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Low-resistance Ni/Al Ohmic contacts applied to a nonpolar a-plane n-type GaN Dong Ho Kim, Su Jin Kim, Yu Jeong Seo, Tae Geun Kim, and Sung Min Hwang Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161101 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1226 kB) ] Order
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Giant dynamical Stark shift in germanium quantum wells Niko S. Köster, Kolja Kolata, Ronja Woscholski, Christoph Lange, Giovanni Isella, Daniel Chrastina, Hans von Känel, and Sangam Chatterjee Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161103 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (114 kB) ] Order
Luminescence dynamics in Ga(AsBi) Sebastian Imhof, Christian Wagner, Angela Thränhardt, Alexej Chernikov, Martin Koch, Niko S. Köster, Sangam Chatterjee, Stephan W. Koch, Oleg Rubel, Xianfeng Lu, Shane R. Johnson, Daniel A. Beaton, and Thomas Tiedje Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161104 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (994 kB) ] Order
Tunable semiconductor vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with an intracavity liquid crystal layer O. Castany, L. Dupont, A. Shuaib, J. P. Gauthier, C. Levallois, and C. Paranthoën Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161105 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (450 kB) ] Order
Tuning random lasers by engineered absorption Ramy G. S. El-Dardiry and Ad Lagendijk Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161106 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (249 kB) ] Order
Indirect Auger recombination as a cause of efficiency droop in nitride light-emitting diodes Emmanouil Kioupakis, Patrick Rinke, Kris T. Delaney, and Chris G. Van de Walle Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161107 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (544 kB) ] Order
Ultrasmall and ultrafast all-optical modulation based on a plasmonic lens Song Yue, Zhi Li, Jianjun Chen, and Qihuang Gong Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161108 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (939 kB) ] Order
Optofluidic Tomography on a Chip Serhan O. Isikman, Waheb Bishara, Hongying Zhu, and Aydogan Ozcan Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161109 (2011) (3 pages) Multimedia Information
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Exciton-polariton microphotoluminescence and lasing from ZnO whispering-gallery mode microcavities J. Dai, C. X. Xu, X. W. Sun, and X. H. Zhang Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161110 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (975 kB) ] Order
Second harmonic generation with zero phase velocity waves Walter R. C. Somerville, David A. Powell, and Ilya V. Shadrivov Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161111 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (261 kB) ] Order
Nonorthodox heterodyne electro-optic detection for terahertz optical systems J. Darmo, D. Dietze, M. Martl, and K. Unterrainer Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161112 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (460 kB) ] Order
Twin-beam optical parametric generation in (2) nonlinear photonic crystals Katia Gallo, Martin Levenius, Fredrik Laurell, and Valdas Pasiskevicius Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161113 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (534 kB) ] Order
Ultimate fast optical switching of a planar microcavity in the telecom wavelength range Georgios Ctistis, Emre Yuce, Alex Hartsuiker, Julien Claudon, Maela Bazin, Jean-Michel Gérard, and Willem L. Vos Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161114 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (149 kB) ] Order
PLASMAS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
The cold and atmospheric-pressure air surface barrier discharge plasma for large-area sterilization applications Dacheng Wang, Di Zhao, Kecheng Feng, Xianhui Zhang, Dongping Liu, and Size Yang Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161501 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (547 kB) ] Order
Mask undercut in deep silicon etch I. Saraf, M. Goeckner, Brian Goodlin, Karen Kirmse, and L. Overzet Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161502 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (693 kB) ] Order
The susceptibility diagrams of a multipactor discharge on a dielectric: Effects of rf magnetic field A. G. Sazontov, V. E. Nechaev, and N. K. Vdovicheva Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161503 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (116 kB) ] Order
Modeling study on pressure dependence of plasma structure and formation in 110 GHz microwave air breakdown Qianhong Zhou and Zhiwei Dong Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161504 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1735 kB) ] Order
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Nonlinear phononic crystals based on chains of disks alternating with toroidal structures A. Spadoni, C. Daraio, W. Hurst, and M. Brown Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161901 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1461 kB) ] Order
Thermal stability of amorphous GaN1−xAsx alloys A. X. Levander, Z. Liliental-Weber, R. Broesler, M. E. Hawkridge, S. V. Novikov, C. T. Foxon, O. D. Dubon, J. Wu, W. Walukiewicz, and K. M. Yu Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161902 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (532 kB) ] Order
Optical waveguide loss minimized into gallium nitride based structures grown by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy A. Stolz, E. Cho, E. Dogheche, Y. Androussi, D. Troadec, D. Pavlidis, and D. Decoster Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161903 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (444 kB) ] Order
Spectroscopic evidence for nonradiative energy transfer between colloidal CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals and functionalized silicon substrates H. M. Nguyen, O. Seitz, D. Aureau, A. Sra, N. Nijem, Yu. N. Gartstein, Y. J. Chabal, and A. V. Malko Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161904 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (938 kB) ] Order
High quality Ge thin film grown by ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition on GaAs substrate Shih-Hsuan Tang, Edward Yi Chang, Mantu Hudait, Jer-Shen Maa, Chee-Wee Liu, Guang-Li Luo, Hai-Dang Trinh, and Yung-Hsuan Su Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161905 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (500 kB) ] Order
Surface-plasmon-enhanced band-edge emission from Au/GaN powders Toshihiro Nakamura, Tomohiro Hosaka, and Sadao Adachi Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161906 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (178 kB) ] Order
Complementary chiral metamaterials with giant optical activity and negative refractive index Zhaofeng Li, Kamil Boratay Alici, Evrim Colak, and Ekmel Ozbay Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161907 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (821 kB) ] Order
Selective growth of perovskite oxides on SrTiO3 (001) by control of surface reconstructions Soo-hyon Phark, Young Jun Chang, and Tae Won Noh Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161908 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (880 kB) ] Order
Orientation dependence of the elastic instability on strained SiGe films J.-N. Aqua, A. Gouyé, T. Auphan, T. Frisch, A. Ronda, and I. Berbezier Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161909 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (449 kB) ] Order
An analytical model for the growth of quantum dots on ultrathin substrates S. P. A. Gill Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161910 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (261 kB) ] Order
Electroabsorption spectra of PbSe nanocrystal quantum dots Xiaoming Liu, Toshifumi Iimori, Ruriko Ohshima, Takakazu Nakabayashi, and Nobuhiro Ohta Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161911 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (462 kB) ] Order
Optical anisotropy and photoluminescence polarization in single InAlAs quantum dots S. Ohno, S. Adachi, R. Kaji, S. Muto, and H. Sasakura Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161912 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (211 kB) ] Order
Effect of dislocation density on thermal boundary conductance across GaSb/GaAs interfaces Patrick E. Hopkins, John C. Duda, Stephen P. Clark, Christopher P. Hains, Thomas J. Rotter, Leslie M. Phinney, and Ganesh Balakrishnan Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 161913 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (446 kB) ] Order
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Spin and momentum filtering of electrons on the surface of a topological insulator Zhenhua Wu, F. M. Peeters, and Kai Chang Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162101 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (501 kB) ] Order
Low-voltage gallium–indium–zinc–oxide thin film transistors based logic circuits on thin plastic foil: Building blocks for radio frequency identification application A. K. Tripathi, E. C. P Smits, J. B. P. H. van der Putten, M. van Neer, K. Myny, M. Nag, S. Steudel, P. Vicca, K. O'Neill, E. van Veenendaal, G. Genoe, P. Heremans, and G. H. Gelinck Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162102 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (388 kB) ] Order
Iron distribution in silicon after solar cell processing: Synchrotron analysis and predictive modeling D. P. Fenning, J. Hofstetter, M. I. Bertoni, S. Hudelson, M. Rinio, J. F. Lelièvre, B. Lai, C. del Cañizo, and T. Buonassisi Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162103 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (340 kB) ] Order
Lifetime recovery in p-type Czochralski silicon due to the reconfiguration of boron–oxygen complexes via a hole-emitting process Bianca Lim, Vladimir V. Voronkov, Robert Falster, Karsten Bothe, and Jan Schmidt Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162104 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (392 kB) ] Order
Minority carrier transport length of electrodeposited Cu2O in ZnO/Cu2O heterojunction solar cells Yingchi Liu, Hubert K. Turley, John R. Tumbleston, Edward T. Samulski, and Rene Lopez Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162105 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (430 kB) ] Order
Promising thermoelectric properties in AgxMo9Se11 compounds (3.4x3.9) Tong Zhou, Bertrand Lenoir, Malika Colin, Anne Dauscher, Rabih Al Rahal Al Orabi, Patrick Gougeon, Michel Potel, and Emmanuel Guilmeau Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162106 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (812 kB) ] Order
The effect of electronegative difference on the electronic structure and visible light photocatalytic activity of N-doped anatase TiO2 by first-principles calculations Dongqiu Zhao, Xiaowei Huang, Baoli Tian, Shaomin Zhou, Yuncai Li, and Zuliang Du Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162107 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (732 kB) ] Order
High-performance gate-all-around polycrystalline silicon nanowire with silicon nanocrystals nonvolatile memory Min-Feng Hung, Yung-Chun Wu, and Zih-Yun Tang Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162108 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (799 kB) ] Order
Cyclotron resonance mass and Fermi energy pinning in the In(AsN) alloy O. Drachenko, A. Patanè, N. V. Kozlova, Q. D. Zhuang, A. Krier, L. Eaves, and M. Helm Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162109 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (182 kB) ] Order
Influence of growth temperature on AlGaN multiquantum well point defect incorporation and photoluminescence efficiency A. Armstrong, A. A. Allerman, T. A. Henry, and M. H. Crawford Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162110 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (161 kB) ] Order
Schottky barrier height on thermally oxidized InAlN surface evaluated by electrical and optical measurements J. Kováč, R. Šramatý, A. Chvála, H. Sibboni, E. Morvan, M. A. DiForte-Poisson, D. Donoval, and P. Kordoš Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162111 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (211 kB) ] Order
AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistors with low thermal resistance grown on single-crystal diamond (111) substrates by metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy Kazuyuki Hirama, Yoshitaka Taniyasu, and Makoto Kasu Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162112 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (521 kB) ] Order
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Fine tuning of phase qubit parameters for optimization of fast single-pulse readout Leonid S. Revin and Andrey L. Pankratov Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162501 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (126 kB) ] Order
Spin-torque switching window, thermal stability, and material parameters of MgO tunnel junctions T. Devolder, L. Bianchini, K. Miura, K. Ito, Joo-Von Kim, P. Crozat, V. Morin, A. Helmer, C. Chappert, S. Ikeda, and H. Ohno Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162502 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (454 kB) ] Order
Bound magnetic polarons and p-d exchange interaction in ferromagnetic insulating Cu-doped ZnO Yufeng Tian, Yongfeng Li, Mi He, Irwan Ade Putra, Haiyang Peng, Bin Yao, Siew Ann Cheong, and Tom Wu Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162503 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (818 kB) ] Order
Hall effect-induced acceleration of electromigration failures in spin valve multilayers under magnetic field Jing Jiang, Ding Gui Zeng, Kyung-Won Chung, Jongryoul Kim, and Seongtae Bae Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162504 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (746 kB) ] Order
Improved tunneling magnetoresistance at low temperature in manganite junctions grown by molecular beam epitaxy R. Werner, A. Yu. Petrov, L. Alvarez Miño, R. Kleiner, D. Koelle, and B. A. Davidson Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162505 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (311 kB) ] Order
Magnetic properties and phonon behavior of Pr2NiMnO6 thin films M. P. Singh, K. D. Truong, S. Jandl, and P. Fournier Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162506 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (377 kB) ] Order
Structural controlled magnetic anisotropy in Heusler L10−MnGa epitaxial thin films Kangkang Wang, Erdong Lu, Jacob W. Knepper, Fengyuan Yang, and Arthur R. Smith Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162507 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (957 kB) ] Order
Optical communication of spin information between light emitting diodes R. Farshchi, M. Ramsteiner, J. Herfort, A. Tahraoui, and H. T. Grahn Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162508 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (315 kB) ] Order
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Noncontact atomic force microscopy imaging of ferroelectric domains with functionalized tips Mischa Nicklaus, Alain Pignolet, Catalin Harnagea, and Andreas Ruediger Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162901 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1004 kB) ] Order
Semiconductor-metal transition in thin VO2 films grown by ozone based atomic layer deposition Geert Rampelberg, Marc Schaekers, Koen Martens, Qi Xie, Davy Deduytsche, Bob De Schutter, Nicolas Blasco, Jorge Kittl, and Christophe Detavernier Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162902 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (544 kB) ] Order
Comparison of the interfacial and electrical properties of HfAlO films on Ge with S and GeO2 passivation X. F. Li, X. J. Liu, W. Q. Zhang, Y. Y. Fu, A. D. Li, H. Li, and D. Wu Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 162903 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (769 kB) ] Order
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
ZnO nanowire-based all-optical switch with Reset-Set flip-flop function L. X. Mu, W. S. Shi, T. P. Zhang, H. Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, G. W. She, Y. H. Gao, P. F. Wang, J. C. Chang, and S. T. Lee Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 163101 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (617 kB) ] Order
Using patterned H-resist for controlled three-dimensional growth of nanostructures K. E. J. Goh, S. Chen, H. Xu, J. Ballard, J. N. Randall, and J. R. Von Ehr Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 163102 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1530 kB) ] Order
A geometry for optimizing nanoscale magnetic resonance force microscopy Fei Xue (薛 98DE;), P. Peddibhotla, M. Montinaro, D. P. Weber, and M. Poggio Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 163103 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (417 kB) ] Order
Electronic structures of graphane sheets with foreign atom substitutions Yanli Wang, Yi Ding, Siqi Shi, and Weihua Tang Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 163104 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (419 kB) ] Order
Near 1 V open circuit voltage InAs/GaAs quantum dot solar cells Christopher G. Bailey, David V. Forbes, Ryne P. Raffaelle, and Seth M. Hubbard Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 163105 (2011) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (572 kB) ] Order