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15 November 2012
ISSN 0021-8979
EISSN 1089-7550
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APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS—FOCUSED REVIEW
ARTICLES
Lasers, Optics, and Optoelectronics
Index-coupled surface porous grating distributed feedback quantum cascade laser
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103102 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765738
High order standing-wave plasmon resonances in silver u-shaped nanowires
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103104 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4759444
Parametric study of the frequency-domain thermoreflectance technique
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103105 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4761977
Unusual Urbach tail in TlGaSe2 ferroelectric-semiconductor with incommensurate phase
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103106 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765736
Two-dimensional Bessel-like surface plasmon-polariton beams
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103107 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766927
Limiting efficiency of generalized realistic c-Si solar cells coupled to ideal up-converters
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103108 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766386
Dispersion of effective refractive indices of mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103109 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766388
Plasmas and Electrical Discharges
On the applicability of laser ionization for simulating hypervelocity impacts
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103301 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765716
Consideration of the electron energy distribution function shape in a Ar and N2 global model
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103303 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765728
Electrical potential measurement in plasma columns of atmospheric plasma jets
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103305 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766756
Embedded argon as a tool for sampling local structure in thin plasma deposited aluminum oxide films
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103306 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767383
Structural, Mechanical, Thermodynamic, and Optical Properties of Condensed Matter
Optical and elastic properties of diamond-like carbon with metallic inclusions: A theoretical study
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103503 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765721
General performance characteristics and parametric optimum bounds of irreversible chemical engines
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103504 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765725
Unexpected metastable transition in high superheating state
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103505 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766446
Microstructure and vacancy-type defects of high-pressure torsion deformed Al-3 wt%Cu alloy
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103506 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765034
Diffusion-induced stresses of electrode nanomaterials in lithium-ion battery: The effects of surface stress
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103507 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767913
Time-resolved emission of dye probes in a shock-compressed polymer
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103508 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765687
Boundary effect on the plasticity and stress of lithiated silicon: First-principles calculations
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103509 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765689
Characterization of defect evolution in ultrathin SiO2 layers under applied electrical stress
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103513 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765741
Temperature dependent ablation threshold in silicon using ultrashort laser pulses
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103514 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766380
Atomistic simulations of shock induced melting of bicrystal copper with twist grain boundary
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103516 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766445
(Zn,Cd)O thin films for the application in heterostructures: Structural and optical properties
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103517 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766905
Compositional dependence of the 1.8 μm emission properties of Tm3+ ions in silicate glass
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103521 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766908
Visible photoluminescence from MgAl2O4 spinel with cation disorder and oxygen vacancy
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103523 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767228
Third-order nonlinearity of metal nanoparticles: Isolation of instantaneous and delayed contributions
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103524 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766379
Raman spectroscopic calibrations of phonon deformation potentials in wurtzitic AlN
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103526 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4768208
Hot phonons contribution to Joule heating in single-walled carbon nanotubes
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103527 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766901
Growth and interfacial properties of epitaxial CaCuO2 thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103529 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767117
Heteroepitaxial growth and characterization of ZnO films on Gd3Ga5O12 garnet substrates
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103530 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767119
Influence of surface oxidation on plasmon resonance in monolayer of gold and silver nanoparticles
Anton Kuzma; Martin Weis; Sona Flickyngerova; Jan Jakabovic; Alexander Satka; Edmund Dobrocka; Juraj Chlpik; Julius Cirak; Martin Donoval; Peter Telek; Frantisek Uherek; Daniel Donoval
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103531 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767688
Non-congruence of thermally driven structural and electronic transitions in VO2
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103532 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4764040
Temperature-dependent photoluminescence of ZnO films codoped with tellurium and nitrogen
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103534 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767451
Determination of optical and microstructural parameters of ceria films
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103535 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766928
Determination of optical properties of percolated nanostructures using an optical resonator system
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103536 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4768202
Electronic Structure and Transport
Calibration of the photoluminescence technique for measuring concentrations of shallow dopants in Ge
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103701 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766385
Electronic structure of buried Co-Cu interface studied with photoemission spectroscopy
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103702 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765732
Size-dependent phase transition of graphite to superhard graphite under high pressure at room temperature
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103707 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765735
Band-edge density-of-states and carrier concentrations in intrinsic and p-type CuIn1−xGaxSe2
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103708 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767120
Stability and half-metallicity of the (001) and (111) surfaces of CrTe with rocksalt structure
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103709 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767232
Transport properties in MoS2 selective morphology system
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103710 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766451
Effect of high-pressure on the electronic and magnetic properties in double perovskite oxide Sr2FeMoO6
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103712 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4768195
Fabrication of samples for scanning probe experiments on quantum spin Hall effect in HgTe quantum wells
M. Baenninger; M. König; A. G. F. Garcia; M. Mühlbauer; C. Ames; P. Leubner; C. Brüne; H. Buhmann; L. W. Molenkamp; D. Goldhaber-Gordon
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103713 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767362
Role of the dimensionality of the [GaX]2 network in the Zintl phases
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103714 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767363
Electronic band structure and effective mass parameters of Ge1-xSnx alloys
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103715 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767381
Band structure calculations of InP wurtzite/zinc-blende quantum wells
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103716 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767511
Anisotropic transport properties of zinc-blend ZnTe/CrTe heterogeneous junction nanodevices
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103717 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767935
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Magnetic and electric properties of Ru-substituted CoFe2O4 thin films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103901 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766410
Role of Si in high Bs and low core-loss Fe85.2B10−XP4Cu0.8SiX nano-crystalline alloys
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103902 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765718
Interaction-induced anisotropy in the onion-to-vortex transition in dense ferromagnetic nano-ring arrays
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103903 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765649
Terahertz spinplasmonics in random ensembles of Ni and Co microparticles
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103904 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765028
Induced additional anisotropy influences on magnetostriction of giant magnetostrictive materials
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103908 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765740
Magnetocaloric and magnetotransport properties in RRhSn (R = Tb-Tm) series
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103909 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766900
Fabrication and characterization of the gapless half-Heusler YPtSb thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103910 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766902
Coupling characteristics of point defects modes in two-dimensional magnonic crystals
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103911 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766907
The critical current density in superconducting cylinder with different cross sections
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103913 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766381
Exploration of precessional spin dynamics in magnetic multilayers
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103914 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766453
Crystallography, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of Gd57.5Co20Al22.5 alloy
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103916 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766899
Magnetic and transport characteristics of long-period [(LaMnO3)n/(SrMnO3)n]m (n ≥ 3) superlattices
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103917 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767227
Erase/restorable asymmetric magnetization reversal in polycrystalline ferromagnetic films
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103918 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765652
Control of the magnetization in pre-patterned half-metallic La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanostructures
J. Heidler; J. Rhensius; C. A. F. Vaz; P. Wohlhüter; H. S. Körner; A. Bisig; S. Schweitzer; A. Farhan; L. Méchin; L. Le Guyader; F. Nolting; A. Locatelli; T. O. Menteş; M. Á. Niño; F. Kronast; L. J. Heyderman; M. Kläui
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103921 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765672
Spin-glass-like freezing in spin-chain compounds Ca3Co2−xMnxO6: Effect of disorder
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103923 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767225
Ferromagnetism in Li doped ZnO nanoparticles: The role of interstitial Li
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 103924 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767364
Dielectrics and Ferroelectricity
Giant resonant magnetoelectric effect in bi-layered Metglas/Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 composites
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104101 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765724
Effect of processing kinetics on the structure of ferromagnetic-ferroelectric-ferromagnetic interfaces
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104102 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765045
Enhanced microwave dielectric properties of Ba0.4Sr0.6TiO3 ceramics doping by metal Fe powders
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104104 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766276
Pyroelectric current measurements on PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3 epitaxial layers
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104106 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766271
In situ x-ray diffraction of solution-derived ferroelectric thin films for quantitative phase and texture evolution measurement
Krishna Nittala; Sungwook Mhin; Jacob L. Jones; Douglas S. Robinson; Jon F. Ihlefeld; Geoff L. Brennecka
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104109 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766387
Trimethyl-aluminum and ozone interactions with graphite in atomic layer deposition of Al2O3
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104110 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766408
Formation of dendrite domain structures in stoichiometric lithium niobate at elevated temperatures
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104113 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766308
Study of magnetodielectric effect in hexagonal Ho1−xDyxMnO3
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104116 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767380
Nanoscale Science and Design
Study of electron transport characteristics through self-aligned Si-based quantum dots
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104301 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766383
Inhibition of plasmonically enhanced interdot energy transfer in quantum dot solids via photo-oxidation
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104302 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766282
Graded-size Si-nanocrystal-multilayer solar cells
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104304 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766307
Adsorption and diffusion of gold adatoms on boron nitride nanoribbons: A first-principles study
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104305 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766411
Growth of large domain epitaxial graphene on the C-face of SiC
Rui Zhang; Yunliang Dong; Wenjie Kong; Wenpeng Han; Pingheng Tan; Zhimin Liao; Xiaosong Wu; Dapeng Yu
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104307 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765666
Effect of calcinations on electrical properties of TiO2 nanotubes
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104308 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4759358
Magnetic and electrical properties of PbTiO3/Mn-Zn ferrite multiphase nanotube arrays by electro-deposition
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104310 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765731
Low loading of carbon nanotubes to enhance acoustical properties of poly(ether)urethane foams
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104312 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765726
Ultrahigh arsenic sorption using iron oxide-graphene nanocomposite supercapacitor assembly
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104315 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766455
Multi-particle states of semiconductor hexagonal rings: Artificial benzene
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104317 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766444
Spin-dependent electron transport in graphene junctions in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104319 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766812
Physical properties of a two-component system at the Fermi and Sharvin length scales
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104320 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766454
Phase evolution of magnetite nanocrystals on oxide supports via template-free bismuth ferrite precursor approach
Jeffrey Cheung; Kashinath Bogle; Xuan Cheng; Jivika Sullaphen; Chang-Yang Kuo; Ying-Jiun Chen; Hong-Ji Lin; Chien-Te Chen; Jan-Chi Yang; Ying-Hao Chu; Nagarajan Valanoor
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104321 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766748
Sensitivity analysis of scanning microwave microscopy for nano-scale dopant measurements in Si
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104325 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765730
Device Physics
Two-bit multi-level phase change random access memory with a triple phase change material stack structure
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104504 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765742
Voltage generation of piezoelectric cantilevers by laser heating
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104506 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766412
Effect of plasma resonances on dynamic characteristics of double graphene-layer optical modulator
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104507 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766814
Complex band structures and evanescent Bloch waves in two-dimensional finite phononic plate
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104509 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766896
Atomistic simulation of tunneling magnetoresistance using extended Hückel theory
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104510 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766906
Physical understanding of negative bias temperature instability below room temperature
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104514 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767623
Enhanced electroluminescence performances by controlling the position of carbon nanotubes
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104515 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767226
Applied Biophysics
Blast induced mild traumatic brain injury/concussion: A physical analysis
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104701 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765727
Percutaneous permeation measurement of topical phthalocyanine by photoacoustic technique
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104702 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4761974
Interdisciplinary and General Physics
Complete analytical solution of electromagnetic field problem of high-speed spinning ball
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104901 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765676
Line-source excitation of realistic conformal metasurface cloaks
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104902 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765688
Reflection loss mechanism of single layer absorber for flake-shaped carbonyl-iron particle composite
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104903 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767365
Optimal distribution of imperfection in conductive constructal designs of arbitrary configurations
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104905 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4766443
Accurate measurement of the through-plane water content of proton-exchange membranes using neutron radiography
D. S. Hussey; D. Spernjak; A. Z. Weber; R. Mukundan; J. Fairweather; E. L. Brosha; J. Davey; J. S. Spendelow; D. L. Jacobson; R. L. Borup
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104906 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767118
Finite amplitude vibrations of a sharp-edged beam immersed in a viscous fluid near a solid surface
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104907 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765029
Characterization of the state of a droplet on a micro-textured silicon wafer using ultrasound
N. Saad; R. Dufour; P. Campistron; G. Nassar; J. Carlier; M. Harnois; B. Merheb; R. Boukherroub; V. Senez; J. Gao; V. Thomy; M. Ajaka; B. Nongaillard
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104908 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767223
COMMUNICATIONS
Correlation between deep-level defects and turn-on recovery characteristics in AlGaN/GaN hetero-structures
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 106103 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767367
Role of the dielectric mismatch on the properties of donors in semiconductor nanostructures bounded by air
J. Appl. Phys. 112, 106104 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765031
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