Applied Physics Letters
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Influence of thermal noise on the field-driven dynamics of the non-collinear antiferromagnet Mn3Sn
Mn 3 Sn ( 0 1 ¯ 1 ¯ 0 ) [ 0001 ] experiences a tensile strain when grown epitaxially on MgO(110)[001], and thus the energy landscape changes from sixfold symmetry to twofold symmetry. External magneti...
Enhanced rotating neuron reservoir computing with time-delay feedback for chaotic time series prediction
Chaotic time series prediction has attracted considerable attention due to its wide-ranging applications in atmospheric turbulence modeling, early warning systems for financial market fluctuations, an...
Experimental and simulation analysis of single event effects on lateral depletion-mode β-Ga2O3 MOSFETs
This paper investigates the single-event effects (SEEs) in β-Ga2O3 lateral double-diffused metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) under heavy-ion irradiation. Through a combinati...
Spin torque induced dual type artificial neurons based on an in-plane magnetic tunnel junction
Artificial neural components based on magnetic tunnel junctions have emerged as a research hotspot in the field of neuromorphic computing. In this work, we demonstrate dual type artificial neurons con...
An improved composite JTE technique with increased tolerance to interface charges for 2.8 kV <i>β</i> -Ga2O3 Schottky rectifier
This paper presents an efficient high-k BaTiO3 dielectric assisted junction termination extension (BTO-JTE) technique for vertical β-Ga2O3 Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs), to reduce the sensitivity of...
Method for rapid estimation of the energy-time covariance matrix of single electrons
The ability to emit and control single electrons in a dynamical manner enables their use in electron quantum optics and sensing. To characterize the electron states emitted with energy far above the F...
Biased field-free skyrmion-based neural network and reconfigurable logic operations
Spin-texture based devices have recently gained significant attention for their potential in designing and developing logic circuits and neural networks, leading us to explore beyond conventional comp...
Innovative concave SiGe/Ge microdisk directly on Si substrates
Microdisks/microrings have been of great interest for the exploration of comprehensive cavity quantum electrodynamics and innovative optoelectronic devices. Here, unique concave microdisks on silicon...
Monolayer tetragonal group IV binary carbides for nonvolatile photovoltaics and spintronics
Nonvolatile controllable spin and photovoltaic phenomena are promising for future low-power, multifunctional electronic devices. However, studies on these effects in two-dimensional monolayers compose...
Probing electron spin dynamics in single telecom InAs(P)/InP quantum dots using the Hanle effect
Spins of carriers confined in quantum dots (QDs) are promising candidates for qubits due to their relatively long spin relaxation times. However, the electron spin dephasing, primarily driven by hyper...
Tracing fabricated defects with ultrafast photocarrier dynamics in undoped GaN films
Defects introduced during the growth of GaN thin films critically affect their electronic and optical performance. Here, optical-pump terahertz-probe (OPTP) spectroscopy was employed to investigate th...
Integrated ultraviolet photoacoustic and spectroscopic autofluorescence microscopy for label-free histological and molecular imaging
Microstructural and molecular information of tissue specimens is essential for both clinical diagnosis and basic research. However, conventional histological examination suffers from time-consuming sa...
Effect of the VI/III ratio on the growth of <b> <i>κ</i> </b> -Ga2O3 films via MOCVD
The intrinsic spontaneous polarization of orthorhombic κ-Ga2O3 offers unique functionalities for advanced devices, yet a processing window for growing the pure κ-phase remains elusive. Herein, the eff...
High-performance BST:MgO memristor with optoelectronic synaptic plasticity for bio-inspired visual memory
In the era of big data, traditional computing paradigms are confronted with numerous challenges. However, artificial neural networks offer an effective approach to break through these bottlenecks by e...
Time-domain reconstruction of the speed of sound in ring-array ultrasound computed tomography with randomized super-shots
Ring-array ultrasound computed tomography has recently achieved sufficient maturity for clinical applications like breast imaging. Image reconstruction is achieved with state of the art iterative algo...
The thermal transport properties of monolayer BiOsO3: The role of spin–orbit coupling and magnetic anisotropy
Thermal transport in magnetic materials has attracted tremendous attention due to its importance in spintronics and thermal management. However, existing calculations of thermal conductivity of magnet...
Reducing temperature swing and rectifying radiative heat transfer for passive dynamic space thermal control with variable-emittance coatings
Dynamic radiative thermal control is crucial for normal operation and energy saving of spacecraft that cope with changing thermal environments involving heat dissipation to cold deep space, external h...
Shear band initiation delayed by interfacial strain relaxation in a B2-CuZr-enhanced nano-metallic-glass-composite
The macro-plasticity of metallic glasses (MGs) has long been limited by their intrinsic lack of dislocation-mediated plasticity and the pronounced tendency for strain to localize into narrow shear ban...
Intrinsic ambipolar carrier transport in beryllium complex semiconductors for high performance simple organic light-emitting diodes
Beryllium complexes, such as bis(10-hydroxybenzo[h]quinoline) beryllium complex (BeBq2), have been widely employed in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) as electron transport materials due to their...
Research on energy compensation characteristics of beam deflection structure based on liquid crystal polarization grating
Growing demand for beam deflection technologies featuring wide angular range and high diffraction efficiency necessitates a quantitative analysis of the energy compensation mechanisms of the 2D beam d...
Probing the antiferroelectric ordering in atomically thin CuCrP2S6 by Raman spectroscopy
Two-dimensional multiferroic materials, which exhibit interesting phenomena such as magnetism and ferroelectricity, have been proposed for use in next-generation nanoscale devices and sensors. However...
Thickness-dependent optical and structural properties of chalcogenide phase-change memory thin films grown at room temperature by pulsed laser deposition
Phase-change materials, such as GeTe and Sb2Te3 alloys, are of great interest for applications in photonics, data storage, and computing due to their ability to rapidly and reversibly switch optical p...
Current-controlled magnetism and resultant nonvolatile multi-state memory devices in Co-doped van der Waals magnet
The control of van der Waals (vdW) magnets by spin–orbit torque (SOT) induced by in-plane current holds great potential for next-generation spintronic applications, offering high-density, ultrafast, a...
Cathodoluminescence-integrated electron microscopy for failure analysis of long-wave ridge waveguide quantum cascade lasers
This work presents the refined implementation of a previously developed electron microscopy characterization process for analyzing the propagation of defects within quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) as th...
Current-driven dynamics of an isolated skyrmion in a racetrack with material defects: Influence of defect size and density
Controlling particle diffusion is central to understanding both soft-matter systems and solid-state materials with unique electronic behaviors. In magnetic systems, the diffusion of skyrmions, a topol...