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Cover image from Pablo Dörig, Philipp Stiefel, Pascal Behr, Edin Sarajlic, Daniel Bijl, Michael Gabi, János Vörös, Julia A. Vorholt, and Tomaso Zambelli, Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023701 (2010).
100 W peak-power 1 GHz repetition picoseconds optical pulse generation using blue-violet GaInN diode laser mode-locked oscillator and optical amplifier Rintaro Koda, Tomoyuki Oki, Takao Miyajima, Hideki Watanabe, Masaru Kuramoto, Masao Ikeda, and Hiroyuki Yokoyama Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021101 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (349 kB) ] Order
Antiguiding factor of GaN-based laser diodes from UV to green W. G. Scheibenzuber, U. T. Schwarz, T. Lermer, S. Lutgen, and U. Strauss Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021102 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (230 kB) ] Order
Experimental study of Brillouin scattering in perfluorinated polymer optical fiber at telecommunication wavelength Yosuke Mizuno and Kentaro Nakamura Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021103 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (284 kB) ] Order
Four level, atomic Cs laser at 852.1 nm with a quantum efficiency above 98%: Observation of three body photoassociation J. D. Readle, J. G. Eden, J. T. Verdeyen, and D. L. Carroll Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021104 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (378 kB) ] Order
Ultrabroadband terahertz generation using 4-N,N-dimethylamino-4-N-methyl-stilbazolium tosylate single crystals I. Katayama, R. Akai, M. Bito, H. Shimosato, K. Miyamoto, H. Ito, and M. Ashida Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021105 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (142 kB) ] Order
Complete spectral gap in coupled dielectric waveguides embedded into metal Wei Liu, Andrey A. Sukhorukov, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko, Chris G. Poulton, Zhiyong Xu, Dragomir N. Neshev, and Yuri S. Kivshar Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021106 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (697 kB) ] Order
A scanning microcavity for in situ control of single-molecule emission C. Toninelli, Y. Delley, T. Stöferle, A. Renn, S. Götzinger, and V. Sandoghdar Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021107 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (192 kB) ] Order
Production of ozone and nitrogen oxides by laser filamentation Yannick Petit, Stefano Henin, Jérôme Kasparian, and Jean-Pierre Wolf Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021108 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (131 kB) ] Order
Three-dimensional microfluidic liquid-core/liquid-cladding waveguide Kang Soo Lee, Sang Bok Kim, Kyung Heon Lee, Hyung Jin Sung, and Sang Soo Kim Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021109 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (467 kB) ] Order
Physical limits of semiconductor laser operation: A time-resolved analysis of catastrophic optical damage Mathias Ziegler, Martin Hempel, Henning E. Larsen, Jens W. Tomm, Peter E. Andersen, Sønnik Clausen, Stella N. Elliott, and Thomas Elsaesser Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021110 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (819 kB) ] Order
Terahertz metamaterials with VO2 cut-wires for thermal tunability Qi-Ye Wen, Huai-Wu Zhang, Qing-Hui Yang, Yun-Song Xie, Kang Chen, and Ying-Li Liu Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021111 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1426 kB) ] Order
Light direction-dependent plasmonic enhancement in quantum dot infrared photodetectors S. C. Lee, S. Krishna, and S. R. J. Brueck Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021112 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (986 kB) ] Order
Enhancement of the conversion efficiency of GaN-based photovoltaic devices with AlGaN/InGaN absorption layers C. C. Yang, J. K. Sheu, Xin-Wei Liang, Min-Shun Huang, M. L. Lee, K. H. Chang, S. J. Tu, Feng-Wen Huang, and W. C. Lai Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021113 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (266 kB) ] Order
Photocurrent spectra of heavily doped terahertz quantum well photodetectors X. G. Guo, R. Zhang, H. C. Liu, A. J. SpringThorpe, and J. C. Cao Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021114 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (402 kB) ] Order
STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, THERMODYNAMIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CONDENSED MATTER
Energetics of local clusters in Cu64.5Zr35.5 metallic liquid and glass S. Q. Wu, C. Z. Wang, S. G. Hao, Z. Z. Zhu, and K. M. Ho Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021901 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (160 kB) ] Order
Contactless electroreflectance study of band bending in Be-doped GaInNAs/GaAs quantum wells: The origin of photoluminescence enhancement R. Kudrawiec, M. Gladysiewicz, J. Misiewicz, V.-M. Korpijärvi, J. Pakarinen, J. Puustinen, P. Laukkanen, A. Laakso, M. Guina, M. Dumitrescu, and M. Pessa Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021902 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (279 kB) ] Order
Experimental determination of the principal dielectric functions in silver nanowire metamaterials Jyotirmayee Kanungo and Joerg Schilling Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021903 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (631 kB) ] Order
Photoluminescence emission in deep ultraviolet region from GaN/AlN asymmetric-coupled quantum wells Guan Sun, Yujie J. Ding, Guangyu Liu, G. S. Huang, Hongping Zhao, Nelson Tansu, and Jacob B. Khurgin Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021904 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (229 kB) ] Order
Determination of band gap energy (Eg) of Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films: On the discrepancies of reported band gap values SeJin Ahn, Sunghun Jung, Jihye Gwak, Ara Cho, Keeshik Shin, Kyunghoon Yoon, Doyoung Park, Hyonsik Cheong, and Jae Ho Yun Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021905 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (295 kB) ] Order
Gigantic transverse voltage induced via off-diagonal thermoelectric effect in CaxCoO2 thin films Kouhei Takahashi, Tsutomu Kanno, Akihiro Sakai, Hideaki Adachi, and Yuka Yamada Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021906 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (430 kB) ] Order
The noise of the needle: Avalanches of a single progressing needle domain in LaAlO3 Richard J. Harrison and Ekhard K. H. Salje Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021907 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (379 kB) ] Order
Phase diagram and composition optimization for magnetic shape memory effect in Ni–Co–Mn–Sn alloys D. Y. Cong, S. Roth, M. Pötschke, C. Hürrich, and L. Schultz Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021908 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (767 kB) ] Order
Mechanism for shear banding in nanolayered composites N. A. Mara, D. Bhattacharyya, J. P. Hirth, P. Dickerson, and A. Misra Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021909 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1124 kB) ] Order
Strongly enhanced incorporation of oxygen into barium titanate based multilayer ceramic capacitors using water vapor M. Kessel, R. A. De Souza, H.-I. Yoo, and M. Martin Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021910 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (979 kB) ] Order
Graphene strain tuning by control of the substrate surface chemistry M. Bruna, A. Vaira, A. Battiato, E. Vittone, and S. Borini Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021911 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (275 kB) ] Order
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT AND SEMICONDUCTORS
On the inverse field dependence of conductivity in disordered organic materials N. Ikrelef, D. Bourbie, and K. Driss-Khodja Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022101 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (178 kB) ] Order
Strong enhancement of terahertz response in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well photodetector by magnetic field C. H. Yu, B. Zhang, W. Lu, S. C. Shen, H. C. Liu, Y.-Y. Fang, J. N. Dai, and C. Q. Chen Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022102 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (382 kB) ] Order
ZnO single nanowire-based UV detectors Sachindra Nath Das, Kyeong-Ju Moon, Jyoti Prakash Kar, Ji-Hyuk Choi, Junjie Xiong, Tae Il Lee, and Jae-Min Myoung Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022103 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (379 kB) ] Order
Band structure engineering of ZnO1−xSex alloys Marie A. Mayer, Derrick T. Speaks, Kin Man Yu, Samuel S. Mao, Eugene E. Haller, and Wladek Walukiewicz Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022104 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (247 kB) ] Order
Single crystalline CoFe/MgO tunnel contact on nondegenerate Ge with a proper resistance-area product for efficient spin injection and detection Kun-Rok Jeon, Byoung-Chul Min, Hun-Sung Lee, Il-Jae Shin, Chang-Yup Park, and Sung-Chul Shin Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022105 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1107 kB) ] Order
Valence evaluation of LiMnO2 and related battery materials by x-ray absorption spectroscopy H. Wadati, D. G. Hawthorn, T. Z. Regier, G. Chen, T. Hitosugi, T. Mizokawa, A. Tanaka, and G. A. Sawatzky Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022106 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (137 kB) ] Order
Crystallization of implanted amorphous silicon during millisecond annealing by infrared laser irradiation Giovanni Mannino, Corrado Spinella, Rosa Ruggeri, Antonino La Magna, Giuseppe Fisicaro, Enza Fazio, Fortunato Neri, and Vittorio Privitera Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022107 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (179 kB) ] Order
O-vacancy as the origin of negative bias illumination stress instability in amorphous In–Ga–Zn–O thin film transistors Byungki Ryu, Hyeon-Kyun Noh, Eun-Ae Choi, and K. J. Chang Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022108 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (184 kB) ] Order
Demonstration of edge roughness effect on the magnetization reversal of spin valve submicron wires T. W. Chiang, L. J. Chang, C. Yu, S. Y. Huang, D. C. Chen, Y. D. Yao, and S. F. Lee Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022109 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (596 kB) ] Order
Nanostructures in p-GaAs with improved tunability M. Csontos, Y. Komijani, I. Shorubalko, K. Ensslin, D. Reuter, and A. D. Wieck Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022110 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (209 kB) ] Order
Terahertz response of InGaAs field effect transistors in quantizing magnetic fields O. A. Klimenko, Yu. A. Mityagin, H. Videlier, F. Teppe, N. V. Dyakonova, C. Consejo, S. Bollaert, V. N. Murzin, and W. Knap Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022111 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (202 kB) ] Order
MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Tailoring magnetic vortices in nanostructures F. Garcia, H. Westfahl, J. Schoenmaker, E. J. Carvalho, A. D. Santos, M. Pojar, A. C. Seabra, R. Belkhou, A. Bendounan, E. R. P. Novais, and A. P. Guimarães Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022501 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (653 kB) ] Order
Effect of temperature on the La1-xCaxMnO3/SrTiO3:Nb (x=0–0.75) heterojunctions X. Y. Lu, J. R. Sun, A. D. Wei, W. W. Gao, D. S. Shang, J. Wang, Z. H. Wang, and B. G. Shen Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022502 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (112 kB) ] Order
Effect of noncollinear spin structure on magnetic entropy change and its field dependence in Fe90Sc10 amorphous alloy Yanyan Wang and Xiaofang Bi Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022503 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (618 kB) ] Order
Effects of spin structures on phonons in BaFe2As2 Y. Wang, S. L. Shang, X. D. Hui, L. Q. Chen, and Z. K. Liu Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022504 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (605 kB) ] Order
Spin polarization of currents in Co/Pt multilayer and Co–Pt alloy thin films A. Rajanikanth, S. Kasai, N. Ohshima, and K. Hono Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022505 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (125 kB) ] Order
Coherent interfacial bonding on the FeAs tetrahedron in Fe/Ba(Fe1−xCox)2As2 bilayers T. Thersleff, K. Iida, S. Haindl, M. Kidszun, D. Pohl, A. Hartmann, F. Kurth, J. Hänisch, R. Hühne, B. Rellinghaus, L. Schultz, and B. Holzapfel Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022506 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1401 kB) ] Order
Surface morphology and magnetic anisotropy of obliquely deposited Co/Si(111) films Ya-Peng Fang, Wei He, Hao-Liang LiuSTM, Qing-Feng Zhan, Hai-Feng Du, Qiong Wu, Hai-Tao Yang, Xiang-Qun Zhang, and Zhao-Hua Cheng Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022507 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (717 kB) ] Order
Nonreciprocal emission of spin-wave packet in FeNi film K. Sekiguchi, K. Yamada, S. M. Seo, K. J. Lee, D. Chiba, K. Kobayashi, and T. Ono Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022508 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (248 kB) ] Order
Charge ordering of magnetic dipoles in artificial honeycomb patterns A. Schumann, B. Sothmann, P. Szary, and H. Zabel Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022509 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (632 kB) ] Order
Magnetic microstructures of neodymium in Nd2Fe14B permanent magnet by hard x-ray magnetic-circular dichroism using focused x-ray beam Kazuhiro Ueda, Akira Nambu, Akio Yoneyama, Akira Sugawara, Seiji Heike, Tomihiro Hashizume, Hiroyuki Suzuki, and Matahiro Komuro Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022510 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (365 kB) ] Order
Asymmetric ground state spin configuration of transverse domain wall on symmetrically notched ferromagnetic nanowires Dede Djuhana, Hong-Guang Piao, Sang-Hyuk Lee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Sung-Min Ahn, and Sug-Bong Choe Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022511 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (653 kB) ] Order
DIELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICITY
Thermomorphological study of the terahertz lattice modes in polyvinylidene fluoride and high-density polyethylene Steffen Wietzke, Christian Jansen, Marco Reuter, Tilmann Jung, Judith Hehl, Dietmar Kraft, Sangam Chatterjee, Andreas Greiner, and Martin Koch Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022901 (2010) (3 pages) Multimedia Information
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Temperature-dependent dielectric relaxation in bismuth zinc niobate thin films James C. Booth, Nathan D. Orloff, Joel Cagnon, Jiwei Lu, and Susanne Stemmer Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022902 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (149 kB) ] Order
Improved electrical properties of Ge metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors with high-k HfO2 gate dielectric by using La2O3 interlayer sputtered with/without N2 ambient H. X. Xu, J. P. Xu, C. X. Li, and P. T. Lai Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 022903 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (281 kB) ] Order
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN
Phase separation and exchange biasing in the ferromagnetic IV-VI semiconductor Ge1−xMnxTe R. T. Lechner, G. Springholz, M. Hassan, H. Groiss, R. Kirchschlager, J. Stangl, N. Hrauda, and G. Bauer Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023101 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (426 kB) ] Order
Graphene destruction by metal-carbide formation: An approach for patterning of metal-supported graphene Jayeeta Lahiri and Matthias Batzill Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023102 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (313 kB) ] Order
Effects of nanofluids containing graphene/graphene-oxide nanosheets on critical heat flux Sung Dae Park, Seung Won Lee, Sarah Kang, In Cheol Bang, Ji Hyun Kim, Hyeon Suk Shin, Dong Wook Lee, and Dong Won Lee Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023103 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (666 kB) ] Order
Self focusing of field emitted electrons at an ellipsoidal tip A. Kyritsakis, G. C. Kokkorakis, J. P. Xanthakis, T. L. Kirk, and D. Pescia Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023104 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (170 kB) ] Order
Citrate-stabilized palladium nanoparticles as catalysts for sub-20 nm epitaxial silicon nanowires J. V. Wittemann, A. Kipke, E. Pippel, S. Senz, A. T. Vogel, J. de Boor, D. S. Kim, T. Hyeon, and V. Schmidt Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023105 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (694 kB) ] Order
Probing valence band structure in wurtzite InP nanowires using excitation spectroscopy S. Perera, K. Pemasiri, M. A. Fickenscher, H. E. Jackson, L. M. Smith, J. Yarrison-Rice, S. Paiman, Q. Gao, H. H. Tan, and C. Jagadish Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023106 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (366 kB) ] Order
Core-shell structure and unique faceting of Sn-catalyzed silicon nanowires Linwei Yu, Benedict O'Donnell, Jean-Luc Maurice, and Pere Roca i Cabarrocas Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023107 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (1119 kB) ] Order
High quality relaxed GaAs quantum dots in GaP matrix Timur S. Shamirzaev, Demid S. Abramkin, Anton K. Gutakovskii, and Mikhail A. Putyato Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023108 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (303 kB) ] Order
Depleted-heterojunction colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics employing low-cost electrical contacts Ratan Debnath, Mark T. Greiner, Illan J. Kramer, Armin Fischer, Jiang Tang, D. Aaron R. Barkhouse, Xihua Wang, Larissa Levina, Zheng-Hong Lu, and Edward H. Sargent Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 023109 (2010) (3 pages) Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML) PDF (440 kB) ] Order