Applied Physics Letters
Articles in this Issue
Stacking controlled altermagnetism and anomalous Hall conductivity in a two-dimensional bilayer VPS3
The anomalous Hall effect (AHE) governs low-dissipation lateral charge transport and serves as a key functional mechanism in spin electronics, including sensing, storage, and logic devices. The AHE is...
Pressure-induced evolution of the electronic structure and bandgap expansion in MgPbN2
The structural, electronic, and optical properties of MgPbN2 under pressure have been systematically studied using first-principles calculations combined with the CALYPSO crystal structure prediction...
High-performance optoelectronic devices based on p-type selenium-alloyed tellurium oxide semiconductors
P-type oxide semiconductors are vital for advancing complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology, yet their development lags behind n-type counterparts due to low hole mobilities and stab...
A broadband electromagnetic circulator in magnetized plasma
We propose a broadband electromagnetic circulator based on an array of magnetized plasma rods arranged as a triangular lattice. Contrary to ferrite-based circulators, our design leverages the anisotro...
Enhanced superconductivity and vortex dynamics in quasi-1D TaS2 nanowires
We report the synthesis of high-quality 2H-TaS2 nanowires via a controlled two-step conversion process from TaS3 precursors, achieving robust superconductivity with a transition temperature Tc ≈ 3.6 K...
Droplet dynamics across a hydrophobic to hydrophilic chemical step
The dynamics of a droplet on an inclined plane containing a chemical step, implying a heterogeneity in the wettability, have been widely studied because of their relevance to many applications. Howeve...
Mist-chemical vapor deposition grown Ge-doped α-Ga2O3 thin films with high electron mobility
Unintentionally doped and Ge-doped α-Ga2O3 films were grown on m-plane sapphire substrates via mist-chemical vapor deposition at a substrate temperature of 600 °C and a growth rate of 3.3 μm/h. Hall-e...
Quantum geometric origin of orbital magnetization
The exploration of the Riemannian structure of the Hilbert space has given rise to the concept of quantum geometry, comprising geometric quantities exemplified by Berry curvature and quantum metric. W...
High hole mobility in AlN from negative crystal-field splitting
Group-III nitrides are key semiconductors for power electronics and optoelectronics. Among them, AlN is particularly promising since it possesses an ultrawide bandgap, high breakdown field, and excell...
Suppression of charge density wave in single layer TiSe2 by interfacial effect
The stability of charge density wave (CDW) in the two-dimensional limit offers crucial insights into strongly correlated electronic systems. Although reducing material dimensionality effectively modul...
Resolving carrier concentration of n-type AlN/GaN nanowires by scanning spreading resistance microscopy
The AlN/GaN nanowire structures hold significant promising for enhancing the emission efficiency of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. However, their electrical doping mechanisms remain insufficiently...
Transferrable van der Waals epitaxy of AlN on h-BN for flexible vacuum ultraviolet photodetection
Van der Waals epitaxy of three-dimensional semiconductor films on two-dimensional materials has emerged as a cutting-edge platform for advanced heterostructures. In this work, we systematically invest...
Nonlinear propagation of ultrafast elliptical non-diffractive beams in bulk fused silica glass
We describe the nonlinear evolution of ultrafast circular and elliptical non-diffractive light pulses designed by asymmetric spatial Fourier filtering of zeroth-order Bessel–Gauss beams in fused silic...
Publisher's note: “A spontaneous Leidenfrost transitioning phenomenon” [Appl. Phys. Lett. <b>127</b> , 232703 (2025)]
Performance enhancement and defect evolution in β-Ga2O3 Schottky barrier diodes induced by 170 keV proton irradiation
The radiation effect of electrical performance and defect evolution in n-type β-Ga2O3 Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) were investigated using 170 keV proton irradiation. Results show that J–V character...
Realization of a quantum error detection code with a dynamically reassigned ancillary qubit
Quantum error correction (QEC) is essential for achieving fault-tolerant quantum computing. While superconducting qubits are among the most promising candidates for scalable QEC, their limited nearest...
Observation of the slower thermalization process with increasing IA in CsPbIxBr3−x perovskite quantum dots for wider bandgap solar cell absorber
Conventional single junction solar cells are fundamentally limited by the Shockley–Queisser efficiency limit, while hot carrier solar cell (HCSC) aims to overcome this through efficient hot carrier ex...
Terahertz spectroscopy with compact apochromatic metasurface optics
Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy holds significant importance owing to the abundance of molecular and atomic fingerprint lines within this frequency range, enabling impactful applications in materials sci...
Bidirectional optically modulated In2O3 transistors with inorganic solid electrolyte gating for neuromorphic visual systems
Inspired by retinal visual processing, we demonstrate a bidirectional optically controlled neuromorphic In2O3 transistor based on an inorganic solid electrolyte Li1+xAlxTi2-x(PO4)3 (LATP) gate dielect...
Exceptional-point-locked PT-symmetric system for ultrasensitive displacement sensing via amplitude readout
PT-symmetric exceptional points (EPs) are singular points where both eigenvalues and eigenvectors become degenerate, and whose bifurcation characteristics have been utilized to design high-sensitivity...
Non-coalescence phenomenon in leaky-dielectric emulsions: Formation of drop chains
Formation of a chain of droplets in water–oil emulsions in the presence of an externally applied electric field has been attributed to the formation of tiny, non-coalescing satellite droplets between...
Improving perovskite solar cells with laminated carbon paper electrodes by copper-doped indium hydroxide nanoparticles
Carbon electrodes offer significant advantages for the industrialization of perovskite solar cells, including chemical stability, printability, low cost, and prevention of lead leakage. The lamination...
Ion-beam milling induced systematic error in correlative microscopy of Li-ion battery materials
Correlative microscopy enables spatially resolved characterization of Li-ion battery materials by combining various microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. However, for these measurements to be mean...
Momentum microscopy and its applications
Experimental tools lie at the heart of discovering science. The ability to develop transformative tools that enable unprecedented insight into the physical and chemical properties of materials will si...
Defect dipole engineered hybrid polar configurations for high dielectric energy storage under low electric fields
Dielectric capacitors are vital components in advanced electronics and high-power electrical systems. A persistent challenge, however, is enhancing their energy density (Wrec) at low electric fields a...