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28 January 2013
ISSN 0021-8979
EISSN 1089-7550
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APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS—FOCUSED REVIEW
Plasma processing of low-k dielectrics
Mikhail R. Baklanov; Jean-Francois de Marneffe; Denis Shamiryan; Adam M. Urbanowicz; Hualiang Shi; Tatyana V. Rakhimova; Huai Huang; Paul S. Ho
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 041101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4765297
ARTICLES
Lasers, Optics, and Optoelectronics
Interferometric measurement of the pyroelectric coefficient in lithium niobate
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788696
Fine optical spectroscopy of the 3.45 eV emission line in GaN nanowires
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4775492
The fabrication of small molecule organic light-emitting diode pixels by laser-induced forward transfer
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043104 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788710
Simulation of laser interaction with ablative plasma and hydrodynamic behavior of laser supported plasma
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788767
Two-dimensional finite-element modeling of periodical interdigitated full organic solar cells
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788819
In-depth analysis of injection-seeded long external cavity InGaN/GaN surface-emitting laser
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043108 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789806
Structure induced conductivity enhancement in metal-doped molybdenum oxide thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789352
Bismide-nitride alloys: Promising for efficient light emitting devices in the near- and mid-infrared
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043110 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789624
Plasmas and Electrical Discharges
Impacts created on various materials by micro-discharges in heptane: Influence of the dissipated charge
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043301 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4780786
Streak spectroscopy and velocimetry of electrically exploded Ni/Al laminates
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043304 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776731
On the magnetic field signal radiated by an atmospheric pressure room temperature plasma jet
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043305 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788797
Time-and-space resolved comparison of plasma expansion velocities in high-power diodes with velvet cathodes
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043307 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789623
Structural, Mechanical, Thermodynamic, and Optical Properties of Condensed Matter
Improved passivation of the ZnO/Si interface by pulsed laser deposition
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043502 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788675
Nanostructured diamond-TiC composites with high fracture toughness
Haikuo Wang; Duanwei He; Chao Xu; Mingjun Tang; Yu Li; Haini Dong; Chuanmin Meng; Zhigang Wang; Wenjun Zhu
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043505 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789004
Chemical effect of Si+ ions on the implantation-induced defects in ZnO studied by a slow positron beam
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043506 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789010
New exploration on phase transition and structure of PbS under high pressure and temperature
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043509 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789012
Effect of embedding nanoparticles on the lattice thermal conductivity of bulk semiconductor crystals
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043510 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789808
First-principles study of elastic properties of cubic Cr1−xAlxN alloys
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043511 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789378
Quantitative analysis of anisotropic edge retraction by solid-state dewetting of thin single crystal films
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043512 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788822
First-principles study of the structural, electronic, and optical properties of Y-doped SrSi2
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043515 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788715
Influence of noise on the threshold for detection of elastic nonlinearity
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043516 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789800
Electronic Structure and Transport
Does scandium resemble transition or rare earth metals when it is grown on silicon surfaces?
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043701 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776714
Electronic transport and shot noise in Thue-Morse sequence graphene superlattice
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043702 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788676
Electrical transport and photocurrent mechanisms in silicon nanocrystal multilayers
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043703 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789354
Dielectric and transport properties of bismuth sulfide prepared by solid state reaction method
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043704 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4781004
Electrical properties and thermal stability of Pd-doped copper nitride films
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043705 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788905
Comprehensive study of the metal-insulator transition in pulsed laser deposited epitaxial VO2 thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043707 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788804
Effective mass of electron in monolayer graphene: Electron-phonon interaction
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043708 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789385
Structural variants and the modified Slater-Pauling curve for transition-metal-based half-Heusler alloys
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043709 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788825
Large room temperature magnetoresistance of transparent Fe and Ni doped ZnO thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043713 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4775769
Manipulation of the electron transport through a mesoscopic island by surface acoustic wave
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043717 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788826
Ni6Cr5MoO18: A compensated half metal predicted from first-principles
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043718 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789351
Electrical and interfacial properties of GaAs/GaSb metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy heterostructures
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043719 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789603
Quantum magnetotransport properties of ultrathin topological insulator films
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043720 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789626
Simultaneous positive and negative photocurrent response in asymmetric quantum dot infrared photodetectors
D. Alvarenga; C. A. Parra-Murillo; G. M. Penello; R. Kawabata; W. N. Rodrigues; D. R. Miquita; W. Schmidt; P. S. S. Guimarães; M. P. Pires; K. Unterrainer; P. L. Souza
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043721 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789963
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistance using Co2Fe(Ga1−xGex) Heusler alloy
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788672
Optimal conditions for magnetization reversal of nanocluster assemblies with random properties
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043902 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788766
Physical properties of Al doped Ba hexagonal ferrite thin films
Ian Harward; Yan Nie; Daming Chen; Josh Baptist; Justin M. Shaw; Eva Jakubisová Lišková; Štefan Višňovský; Petr Široký; Michal Lesňák; Jaromir Pištora; Zbigniew Celinski
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043903 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788699
Strain-induced enhancement of coercivity in amorphous TbFeCo films
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043905 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788807
[010] uniaxial-anisotropy induced asymmetry of magnetic reversal in (Ga,Mn)As
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043906 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788903
Coercivity and its thermal dependence in microsized magnetic particles: Influence of grain boundaries
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043909 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788808
Relaxation of biofunctionalized magnetic nanoparticles in ultra-low magnetic fields
H. C. Yang; L. L. Chiu; S. H. Liao; H. H. Chen; H. E. Horng; C. W. Liu; C. I. Liu; K. L. Chen; M. J. Chen; L. M. Wang
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043911 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789009
Design of half-metallic Heusler-based superlattices with vanishing net magnetization
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043912 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789361
Magnetism and stability of noncompensated anion-cation codoped ZnO
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043915 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789013
Interaction effects and transport properties of Pt capped Co nanoparticles
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043917 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789422
Structural, magnetic and x-ray absorption studies of NdCo1−xNixO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5)
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043918 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788801
Ultrafast heating and magnetic switching with weak external magnetic field
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043919 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789007
Magnetoelectric coupling driven by inverse magnetostriction in multiferroic BiMn3Mn4O12
A. Gauzzi; G. Rousse; F. Mezzadri; G. L. Calestani; G. André; F. Bourée; M. Calicchio; E. Gilioli; R. Cabassi; F. Bolzoni; A. Prodi; P. Bordet; M. Marezio
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043920 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789350
Effects of radio-frequency noise suppression on the microstrip line using FeCoNiB soft magnetic thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043922 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789607
Structure evolution and entropy change of temperature and magnetic field induced magneto-structural transition in Mn1.1Fe0.9P0.76Ge0.24
Ming Yue; Danmin Liu; Qingzhen Huang; Tong Wang; Fengxia Hu; Jingbo Li; Guanghui Rao; Baogen Shen; Jeffery W. Lynn; Jiuxing Zhang
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043925 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788803
Impact of conducting nonmagnetic layers on the magnetization dynamics in thin-film magnetic nanostructures
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043927 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789812
What does a first-order reversal curve diagram really mean? A study case: Array of ferromagnetic nanowires
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043928 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789613
Dielectrics and Ferroelectricity
Structural investigation of interface and defects in epitaxial Bi3.25La0.75Ti3O12 film on SrRuO3/SrTiO3 (111) and (100)
Lina Gunawan; Guo-zhen Zhu; Yang Shao; Sorin Lazar; Olivier Gautreau; Catalin Harnagea; Alain Pignolet; Gianluigi A. Botton
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044102 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4775598
Effect of plasma N2 and thermal NH3 nitridation in HfO2 for ultrathin equivalent oxide thickness
Min Dai; Yanfeng Wang; Joseph Shepard; Jinping Liu; Maryjane Brodsky; Shahab Siddiqui; Paul Ronsheim; Dimitris P Ioannou; Chandra Reddy; William Henson; Siddarth Krishnan; Vijay Narayanan; Michael P Chudzik
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044103 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4775817
Ca K-edge X-ray absorption fine structure in BaTiO3-CaTiO3 solid solutions
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044106 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4784226
Structural and multiferroic properties of Bi1−xInxFeO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.20) nanoparticles
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044107 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788668
Detection of defect states in low-k dielectrics using reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044109 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788980
Precise measurement of the transverse piezoelectric coefficient for thin films on anisotropic substrate
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044111 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789347
Interfacial study and energy-band alignment of annealed Al2O3 films prepared by atomic layer deposition on 4H-SiC
Feng Zhang; Guosheng Sun; Liu Zheng; Shengbei Liu; Bin Liu; Lin Dong; Lei Wang; Wanshun Zhao; Xingfang Liu; Guoguo Yan; Lixin Tian; Yiping Zeng
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044112 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789380
Dielectric, ferroelectric and magnetic properties of Mn-doped LuFeO3 ceramics
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044113 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789605
Probing structural changes in Ca(1−x)Nd2x/3TiO3 ceramics by Raman spectroscopy
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789601
Electron irradiation induced reduction of the permittivity in chalcogenide glass (As2S3) thin film
Damián P. San-Román-Alerigi; Dalaver H. Anjum; Yaping Zhang; Xiaoming Yang; Ahmed Benslimane; Tien K. Ng; Mohamed N. Hedhili; Mohammad Alsunaidi; Boon S. Ooi
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044116 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789602
Nanoscale Science and Design
Physical model for gallium arsenide growth on germanium fins with different orientations formed on 10° offcut germanium-on-insulator substrate
Kian-Hui Goh; Yuanbing Cheng; Kain Lu Low; Eugene Yu Jin Kong; Ching-Kean Chia; Eng-Huat Toh; Yee-Chia Yeo
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044301 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4784065
Ge nanoparticle formation by thermal treatment of rf-sputtered ZrO2/ZrGe2O3 superlattices
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044303 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4780033
Tuning resonant transmission through geometrical configurations of impurity clusters
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044305 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788702
Impacts of length and geometry deformation on thermal conductivity of graphene nanoribbons
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044306 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788813
One-dimensional lateral growth of epitaxial islands on focused ion beam patterned substrates
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044308 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4778708
Graphdiyne: A promising anode material for lithium ion batteries with high capacity and rate capability
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044309 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789635
Continuous wave ultraviolet-laser sintering of ZnO and TiO2 nanoparticle thin films at low laser powers
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044310 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788906
Biaxially stretchable silver nanowire transparent conductors
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044311 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789795
Direct observation of a multiple-peak structure in the Raman spectra of 74Ge and 70Ge nanocrystals
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044312 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789802
Transparent graphitic tiles synthesized from carbon nanowalls by shock compression and rapid quenching
Kazutaka Nakamura; Toshiyuki Atou; Keisuke Niwase; Kazutaka G. Nakamura; Akihiko Yoshimura; Makoto Tanimura; Ken-ichi Kobayashi; Masaru Tachibana
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044313 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789609
Maskless implants of 20 keV Ga+ in thin crystalline silicon on insulator
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044315 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789625
A wide range of energy spin-filtering in a Rashba quantum ring using S-matrix method
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044316 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789798
Device Physics
Design and simulation of molecular nonvolatile single-electron resistive switches
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044504 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776717
Three-dimensional Poole-Frenkel analytical model for carrier transport in amorphous chalcogenides
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044506 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788798
The modification of Schottky barrier height of Au/p-Si Schottky devices by perylene-diimide
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044507 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789021
Magnetic vortex stability in Ni80Fe20 split rings
S. N. Holmes; J. H. Lee; B. Hong; M. D. Mascaro; D. Anderson; G. A. C. Jones; C. A. Ross; C. H. W. Barnes
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044508 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789316
Study of bandwidth enhancement and non-linear behavior in avalanche photodiodes under high power condition
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044509 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788694
Comparative study of transparent rectifying contacts on semiconducting oxide single crystals and amorphous thin films
Alexander Lajn; Holger von Wenckstern; Marius Grundmann; Gerald Wagner; Pedro Barquinha; Elvira Fortunato; Rodrigo Martins
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044511 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789000
Performance of graphene thermal photon detectors
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044512 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789360
Generation-dependent charge carrier transport in Cu(In,Ga)Se2/CdS/ZnO thin-film solar-cells
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044515 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788827
Systematic structural and chemical characterization of the transition layer at the interface of NO-annealed 4H-SiC/SiO2 metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors
Joshua A. Taillon; Joon Hyuk Yang; Claude A. Ahyi; John Rozen; John R. Williams; Leonard C. Feldman; Tsvetanka S. Zheleva; Aivars J. Lelis; Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044517 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789924
Metal-insulator-semiconductor tunnel emitter transistor as a spintronic device: a concept
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044518 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789386
Chemical speciation at buried interfaces in high-temperature processed polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells on ZnO:Al
Christiane Becker; Marcel Pagels; Carolin Zachäus; Beatrix Pollakowski; Burkhard Beckhoff; Birgit Kanngießer; Bernd Rech
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044519 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789599
Metal-oxide-semiconductor diodes containing C60 fullerenes for non-volatile memory applications
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044520 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789614
Precipitated iron: A limit on gettering efficacy in multicrystalline silicon
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044521 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4788800
Applied Biophysics
Interdisciplinary and General Physics
Atomic diffusion behavior in Cu-Al explosive welding process
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044901 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4775788
The failure models of Sn-based solder joints under coupling effects of electromigration and thermal cycling
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044904 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789023
Comparison of post-detonation combustion in explosives incorporating aluminum nanoparticles: Influence of the passivation layer
W. K. Lewis; C. G. Rumchik; M. J. Smith; K. A. S. Fernando; C. A. Crouse; J. E. Spowart; E. A. Guliants; C. E. Bunker
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044907 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790159
Optimized production of hyperpolarized 129Xe at 2 bars for in vivo lung magnetic resonance imaging
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 044908 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4776763
COMMUNICATIONS
Highly oriented δ-Bi2O3 thin films stable at room temperature synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 046101 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789597
ERRATA
A step-by-step guide to perform x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Grzegorz Greczynski, Lars Hultman
Tutorial: Simulating modern magnetic material systems in mumax3
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Piezoelectric thin films and their applications in MEMS: A review
Jinpeng Liu, Hua Tan, et al.