| Power scaling of widely-tunable monochromatic terahertz radiation by stacking high-resistivity GaP plates Yi Jiang, Yujie J. Ding, and Ioulia B. Zotova Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031101 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (362 kB) ] Order | | | Polarization-charge tunnel junctions for ultraviolet light-emitters without p-type contact Martin F. Schubert Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031102 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (163 kB) ] Order | | | Electron acceleration in vacuum induced by a tightly focused chirped laser pulse Jian-Xing Li (栗建兴), Wei-Ping Zang (臧维平), and Jian-Guo Tian (田建国) Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031103 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (268 kB) ] Order | | | Graded photonic crystal terahertz quantum cascade lasers Y. Chassagneux, R. Colombelli, W. Maineult, S. Barbieri, S. P. Khanna, E. H. Linfield, and A. G. Davies Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031104 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (306 kB) ] Order | | | Spectral modulation of ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulse by molecular alignment of CO2, O2, and N2 Yongdong Wang, Xiaomin Dai, Jian Wu, Liang'en Ding, and Heping Zeng Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031105 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (214 kB) ] Order | | | Mode locking of ceramic Nd:yttrium aluminum garnet with graphene as a saturable absorber W. D. Tan, C. Y. Su, R. J. Knize, G. Q. Xie, L. J. Li, and D. Y. Tang Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031106 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (210 kB) ] Order | | | Photonic crystal cavities in silicon dioxide Yiyang Gong and Jelena Vučković Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031107 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (381 kB) ] Order | | | High extraction efficiency light-emitting diodes based on embedded air-gap photonic-crystals Elison Matioli, Elizabeth Rangel, Micheal Iza, Blaise Fleury, Nathan Pfaff, James Speck, Evelyn Hu, and Claude Weisbuch Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031108 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (328 kB) ] Order | | | Slow-light-enhanced single quantum dot emission in a unidirectional photonic crystal waveguide S. J. Dewhurst, D. Granados, D. J. P. Ellis, A. J. Bennett, R. B. Patel, I. Farrer, D. Anderson, G. A. C. Jones, D. A. Ritchie, and A. J. Shields Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031109 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (348 kB) ] Order | | | Density-dependent carrier dynamics in a quantum dots-in-a-well heterostructure R. P. Prasankumar, W. W. Chow, J. Urayama, R. S. Attaluri, R. V. Shenoi, S. Krishna, and A. J. Taylor Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031110 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (222 kB) ] Order | | | Ring cavity induced threshold reduction in single-mode surface emitting quantum cascade lasers Elvis Mujagić, Michele Nobile, Hermann Detz, Werner Schrenk, Jianxin Chen, Claire Gmachl, and Gottfried Strasser Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031111 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (375 kB) ] Order | | | Mode locking of an external-cavity bisection GaInN blue-violet laser diode producing 3 ps duration optical pulses Kyosuke Saito, Hideki Watanabe, Takao Miyajima, Masao Ikeda, and Hiroyuki Yokoyama Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031112 (2010) (2 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (101 kB) ] Order | PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES | | Tailoring a plasma focus as hard x-ray source for imaging S. Hussain, M. Shafiq, and M. Zakaullah Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031501 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (260 kB) ] Order | STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER | | Silicon-on-diamond material by pulsed laser technique S. Lagomarsino, G. Parrini, S. Sciortino, M. Santoro, M. Citroni, M. Vannoni, A. Fossati, F. Gorelli, G. Molesini, and A. Scorzoni Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031901 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (235 kB) ] Order | | | Ultraviolet light emission and excitonic fine structures in ultrathin single-crystalline indium oxide nanowires Z. P. Wei, D. L. Guo, B. Liu, R. Chen, L. M. Wong, W. F. Yang, S. J. Wang, H. D. Sun, and T. Wu Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031902 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (264 kB) ] Order | | | Formation, structure, and electric property of CaB4 single crystal synthesized under high pressure Zhongyuan Liu, Xianyue Han, Dongli Yu, Yaxin Sun, Bo Xu, Xiang-Feng Zhou, Julong He, Hui-Tian Wang, and Yongjun Tian Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031903 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (359 kB) ] Order | | | Polariton effects in the dielectric function of ZnO excitons obtained by ellipsometry Munise Cobet, Christoph Cobet, Markus R. Wagner, Norbert Esser, Christian Thomsen, and Axel Hoffmann Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031904 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (174 kB) ] Order | | | Enhancement of plastic deformability in Fe–Ni–Nb–B bulk glassy alloys by controlling the Ni-to-Fe concentration ratio J. M. Park, G. Wang, R. Li, N. Mattern, J. Eckert, and D. H. Kim Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031905 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (379 kB) ] Order | | | Carrier localization and nonradiative recombination in yellow emitting InGaN quantum wells T. Li, A. M. Fischer, Q. Y. Wei, F. A. Ponce, T. Detchprohm, and C. Wetzel Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031906 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (357 kB) ] Order | | | H-induced subcritical crack propagation and interaction phenomena in (001) Si using He-cracks templates S. Reboh, J. F. Barbot, M. F. Beaufort, and P. F. P. Fichtner Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031907 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (424 kB) ] Order | | | Enhancing erbium emission by strain engineering in GaN heteroepitaxial layers I. W. Feng, J. Li, A. Sedhain, J. Y. Lin, H. X. Jiang, and J. Zavada Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031908 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (243 kB) ] Order | | | Sol-gel deposition and piezoelectric properties of {110}-oriented Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 thin films D. Ambika, Viswanathan Kumar, Hideyuki Imai, and Isaku Kanno Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031909 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (328 kB) ] Order | | | SrxBa1−xNb2O6− Ferroelectric-thermoelectrics: Crystal anisotropy, conduction mechanism, and power factor Soonil Lee, Rudeger H. T. Wilke, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Shujun Zhang, and Clive A. Randall Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031910 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (421 kB) ] Order | | | Surface-energy triggered phase formation and epitaxy in nanometer-thick Ni1−xPtx silicide films Jun Luo, Zhijun Qiu, Chaolin Zha, Zhen Zhang, Dongping Wu, Jun Lu, Johan Åkerman, Mikael Östling, Lars Hultman, and Shi-Li Zhang Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 031911 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (558 kB) ] Order | ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS | | Electronic band structure information of GdN extracted from x-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy A. R. H. Preston, B. J. Ruck, W. R. L. Lambrecht, L. F. J. Piper, J. E. Downes, K. E. Smith, and H. J. Trodahl Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032101 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (458 kB) ] Order | | | Strain-induced enhancement of electric quadrupole splitting in resistively detected nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum in quantum Hall systems M. Kawamura, T. Yamashita, H. Takahashi, S. Masubuchi, Y. Hashimoto, S. Katsumoto, and T. Machida Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032102 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (189 kB) ] Order | | | Electron trap memory characteristics of LiNbO3 film/AlGaN/GaN heterostructure L. Z. Hao, J. Zhu, W. B. Luo, H. Z. Zeng, Y. R. Li, and Y. Zhang Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032103 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (287 kB) ] Order | | | Wide-band capacitance measurement on a semiconductor double quantum dot for studying tunneling dynamics Takeshi Ota, Toshiaki Hayashi, Koji Muraki, and Toshimasa Fujisawa Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032104 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (223 kB) ] Order | | | Surface passivation of n-type Czochralski silicon substrates by thermal-SiO2/plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition SiN stacks Yevgeniya Larionova, Verena Mertens, Nils-Peter Harder, and Rolf Brendel Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032105 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (166 kB) ] Order | | | Electrical properties of C-doped p-type GaP and GaPN grown by molecular beam epitaxy Zhengxin Liu (劉正新), Hitoshi Kawanami (川浪仁志), and Isao Sakata (坂田功) Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032106 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (293 kB) ] Order | | | Mo incorporation in WO3 thin film photoanodes: Tailoring the electronic structure for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production M. Bär, L. Weinhardt, B. Marsen, B. Cole, N. Gaillard, E. Miller, and C. Heske Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032107 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (156 kB) ] Order | MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY | | Physical properties of La0.7Ba0.3MnO3− complex oxide thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition technique P. Orgiani, R. Ciancio, A. Galdi, S. Amoruso, and L. Maritato Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032501 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (297 kB) ] Order | | | Influence of length and measurement geometry on magnetoimpedance in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 A. Rebello and R. Mahendiran Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032502 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (468 kB) ] Order | | | Guided nucleation of superconductivity on a graded magnetic substrate M. V. Milošević, W. Gillijns, A. V. Silhanek, A. Libál, F. M. Peeters, and V. V. Moshchalkov Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032503 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1778 kB) ] Order | | | Direct observation of high velocity current induced domain wall motion L. Heyne, J. Rhensius, A. Bisig, S. Krzyk, P. Punke, M. Kläui, L. J. Heyderman, L. Le Guyader, and F. Nolting Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032504 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (233 kB) ] Order | | | Magnetization reversal process in Fe/FePt films Jai-Lin Tsai, Hsin-Te Tzeng, and Guo-Bin Lin Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032505 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (394 kB) ] Order | DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY | | Thermal hysteresis of ferroelectric transition in Sr4R2Ti4Nb6O30 (R=Sm and Eu) tetragonal tungsten bronzes X. L. Zhu and X. M. Chen Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032901 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (415 kB) ] Order | | | Charge-ordering-induced polar domains and domain walls in a bilayered manganite Pr(Sr0.15Ca0.85)2Mn2O7 H. Itoh, Y. Tokunaga, N. Kida, R. Shimano, and Y. Tokura Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032902 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (508 kB) ] Order | | | Theoretical and experimental evidence of enhanced ferromagnetism in Ba and Mn cosubstituted BiFeO3 O. D. Jayakumar, S. N. Achary, K. G. Girija, A. K. Tyagi, C. Sudakar, G. Lawes, R. Naik, J. Nisar, X. Peng, and R. Ahuja Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032903 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (458 kB) ] Order | | | Nanoscale properties of thin twin walls and surface layers in piezoelectric WO3−x Yunseok Kim, Marin Alexe, and Ekhard K. H. Salje Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032904 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (434 kB) ] Order | | | Oxygen vacancy levels and electron transport in Al2O3 D. Liu, S. J. Clark, and J. Robertson Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 032905 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (151 kB) ] Order | NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN | | Room temperature-dipolelike single photon source with a colloidal dot-in-rod Ferruccio Pisanello, Luigi Martiradonna, Godefroy Leménager, Piernicola Spinicelli, Angela Fiore, Liberato Manna, Jean-Pierre Hermier, Roberto Cingolani, Elisabeth Giacobino, Massimo De Vittorio, and Alberto Bramati Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033101 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (297 kB) ] Order | | | The role of dot height in determining exciton lifetimes in shallow InAs/GaAs quantum dots T. E. J. Campbell-Ricketts, N. A. J. M. Kleemans, R. Nötzel, A. Yu. Silov, and P. M. Koenraad Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033102 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (80 kB) ] Order | | | Calibrating the atomic balance by carbon nanoclusters Fengqi Song, Xuefeng Wang, Rebecca C. Powles, Longbing He, Nigel A. Marks, Shifeng Zhao, Jianguo Wan, Zongwen Liu, Jianfeng Zhou, Simon P. Ringer, Min Han, and Guanghou Wang Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033103 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (254 kB) ] Order | | | Angle resolved surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) on two-dimensional metallic arrays with different hole sizes C. Y. Chan, J. B. Xu, M. Y. Waye, and H. C. Ong Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033104 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (429 kB) ] Order | | | Plasmonic resonances and hot spots in Ag octopods Ivan I. Naumov, Zhiyong Li, and Alexander M. Bratkovsky Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033105 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (233 kB) ] Order | | | Carbon nanotube-Si diode as a detector of mid-infrared illumination Pang-Leen Ong, William B. Euler, and Igor A. Levitsky Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033106 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (194 kB) ] Order | | | Nonlinear optical and optical limiting properties of graphene families Miao Feng, Hongbing Zhan, and Yu Chen Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033107 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (267 kB) ] Order | | | On the origin of suppression of free exciton no-phonon emission in ZnO tetrapods S. L. Chen, S. K. Lee, W. M. Chen, H. X. Dong, L. Sun, Z. H. Chen, and I. A. Buyanova Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033108 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (404 kB) ] Order | | | Anomalously enhanced Raman scattering from longitudinal optical phonons on Ag-nanoparticle-covered GaN and ZnO C. Y. Liu, M. M. Dvoynenko, M. Y. Lai, T. H. Chan, Y. R. Lee, J.-K. Wang, and Y. L. Wang Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033109 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (260 kB) ] Order | | | Polymer functionalized n-type single wall carbon nanotube photovoltaic devices Zhongrui Li, Viney Saini, Enkeleda Dervishi, Vasyl P. Kunets, Jianhui Zhang, Yang Xu, Alexandru R. Biris, Gregory J. Salamo, and Alexandru S. Biris Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033110 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (330 kB) ] Order | | | Electronic structure of self-assembled InGaAs/GaAs quantum rings studied by capacitance-voltage spectroscopy W. Lei, C. Notthoff, A. Lorke, D. Reuter, and A. D. Wieck Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033111 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (340 kB) ] Order | | | Contrast inversion of the apparent barrier height of Pb thin films in scanning tunneling microscopy Michael Becker and Richard Berndt Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033112 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (1002 kB) ] Order | | | Asymmetry in photocurrent enhancement by plasmonic nanoparticle arrays located on the front or on the rear of solar cells F. J. Beck, S. Mokkapati, A. Polman, and K. R. Catchpole Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033113 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (294 kB) ] Order | ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS | | Interchain and intrachain emission branching in polymer light-emitting diode doped by organic molecules D. Krautz, E. Lunedei, J. Puigdollers, G. Badenes, R. Alcubilla, and S. Cheylan Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033301 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (315 kB) ] | | | Nonvolatile nano-floating gate memory devices based on pentacene semiconductors and organic tunneling insulator layers Soo-Jin Kim, Young-Su Park, Si-Hoon Lyu, and Jang-Sik Lee Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033302 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (513 kB) ] | DEVICE PHYSICS | | Metal coated silicon spike cold-electron emitters show improvement of performance with operation E. Spanakis, M. Barberoglou, V. Zorba, P. Tzanetakis, and C. Fotakis Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033501 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (236 kB) ] Order | | | Performance improvement of InAs/GaSb strained layer superlattice detectors by reducing surface leakage currents with SU-8 passivation H. S. Kim (김하술), E. Plis, A. Khoshakhlagh, S. Myers, N. Gautam, Y. D. Sharma, L. R. Dawson, S. Krishna, S. J. Lee, and S. K. Noh Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033502 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (396 kB) ] Order | BIOPHYSICS AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS | | A dielectric affinity microbiosensor Xian Huang, Siqi Li, Jerome S. Schultz, Qian Wang, and Qiao Lin Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033701 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ HTML Sectioned HTML PDF (166 kB) ] Order | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |