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28 January 2014
ISSN 0021-8979
EISSN 1089-7550
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ARTICLES
Lasers, Optics, and Optoelectronics
Effect of band alignment on photoluminescence and carrier escape from InP surface quantum dots grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on Si
Nripendra N. Halder; Pranab Biswas; Tushar Dhabal Das; Sanat Kr. Das; S. Chattopadhyay; D. Biswas; P. Banerji
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043101 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862439
Experimental and numerical study of high order Stokes lines in Brillouin-erbium fiber laser
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043102 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863116
Light harvesting with Ge quantum dots embedded in SiO2 or Si3N4
Salvatore Cosentino; Emel Sungur Ozen; Rosario Raciti; Antonio M. Mio; Giuseppe Nicotra; Francesca Simone; Isodiana Crupi; Rasit Turan; Antonio Terrasi; Atilla Aydinli; Salvo Mirabella
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043103 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863124
Optical properties of WO3 thin films using surface plasmon resonance technique
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862962
Photodegradation of luminescence in organic-ligand-capped Eu3+:LaF3 nano-particles
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043106 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862964
Optical isolation via unidirectional resonant photon tunneling
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043107 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862977
Plasmas and Electrical Discharges
Dielectric material degradation monitoring of dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043301 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862309
Experimental study on the emission spectra of microwave plasma at atmospheric pressure
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043302 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863119
Magnetic shielding of a laboratory Hall thruster. I. Theory and validation
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043303 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862313
Magnetic shielding of a laboratory Hall thruster. II. Experiments
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043304 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862314
Effects of pulse polarity on nanosecond pulse driven dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043306 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863175
Formation and characterization of hydrophobic glass surface treated by atmospheric pressure He/CH4 plasma
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043307 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863457
Structural, Mechanical, Thermodynamic, and Optical Properties of Condensed Matter
First-principles studies on vacancy-modified interstitial diffusion mechanism of oxygen in nickel, associated with large-scale atomic simulation techniques
H. Z. Fang; S. L. Shang; Y. Wang; Z. K. Liu; D. Alfonso; D. E. Alman; Y. K. Shin; C. Y. Zou; A. C. T. van Duin; Y. K. Lei; G. F. Wang
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043501 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861380
Defect reduction in Si-doped Al0.45Ga0.55N films by SiNx interlayer method
Yang Li; Shengchang Chen; Man Kong; Senlin Li; Wu Tian; Shichuang Sun; Zhihao Wu; Yanyan Fang; Jiangnan Dai; Changqing Chen
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043503 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862804
Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy and polar-plot analysis of gallium selenide crystals
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043504 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862852
Local atomic structure inheritance in Ag50Sn50 melt
Yanwen Bai; Xiufang Bian; Jingyu Qin; Lina Hu; Jianfei Yang; Kai Zhang; Xiaolin Zhao; Shuo Zhang; Yuying Huang; Chuncheng Yang
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043506 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863125
High-pressure x-ray diffraction study of YBO3/Eu3+, GdBO3, and EuBO3: Pressure-induced amorphization in GdBO3
Pei Wang; Duanwei He; Chao Xu; Xiangting Ren; Li Lei; Shanmin Wang; Fang Peng; Xiaozhi Yan; Dongqiong Liu; Qiming Wang; Lun Xiong; Jing Liu
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043507 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862653
Unusual magnetic hysteresis and the weakened transition behavior induced by Sn substitution in Mn3SbN
Ying Sun; Yanfeng Guo; Yoshihiro Tsujimoto; Cong Wang; Jun Li; Xia Wang; Hai L. Feng; Clastin I. Sathish; Yoshitaka Matsushita; Kazunari Yamaura
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043509 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863173
Equation of state of rhenium and application for ultra high pressure calibration
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043511 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863300
Modified InGaN/GaN quantum wells with dual-wavelength green-yellow emission
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043514 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863208
Bichromatic random laser from a powder of rhodamine-doped sub-micrometer silica particles
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043515 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863308
Glass transition and crystallization kinetics of a barium borosilicate glass by a non-isothermal method
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043516 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863334
Enhanced catalyst-free nucleation of GaN nanowires on amorphous Al2O3 by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy
Marta Sobanska; Kamil Klosek; Jolanta Borysiuk; Slawomir Kret; Giorgi Tchutchulasvili; Sylwia Gieraltowska; Zbigniew R. Zytkiewicz
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043517 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863456
Low beryllium content Zr-based bulk metallic glass composite with plasticity and work hardenability
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043519 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863454
Fast and slow stress evolution mechanisms during interruptions of Volmer-Weber growth
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043521 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863600
Correlation between medium-range order structure and glass-forming ability for Al-based metallic glasses
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043523 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863404
Mechanical property improvement by texture control of magnetron co-sputtered Zr-Ti films
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043524 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863642
Microjetting from grooved surfaces in metallic samples subjected to laser driven shocks
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043525 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863719
The correlation of epitaxial graphene properties and morphology of SiC (0001)
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043527 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863796
Flow strength of tantalum under ramp compression to 250 GPa
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043530 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863463
Structure, defects, and strain in silicon-silicon oxide interfaces
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043531 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862809
Electronic Structure and Transport
Anisotropic scattering effect of the inclined misfit dislocation on the two-dimensional electron gas in Al(In)GaN/GaN heterostructures
Dong-Dong Jin; Lian-shan Wang; Shao-Yan Yang; Liu-Wan Zhang; Hui-jie Li; Heng Zhang; Jian-xia Wang; Ruo-fei Xiang; Hong-yuan Wei; Chun-mei Jiao; Xiang-Lin Liu; Qin-Sheng Zhu; Zhan-Guo Wang
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043702 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862803
Thermoelectric properties in the series Ti1-xTaxS2
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043704 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863141
First-principles study of the effect of phosphorus on nickel grain boundary
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043706 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863181
Structural, electronic, and optical properties of GaInO3: A hybrid density functional study
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043708 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863210
Interdot Coulomb correlation effects and spin-orbit coupling in two carbon nanotube quantum dots
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043709 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862402
Hall effect and the magnetotransport properties of Co2MnSi1-xAlx Heusler alloys
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043712 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862966
Half-metallicity and tetragonal distortion in semi-Heusler alloy FeCrSe
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043713 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863122
The effects of deep level traps on the electrical properties of semi-insulating CdZnTe
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043715 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863465
Magnetic electron focusing and tuning of the electron current with a pn-junction
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043719 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863403
Phase stability and property evolution of biphasic Ti–Ni–Sn alloys for use in thermoelectric applications
Jason E. Douglas; Christina S. Birkel; Nisha Verma; Victoria M. Miller; Mao-Sheng Miao; Galen D. Stucky; Tresa M. Pollock; Ram Seshadri
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043720 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862955
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Evolution of phase and microstructure in anisotropic nanocrystalline SmCo6.1Si0.9 magnets
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043901 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862158
Annealing temperature and thickness dependence of magnetic properties in epitaxial L1-Mn1.4Ga films
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043902 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862172
Temperature dependence of magnetic properties of heat treated cobalt ferrite
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862300
Anisotropic magnetoresistance of epitaxial Pr0.5Sr0.5MnO3 film
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043904 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862646
Polar magneto-optical Kerr effect instrument for 1-dimensional magnetic nanostructures
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043906 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862908
Quasi-static magnetic measurements to predict specific absorption rates in magnetic fluid hyperthermia experiments
D. F. Coral; P. Mendoza Zélis; M. E. de Sousa; D. Muraca; V. Lassalle; P. Nicolás; M. L. Ferreira; M. B. Fernández van Raap
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043907 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862647
Magnetic domain observation of FeCo thin films fabricated by alternate monoatomic layer deposition
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043908 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862910
Enhancement of exchange bias and training effect in ion-beam sputtered Fe46Mn54/Ni81Fe19 bilayers
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043910 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863306
Nonuniform magnetic stresses in high temperature superconducting thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043911 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862853
Evolution and effects of surface degradation layer of Sm2Co17 magnets at high temperatures
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043912 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862857
Neutron diffraction study of the magnetic-field-induced transition in Mn3GaC
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043913 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862903
Coexistence of superconductivity and commensurate charge density wave in 4Hb-TaS2−xSex single crystals
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043915 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863311
Exchange bias and antiferromagnetic interfacial exchange coupling in the mixed-spin oxide Li2/7Ni5/7O
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043916 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863313
Dielectrics and Ferroelectricity
Atmosphere controlled conductivity and Maxwell-Wagner relaxation in Bi0.5K0.5TiO3—BiFeO3 ceramics
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044104 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863798
Nanoscale Science and Design
Angular dependence of light trapping in In0.3Ga0.7As/GaAs quantum-well solar cells
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044303 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862931
Reduction of thermal conductivity of bulk nanostructured bismuth telluride composites embedded with silicon nano-inclusions
Nikhil Satyala; Armin Tahmasbi Rad; Zahra Zamanipour; Payam Norouzzadeh; Jerzy S. Krasinski; Lobat Tayebi; Daryoosh Vashaee
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044304 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861727
Band-gap engineering in fluorographene nanoribbons under uniaxial strain
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044305 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863335
Water and ion transport in ultra-adsorbing porous magnesium carbonate studied by dielectric spectroscopy
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044306 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4860276
Towards a terahertz direct receiver based on graphene up to 10 THz
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044307 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863305
On the localized surface plasmon resonance modes in nanoporous gold films
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044308 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862440
Thermal transport through short-period SiGe nanodot superlattices
Peixuan Chen; J. J. Zhang; J. P. Feser; F. Pezzoli; O. Moutanabbir; S. Cecchi; G. Isella; T. Gemming; S. Baunack; G. Chen; O. G. Schmidt; A. Rastelli
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044312 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863115
Spin polarization in one dimensional ring with Rashba spin-orbit interaction
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044313 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863466
Chromium oxide as a metal diffusion barrier layer: An x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy study
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044315 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863309
The effect of interface oxygen content on magnetoelectric effect of epitaxial La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/BaTiO3 bilayer
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044316 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863459
Device Physics
Physical properties and analytical models of band-to-band tunneling in low-bandgap semiconductors
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044501 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862335
A programmable quantum current standard from the Josephson and the quantum Hall effects
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044509 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863341
Comparative Monte Carlo analysis of InP- and GaN-based Gunn diodes
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044510 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863399
Surface-plasmons lasing in double-graphene-layer structures
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044511 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863797
Shape transition of unstrained flattest single-walled carbon nanotubes under pressure
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044512 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863455
Applied Biophysics
Spin-dependent electron transport in zinc- and manganese-doped adenine molecules
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044701 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863777
Reaction tubes: A new platform for silicon nanophotonic ring resonator sensors
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044702 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863782
Interdisciplinary and General Physics
Directivity patterns and pulse profiles of ultrasound emitted by laser action on interface between transparent and opaque solids: Analytical theory
Sergey M. Nikitin; Vincent Tournat; Nikolay Chigarev; Alain Bulou; Bernard Castagnede; Andreas Zerr; Vitalyi Gusev
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044902 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861882
Electronic stopping powers for heavy ions in SiC and SiO2
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861642
Electrospray pulsation: A diagnostic to understand cone-jet stability and minimum flow
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044905 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862805
Time-integrated photoluminescence and pump-probe reflection spectroscopy of Si doped InN thin films
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044906 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862958
Exploiting magnetic asymmetry to concentrate diamagnetic particles in ferrofluid microflows
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044907 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862965
Growth mechanism and composition of ultrasmooth a-C:H:Si films grown from energetic ions for superlubricity
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044908 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863123
Reaction instabilities in Co/Al nanolaminates due to chemical kinetics variation over micron-scales
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044911 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863339
Polarity characterization by anomalous x-ray dispersion of ZnO films and GaN lateral polar structures
Christopher T. Shelton; Edward Sachet; Elizabeth A. Paisley; Marc P. Hoffmann; Joseph Rajan; Ramón Collazo; Zlatko Sitar; Jon-Paul Maria
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044912 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863120
Creep damage characterization using nonlinear ultrasonic guided wave method: A mesoscale model
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044914 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863639
Electric current induced flow of liquid metals: Mechanism and substrate-surface effects
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044915 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863641
ERRATA
Erratum: “Preface and acknowledgements” [J. Appl. Phys. 115, 011901 (2014)]
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 049901 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863949
Publisher's Note: “Laser assisted crystallization of ferromagnetic amorphous ribbons: A multimodal characterization and thermal model study” [J. Appl. Phys. 114, 184901 (2013)]
Shravana Katakam; Arun Devaraj; Mark Bowden; S. Santhanakrishnan; Casey Smith; R. V. Ramanujan; Suntharampillai Thevuthasan; Rajarshi Banerjee; Narendra B. Dahotre
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 049903 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864065
A step-by-step guide to perform x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Grzegorz Greczynski, Lars Hultman
Piezoelectric thin films and their applications in MEMS: A review
Jinpeng Liu, Hua Tan, et al.
Tutorial: Simulating modern magnetic material systems in mumax3
Jonas J. Joos, Pedram Bassirian, et al.