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15 July 2011
ISSN 0021-8979
EISSN 1089-7550
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APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS—FOCUSED REVIEW
ARTICLES
Lasers, Optics, and Optoelectronics
Modular PbSrS/PbS mid-infrared vertical external cavity surface emitting laser on Si
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023101 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610407
Polarization sensitive near-complete reflection from photonic crystal slab in centered rectangular lattice
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023103 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610518
Thermo-optical control of dielectric loaded plasmonic racetrack resonators
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023106 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3609081
Near infrared image sensor with integrated germanium photodiodes.
R. Kaufmann; G. Isella; A. Sanchez-Amores; S. Neukom; A. Neels; L. Neumann; A. Brenzikofer; A. Dommann; C. Urban; H. von Känel
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023107 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608245
Positive ion emission from oxidized aluminum during ultraviolet excimer laser irradiation
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023110 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608152
Plasmas and Electrical Discharges
Synthesis of copper/copper oxide nanoparticles by solution plasma
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023302 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610496
Gold nanoresistors with near-constant resistivity in the cryogenic-to-room temperature range
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023303 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610497
Measurement of electron density with the phase-resolved cut-off probe method
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023304 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3586561
Chirped pulse interferometry for time resolved density and velocity measurements of laser produced plasmas
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023305 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610792
Structural, Mechanical, Thermodynamic, and Optical Properties of Condensed Matter
Surface acoustic wave velocity of gold films deposited on silicon substrates at different temperatures
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023503 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606412
Inhomogeneous low temperature epitaxial breakdown during Si overgrowth of GeSi quantum dots
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023508 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610527
Dislocation nucleation from near surface void under static tensile stress in Cu
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023509 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606582
Enhanced near band edge emission of ZnO via surface plasmon resonance of aluminum nanoparticles
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023510 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3607270
Point defects in hexagonal BN, BC3 and BCxN compounds studied by x-ray absorption near-edge structure
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023511 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3602996
Bistable transmission of antiferromagnetic Fabry-Perot resonator
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023512 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608043
Vibrational properties between silver (4,4) nanotube and nanowire
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023514 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608113
Decomposition pathways in age hardening of Ti-Al-N films
R. Rachbauer; S. Massl; E. Stergar; D. Holec; D. Kiener; J. Keckes; J. Patscheider; M. Stiefel; H. Leitner; P. H. Mayrhofer
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023515 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610451
Spherical nanoindentation study of the deformation micromechanisms of LiTaO3 single crystals
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023516 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608158
Transport and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy properties of (Ni1−xCux)Mn2O4 and Ni(Mn2−yCuy)O4
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023519 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606575
Photoluminescence from silicon nitride—no quantum effect
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023520 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3607975
Determination of the variation of the fluorescence line positions of ruby, strontium tetraborate, alexandrite, and samarium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet with pressure and temperature
Selva Vennila Raju; Joseph M. Zaug; Bin Chen; Jinyuan Yan; Jason W. Knight; Raymond Jeanloz; Simon M. Clark
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023521 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608167
Structural origin of the nonlinear optical properties of lead niobium germanate film glasses
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023522 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608172
Compression-compression fatigue study on model metallic glass nanowires by molecular dynamics simulations
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023523 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610443
Phase transition and structure of silver azide at high pressure
Dongbin Hou; Fuxiang Zhang; Cheng Ji; Trevor Hannon; Hongyang Zhu; Jianzhe Wu; Valery I. Levitas; Yanzhang Ma
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023524 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610501
Self-formation of nanocomposite Cu/Al2O3 thin films on CuAl dilute alloys by annealing in inert atmospheres
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023525 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610441
Acoustic vibrations of a circular nanowire by considering the effect of surface
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023526 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610498
Electronic Structure and Transport
Thermal conductivities and conduction mechanisms of Sb-Te Alloys at high temperatures
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023701 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606436
Gate-induced switching in single-molecule magnet MnIIICuII
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023702 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610448
Carrier recombination dynamics in Si doped InN thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023703 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3607271
Scattering due to spacer layer thickness fluctuation on two dimensional electron gas in AlGaAs/GaAs modulation-doped heterostructures
Guipeng Liu; Ju Wu; Yanwu Lu; Zhiwei Li; Yafeng Song; Chengming Li; Shaoyan Yang; Xianglin Liu; Qinsheng Zhu; Zhanguo Wang
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023705 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608242
Figure of merit enhancement in bismuth telluride alloys via fullerene-assisted microstructural refinement
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023706 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606547
Influence of defects on structural and electrical properties of VO2 thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023707 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3609084
Improved mobility and conductivity of an Al2O3 incorporated indium zinc oxide system
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023709 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3605547
Resistivity of thin gold films on mica induced by electron-surface scattering from a self-affine fractal surface
Raul C. Munoz; Claudio A. Gonzalez-Fuentes; Ricardo Henriquez; Andres Espinosa; German Kremer; Luis Moraga; Antonio Ibañez-Landeta; Sebastian Bahamondes; Sebastian Donoso; Marcos Flores
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023710 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3607974
Size-dependent resistivity and thermopower of nanocrystalline copper
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023713 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610791
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Nonlinear stationary ac response of the magnetization of uniaxial superparamagnetic nanoparticles
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023901 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3605536
Distributions of dipolar interaction fields in nano-granular magnetic systems
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023902 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3609061
Enhancement of coercivity for Nd-Fe-B thin films by the infiltration of Nd-Cu alloy cap layer
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023903 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608244
Effect of Ni/Mn concentration on exchange bias properties in bulk Ni50−xMn37+xSn13 Heusler alloys
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023904 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610398
Exchange interaction and Curie temperature in Ge1−xMnxTe ferromagnetic semiconductors
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023905 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610499
Inductive determination of the optimum tunnel barrier thickness in magnetic tunneling junction stacks for spin torque memory applications
S. Serrano-Guisan; W. Skowronski; J. Wrona; N. Liebing; M. Czapkiewicz; T. Stobiecki; G. Reiss; H. W. Schumacher
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023906 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610948
Direct magnetocaloric measurements of Fe-B-Cr-X (X = La, Ce) amorphous ribbons
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023907 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3613666
Ferromagnetic resonance investigation of Py/Cr multilayer system
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023908 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3613700
Magnetic state of Mn3CuN explored by soft x ray magnetic circular dichroism
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023909 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3614587
Dielectrics and Ferroelectricity
Nanocrystalline ruthenium oxide embedded zirconium-doped hafnium oxide high-k nonvolatile memories
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024101 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606477
Role of strained nano-regions in the formation of subgrains in CaCu3Ti4O12
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024103 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610520
Quantum pinning-transition due to charge defects in ferroelectrics
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024104 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3607298
Controllable giant dielectric constant in AlOx/TiOy nanolaminates
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024106 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3603002
Polarization fatigue in ferroelectric vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene copolymer thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024109 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3607316
Sub-THz dielectric resonance in single crystal yttrium iron garnet and magnetic field tuning of the modes
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024112 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3607873
Electric breakdown of longitudinally shocked Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 ceramics
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024113 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3609074
Highly textured Sr, Nb co-doped BiFeO3 thin films grown on SrRuO3/Si substrates by rf- sputtering
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024114 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610428
Electronic structure of δ-Ta2O5 with oxygen vacancy: ab initio calculations and comparison with experiment
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024115 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606416
Effect of interface roughness on acoustic loss in tunable thin film bulk acoustic wave resonators
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024116 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610513
Nanoscale Science and Design
Design evaluation of graphene nanoribbon nanoelectromechanical devices
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024302 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606578
First-principles study of field emission from carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024304 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610511
Electroluminescence and charge storage characteristics of quantum confined germanium nanocrystals
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024310 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610396
Effect of grain sizes and shapes on phonon thermal conductivity of bulk thermoelectric materials
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024312 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3611421
Reynolds number manipulation of mean nanowire lengths and nanowire suspension quantification
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024313 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3611423
Device Physics
Carrier transport mechanism in the SnO2:F/p-type a-Si:H heterojunction
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024502 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606408
Synthesis and processing of pseudo noise signals by spin precession in Y3 Fe5O12 films
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024504 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3611424
Piezoelectricity in wurtzite polar semiconductor nanowires: A theoretical study
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024506 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3603036
Effect of incomplete ionization for the description of highly aluminum-doped silicon
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024508 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3603043
Mobility and fill factor correlation in geminate recombination limited solar cells
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024509 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3609079
Drain voltage dependent analytical model of tunnel field-effect transistors
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024510 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3609064
Electrical transport properties of graphene on SiO2 with specific surface structures
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024513 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3611394
Applied Biophysics
Interdisciplinary and General Physics
The different initial oxidation kinetics of Zr(0001) and Zr(100) surfaces
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024904 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608044
Backbone of conductivity in two-dimensional metal-insulator composites
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024909 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610402
Measurement and analysis of micro-scale adhesion for efficient transfer printing
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024911 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3611033
Evaluation of possible mechanisms behind P gettering of iron
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 024912 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3607239
COMMUNICATIONS
Time resolved characterization of a free-burning argon arc after ignition by optical emission spectroscopy
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 026102 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610419
The texture of Nd oxide grains in Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets studied by synchrotron radiation
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 026103 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3602076
Comment on “Photonic bands in two-dimensional microplasma array. I. Theoretical derivation of band structures of electromagnetic waves” [J. Appl. Phys. 101, 073304 (2007)]
Hai-feng Zhang (章海锋); Shao-bin Liu (刘少斌); Xiang-kun Kong (孔祥鲲); Liang Zhou (周良); Chun-zao Li (李春早); Bo-rui Bian (卞博锐)
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 026104 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3605490
Matrix assisted pulsed laser deposition of melanin thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 026105 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3602084
Sensitive spin-polarization effects in an Aharonov-Bohm double quantum dot ring
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 026107 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610794
Effects of postdeposition annealing ambient on hysteresis in an Al2O3/GeO2 gate-dielectric stack on Ge
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 026108 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610796
Effect of composition and pressure on phase transitions in FexO at low temperature
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 026109 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3605553
ERRATA
Publisher’s Note: “Blackbody-like emission of terahertz radiation from AlGaN/GaN heterostructure under electron heating in lateral electric field” [J. Appl. Phys. 109, 073108 (2011)]
V. A. Shalygin; L. E. Vorobjev; D. A. Firsov; A. N. Sofronov; G. A. Melentyev; W. V. Lundin; A. E. Nikolaev; A. V. Sakharov; A. F. Tsatsulnikov
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 029903 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3615503
Publisher’s Note: “Electric poling-induced magnetic anisotropy and electric-field-induced magnetization reorientation in magnetoelectric Ni/(011) Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3](1−x)-[PbTiO3]x heterostructure” [J. Appl. Phys. 109, 07D732 (2011)]
Tao Wu; Alexandre Bur; Kin Wong; Joshua Leon Hockel; Chin-Jui Hsu; Hyungsuk K. D. Kim; Kang L. Wang; Gregory P. Carman
J. Appl. Phys. 110, 029904 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3611391
Impulse coupling enhancement of aluminum targets under laser irradiation in a soft polymer confined geometry
C. Le Bras, E. Lescoute, et al.
A step-by-step guide to perform x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Grzegorz Greczynski, Lars Hultman
GaN-based power devices: Physics, reliability, and perspectives
Matteo Meneghini, Carlo De Santi, et al.