Applied Physics Letters
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Strain-induced <i>κ</i>-to-<i>β</i> phase transition and intermediate layer formation at the <i>κ</i>-Ga2O3/<i>β</i>-Ga2O3 interface
Polarization engineering can enable high-density two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the interface of ferroelectric/non-polar κ-Ga2O3/β-Ga2O3 hybrid polymorph structures, whereas the formation of a...
Assessing the achievable quantification accuracy of magnetic moments in noisy electron magnetic chiral dichroism spectra using modeling
Electron magnetic chiral dichroism (EMCD) technique enables quantitative measurements of spin and orbital moments at a sub-nanometer resolution in principle, while it is practically challenging at hig...
Lithium niobate-based laterally excited bulk acoustic resonator with wave-shaped electrodes and its filter
Laterally excited bulk acoustic wave resonator (XBAR) based on lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) substrates has been a hotspot and is widely believed to be a potential candidate for next-generation...
Ferromagnetic enhancement of Fe3GaTe2/PtTe2 induced by interfacial spin–orbit coupling
Spin–orbit coupling (SOC) has been extensively explored for a role in spin manipulation and magnetization control in two-dimensional (2D) nanomagnetic systems. Recent studies highlight the potential o...
Tuning of the resistive switching mechanism in atomristor based on single-defect
The application of atomristor (thinnest memristor based on monolayer 2D materials) in integrated circuits could help extend the semiconductor technology to atomic scale, which offers a more positive p...
Ultra-wideband ferromagnetic metamaterials in high-intensity magnetic biased fields
The paper presents numerical simulation results of a magnetic field biased management of the dispersion responses of electromagnetic waves (EMWs) propagating in a parallel-plate waveguide (PPWG) compl...
Efficient chiral high harmonic generation in quasi-BIC silicon metasurface
Chiral light sources hold substantial importance in the field of nanophotonics. Quasi-bound states in the continuum (QBICs) can greatly localize the light field and enhance light–matter interactions a...
Proximity-induced antisymmetric humps in Hall resistivity in Fe-doped monolayer WSe2
Non-collinear spin texture has attracted great attention since it provides an important probe of the interaction between electron and topological spin textures. While it has been widely reported in ch...
Unraveling the highly anisotropic optoelectronic, mechanical, and piezoelectric properties of monolayer SbP3
Low-symmetry, non-centrosymmetric two-dimensional materials offer a promising basis for applications in multifunctional nanoelectronic devices. In this study, we utilize density functional theory calc...
Two-dimensional valley-layer coupling heterostructures
Coupling valleys with different layers is a feasible way to realize valley polarization through a gate electric field, but only a few two-dimensional (2D) materials with locked valley and layer physic...
Impedance matched Josephson parametric amplifier with a multisection λ/4 transmission line transformer
We report the fabrication and characterization of an impedance matched Josephson parametric amplifier (IMPA). A multisection λ/4 transmission line transformer (TLT) is utilized, which can reduce the i...
Ultra-flexible high-efficiency organic solar cells based on polyimide electrodes and all-polymer blends
Ultra-flexible all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) are increasingly attracting attention as a complementary technology to traditional solar cells. This study developed mechanically durable ultra-flexib...
On-demand storing time-bin qubit states with optical quantum memory
Quantum memory, serving as a crucial device for storing and releasing quantum states, holds significant importance in long-distance quantum communications. To date, quantum memories have been realized...
High-efficiency small-pixel-size InGaN green micro-LED arrays using ion implantation pixelization
Micro-LEDs, especially small-size micro-LEDs, have attracted increasing attention for high-resolution displays and high-speed visible light communications in recent years. However, the efficiency of m...
Perspective on doublet electroluminescence from organic radicals
The doublet emission from organic open-shell monoradicals is spin-allowed, enabling 100% internal quantum efficiency when electroexcitation occurs in organic light-emitting diodes. Research works on l...
Deep learning-enabled gradient-based optimization of near-field enhancement in nano-plasmonic structures
In this work, we present a gradient-based optimization method to optimize the geometrical properties of metasurfaces based on nano-plasmonic structures, aiming to enhance electric field intensity for...
High-efficiency broadband achromatic metalens in the visible
The metalenses have been extensively studied for their compact and flexible characteristics in focusing and imaging applications. However, it remains a significant challenge to design a broadband achr...
Corrigendum to “Solventless ordering of colloidal particles through application of patterned elastomeric stamps under pressure” [Appl. Phys. Lett. <b>85</b> , 2643 (2004)]
All optical poling of KTP crystal for phase matched second harmonic generation
We demonstrate periodic ferroelectric domain inversion in KTiOPO4 (KTP) crystals using the femtosecond laser poling technique. The effects of laser parameters on the morphological characteristics of t...
Fano interference in single-molecule transistors
Quantum interference has been intensively pursued in molecular electronics to investigate and utilize coherent electron transport at the ultra-small level. An essential type of quantum interference wi...