Journal of Applied Physics

Vol. 140, Issue 7 Issue 7 2026
29
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Causality analysis of vacuum chamber facility effects for Hall effect thruster operation

Seth J. Thompson, Kentaro Hara, Janice D. Cabrera et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0325466

Characterization of plasma dynamics is critical for controlling electric propulsion systems on spacecraft. Understanding the causal relations between measurement data can play an important role both i...

Polaron-induced efficiency limitations of solar H2O splitting by BiVO4

Hori Pada Sarker, Huy Q. Ho, Muhammad N. Huda Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0333462

In this paper, we present a theoretical study of atomistic mechanisms of polaron formation in BiVO4 and its impact on solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency. We simulated polaron formation, cal...

Suppression of Curie temperature through severe shear strain in lanthanum manganite LaMnO3+ <i>δ</i>

Alexy Bertrand, Masaki Mito, Takayuki Tajiri et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0343797

The effects of severe shear stress on the electron-transfer-induced ferromagnetism of lanthanum manganite LaMnO3+δ have been investigated. Shear stress was applied via high-pressure torsion (HPT) proc...

Morphological confinement of secondary phases in entropy stabilized oxides

Jacob E. Norman, Julie M. Schoenung, Alexander D. Dupuy Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0340389

Four transition metal entropy-stabilized oxide samples were synthesized with varying processing methods to create four different average grain sizes: 90 nm, 200 nm, 430 nm, and 15 μm. All samples were...

Achieving ultra-low surface roughness on aluminum alloys via picosecond laser milling–polishing

Kongliang Xie, Xin Huang, Zhiwang Zhang et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0343077

Producing high-quality milled surfaces on metals, particularly aluminum alloys, using laser-based techniques remains a considerable processing challenge, especially when ultra-low surface roughness is...

Field-tunable acoustic damping in FeGaB/AlScN shear-mode solidly mounted resonators

Shih-Jye Sun, Re-Ching Lin, Yeh-Tse Ou et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0342764

We theoretically investigate field-tunable acoustic damping in a FeGaB/tilted-AlScN/Mo thickness-shear solidly mounted resonator (SMR) using a coupled transfer-matrix and Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert (TMM-...

Abrupt amplification of self-excited acoustic oscillations in a thermoacoustic engine with non-zero mean flow

Kai Wang, Zimeng Liu, Zhiwei Ma et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0340030

In this study, we conducted experiments on a quarter-wavelength standing-wave thermoacoustic engine (TAE) and unexpectedly observed self-excited acoustic oscillations even when the left end was partia...

Perspectives on magnetic/superconductor hybrid systems: Long-range electromagnetic phenomena induced by proximity effect and interfacial spin–orbit coupling

S. V. Mironov, A. S. Mel’nikov, A. I. Buzdin Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0336356

In this Perspective, we review recent achievements in physics and applications of hybrid superconductor–ferromagnet structures. In particular, we focus on the manifestations of the electromagnetic phe...

Demonstrating the accuracy of terahertz absorption spectroscopy and cavity ringdown spectroscopy by a comparison of atomic oxygen density measurements

J. R. Wubs, A. S. C. Nave, U. Macherius et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0341443

This work presents a comparison of absolute ground-state atomic oxygen densities measured with terahertz (THz) absorption spectroscopy and cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS). All measurements were pe...

Second harmonic generation by lithium metasilicate grains in photocrystallized glass

Sergey Scherbak, Vladimir Kaasik, Alexey Redkov et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0341152

The present work explores the formation of lithium metasilicate (Li2SiO3) crystalline grains in a photosensitive glass similar to Foturan® and the nonlinear optical characteristics displayed by the fo...

Viscosity estimation from elastohydrodynamic response of a magnetic flagellated microswimmer

Sharanya S, Chennaram, T. Sonamani Singh Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0342551

Reliable viscosity measurement at small length scales is essential for a wide range of applications, from microfluidics to biomedical systems. The magnetic flagellated microswimmers, whose dynamics ar...

Topological spectral features and tight-binding Hamiltonian in the thermal noise of transmission-line networks

Kiyoshi Ishikawa, Brian Patton Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0345411

We investigate topological features of Johnson–Nyquist noise in networks of coaxial transmission lines. These networks exhibit well-known topological effects, such as bandgaps and protected edge state...

Role of amorphous phase in phase transformation of nanograined NiTi alloy: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations

Chenyan Liu, Xiang Zhu, Hua Yuan et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0347318

This study employs molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how amorphous layer thickness affects martensitic transformation in homogeneous and gradient nanograined (NG and GNG) NiTi shape memory...

Impact of strain-induced cracking on the electrical performance of pseudo-vertical GaN-on-Si p–n diodes grown by selective area epitaxy

David Plaza Arguello, Mohammed El Amrani, Thomas Kaltsounis et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0326427

Selective-area growth (SAG) of gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon enables the growth of thick layers by elastically relaxing tensile stress during cooldown. However, the effects of strain-induced mechan...

Synthesis of high- <i>T</i> c Y-based cuprate superconductors with <i>T</i> c = 130 K using high-pressure synthesis method accompanied with shear stress

Masaki Mito, Ryouchi Masusaki, Goshi Nakamura et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0333729

We successfully synthesized a metastable phase of Y-based cuprate superconductors with an onset Tc of 130 K using a high-pressure torsion (HPT) synthesis method, in which intense shear stress was appl...

Realization of an acoustic square root topological insulator with high winding number boundary states

Ying-hao Li, Shi-Feng Li, Feng-Min Wu et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0343131

Square root topological insulators provide a unique framework for constructing unconventional topological phases through algebraic operations on parent Hamiltonians. Here, we experimentally realize an...

Atomistic insight into helium bubble interactions with cascade-induced sonic and supersonic shock waves in tungsten

FangZhe Ma, Ning Zhou, ZaiXu Lou et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0343567

In the field of irradiation damage, helium bubble accumulation and the evolution of cascade-induced shock waves are critical factors governing damage behavior. Their dynamic coupling in complex irradi...

Three-stage compaction mechanism of energetic material particles revealed by atomistic simulations

Hengyi Gong, Wenxu Sun, Xinran Zheng et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0339572

Plastic-bonded explosives derive their performance and safety in part from the mesoscale mechanics of particle contacts formed during pressing. Using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations of cycl...

Thermal stability of NCM811 cathode material for Li-ion batteries

S. H. Lee, T. S. Cho Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0327001

The thermal stability of NCM811 cathode material for lithium (Li)-ion batteries has been studied during annealing using real-time synchrotron x-ray scattering, scanning electron microscopy, and differ...

Mechanical behavior of Cu–Ni functionally graded material-faced sandwich structures: A molecular dynamics study

Yuxuan Fu, Feixiang Tang, Xinyu Wu et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0343967

To investigate the atomistic mechanical behavior of Cu–Ni functionally graded sandwich structures, molecular dynamics simulations were performed on models with Cu–Ni graded face sheets and a homogeneo...

Electronic energy loss in tungsten collision cascades: A quantum statistical study of force scales, friction, and stopping

Beñat Gurrutxaga-Lerma Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0347360

Electronic stopping in collision cascades is formulated as a problem of driven quantum statistical work. The Keldysh influence functional, obtained by eliminating electronic degrees of freedom along t...

Multilayer racetrack design based on synthetic ferrimagnetic skyrmions

Jundong Wang, Jia Luo, Ying He et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0321034

Magnetic skyrmions have emerged as promising candidates for next-generation spintronic devices due to their nanoscale size, high stability, and low power consumption. However, their practical applicat...

Complex glow discharge plasma: Radial electric field disappearance

D. N. Polyakov, V. V. Shumova, L. M. Vasilyak Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0339746

We have considered the conditions of the disappearance of the radial electric field in a complex plasma of a glow DC discharge in a cloud of charged particles of micrometer sizes. This phenomenon mani...

Microscopic evolution mechanism of streamer-like pulses in silicon needle corona discharge based on plasma chemistry

Yanyi Wang, Zihan Yuan, Yong Chen et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0343090

Under negative DC corona with a silicon needle cathode, the discharge phenomenon differs markedly from that of metal electrodes, producing “streamer-like pulses” that exhibit significant randomness. T...

Pressure-dependent accumulation and ion conversion in hydrogen plasma driven by repetitive pulsed EUV irradiation

Li Liu, Xingpeng Wang, Jingwen Xu et al. Aug 21, 2026 10.1063/5.0345819

In extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, the evolution of EUV-induced hydrogen plasma directly impacts the lifetime and operational stability of optical elements within lithography systems. In this s...

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Publisher American Institute of Physics
ISSN 0021-8979
E-ISSN 1089-7550
Subject Physical Sciences
Language English
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