wave mode selection
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252504 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528207
Monopolelike probes for quantitative magnetic force microscopy: Calibration and application
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252505 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528340
Gigantic enhancement of spin Seebeck effect by phonon drag
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252506 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529944
Magnetoimpedance sensitive to dc bias current in amorphous microwires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252507 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529946
Large converse magnetoelectric coupling effect at room temperature in CoPd/PMN-PT (001) heterostructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252508 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3531648
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Cu penetration into low- dielectric during deposition and bias-temperature stress
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252901 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529492
Room temperature multiferroic effects in superlattice nanocapacitors
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252902 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528210
Temperature independent shear piezoelectric response in relaxor- based crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252903 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529952
Piezoelectric response of single-crystal near morphotropic phase boundary predicted by phase-field simulation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252904 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530443
Superconducting gap induced barrier enhancement in a -based heterostructure
C. L. Lu; Y. Wang; L. You; X. Zhou; H. Y. Peng; G. Z. Xing; E. E. M. Chia; C. Panagopoulos; L. Chen; J.-M. Liu; J. Wang; T. Wu
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 252905 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530446
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Determination of diminished thermal conductivity in silicon thin films using scanning thermoreflectance thermometry
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253102 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527966
Dissipative surface stress effects on free vibrations of nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253103 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528212
Low contact resistivity and strain in suspended multilayer graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253104 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528354
Enhanced force sensitivity and noise squeezing in an electromechanical resonator coupled to a nanotransistor
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253105 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528454
Adsorption geometry of individual fullerene on Si surface at room-temperature
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253106 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529446
Asymmetric Pt/Au coated catalytic micromotors fabricated by dynamic shadowing growth
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253107 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529448
Super-rolloff electron tunneling transduction of nanomechanical motion using frequency downmixing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253108 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527931
Extraction of contact resistance in carbon nanofiber via interconnects with varying lengths
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253109 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527927
Optical properties of large-area polycrystalline chemical vapor deposited graphene by spectroscopic ellipsometry
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253110 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3525940
Electroluminescence of green CdSe/ZnS quantum dots enhanced by harvesting excitons from phosphorescent molecules
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253115 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530450
Cavity-enhanced localized plasmon resonance sensing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253116 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530795
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS
Subbandgap absorption in polymer-fullerene solar cells
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253302 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527077
Organic-inorganic magnetic tunnel heterojunctions based on dithiapyrannylidene ultrathin films grown on
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253303 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529456
High-performance optoelectrical dual-mode memory based on spiropyran-containing polyimide
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253304 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529453
Quantification of energy loss mechanisms in organic light-emitting diodes
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253305 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527936
Solution processed inverted tandem polymer solar cells with self-assembled monolayer modified interfacial layers
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253307 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530431
Top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes: Influence of cavity design
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253308 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530447
The vertically stacked organic sensor-transistor on a flexible substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253309 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530448
DEVICE PHYSICS
Giant magnetic domain-wall resistance in phase-separated manganite films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253501 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527942
Front-gate InGaAs-on-Insulator metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistors
Yuji Urabe; Masafumi Yokoyama; Hideki Takagi; Tetsuji Yasuda; Noriyuki Miyata; Hisashi Yamada; Noboru Fukuhara; Masahiko Hata; Mitsuru Takenaka; Shinichi Takagi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253502 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3528334
Surface photoemission in a high-brightness electron beam radio frequency gun
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253504 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3531561
An electrical switching device controlled by a magnetic field-dependent impact ionization process
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253505 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3532105
BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
Using competitive protein adsorption to measure fibrinogen in undiluted human serum
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253701 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529445
DNA base (cytosine) modified/capped ultrasmall gadofluoroprobes for platelet isolation
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 253702 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3531550
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND GENERAL PHYSICS
Resonant manifestation of intrinsic nonlinearity within electroelastic micropower generators
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 254101 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3530449
ERRATA
Publisher’s Note: “Conducting interfaces between band insulating oxides: The heterostructure” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 152111 (2010)]
P. Perna; D. Maccariello; M. Radovic; U. Scotti di Uccio; I. Pallecchi; M. Codda; D. Marré; C. Cantoni; J. Gazquez; M. Varela; S. J. Pennycook; F. Miletto Granozio
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 259901 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3514199
Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces
Sebastian A. Schulz, Rupert. F. Oulton, et al.
Attosecond physics and technology
O. Alexander, D. Ayuso, et al.
THz cyclotron resonance of a 2D hole gas in a GaN/AlN heterostructure
J. Wang, D. G. Rickel, et al.