Journal of Applied Physics

Vol. 140, Issue 6 Issue 6 2026
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Achieving low write error rates in perpendicular spin–orbit torque MRAM: A micromagnetic modeling feasibility study

Goran Mihajlović, Yabin Fan, Tiffany S. Santos et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0348028

We report a micromagnetic modeling study of switching perpendicularly magnetized free layers with spin–orbit torques (SOTs) generated by spin currents consisting of only orthogonal (conventional SOT)...

A method for enhancing the temperature measurement range of fiber specklegram sensors based on the integrated speckle intensity probability density function

Haonan Yuan, Yuehan Jiang, Xinsheng Zhou et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0331750

Fiber specklegram sensors based on correlation demodulation suffer from rapid loss of correlation when the measured specklegram deviates too far from the reference image, causing their dynamic range t...

Calculation of backscattering correction factors in AES for compounds: Unraveling matrix effects

Zihang Zhang, Bo Da, Jiamin Gong et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0342873

Backscattering correction factor (BCF) data are essential for quantitative Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) analysis. This study computes BCFs for nine oxides and three zinc chalcogenides by using a...

Thermodynamically admissible neural solvers for stiff electro-elastodynamics via exact geometric constraints

Suhas Suresh Bharadwaj Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0345312

Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) serve as continuous, mesh-free solvers for partial differential equations, but they frequently encounter optimization failures when applied to strongly coupled...

Thermoelastic dynamics of a nanoscale metallic film: Role of bilayer coupling revealed by extreme ultraviolet transient gratings

M. Krstulović, J. S. Pelli-Cresi, D. Fainozzi et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0340562

We investigate the thermoelastic dynamics of an 80 nm titanium thin film supported by a Si3N4 membrane by extreme-ultraviolet transient-grating (EUV-TG) spectroscopy across varying excitation fluences...

High current ultrawide bandgap AlGaN pin diodes with low on-resistance and UVC emission

Debaditya Bhattacharya, Shivali Agrawal, Hsin-Wei S. Huang et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0341198

We report ultrawide-bandgap AlGaN pin diodes with high forward current density and deep-ultraviolet (DUV) electroluminescence signaling efficient carrier injection. The devices incorporate a 100 nm un...

Molecular dynamics study of ferroelectric switching mechanisms in monodomain and 180° domain walls of BaTiO3 and PbTiO3

Raseong Kim, Suehyun Park, Ian A. Young Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0341581

Understanding the intrinsic switching mechanisms is essential for controlling polarization domains and enabling their integration into next-generation nanoelectronic devices. In this study, we employ...

Physics-driven mechanisms governing the pharmacokinetics and immune fate of gold nanoparticles. I. An ADIE framework perspective

Bashiru K. Sodipo, Hafsah Abisola Oyedokun Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0335038

Gold nanoparticles’ (GNPs) clinical translation requires a mechanistic understanding of their pharmacokinetics at the nano–bio interface. Classical ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Eliminat...

Mechanisms of dislocation loops influencing damage evolution of single crystal copper under uniaxial and triaxial tension

Qi Zhu, An-Min He, Ting-Ting Zhou et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0338132

Dislocation loops are typical irradiation defects that significantly influence the mechanical behavior of irradiated materials. In this work, molecular dynamics simulations are performed to investigat...

Rapid general electromagnetic analysis of metallic surfaces via conformal energy minimization

Pengcheng Wan, Zhong-Heng Tan, Siu-Tat Chui et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0328562

We recently found that the electromagnetic scattering problem can be solved efficiently using an approach that expresses the fields in terms of a set of orthonormal basis functions. In this paper, we...

Electrical properties of electrochemically energized n-GaN under reverse-bias conditions

Riku Ando, Ren Morita, Ryuto Iura et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0334700

Electrochemical energization of n-GaN was conducted under reverse-bias conditions as well as forward-bias conditions that were used in our previous studies for anodization, and electrical properties o...

Manipulating acoustic waves in wavevector domain by using nonlocal metasurfaces: Analog differentiation and extreme acoustic detection

Guangyuan Su, Xiangyu Li Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0336740

Conventional acoustic metasurfaces have shown exceptional capability through spatial wavefront engineering, but the degrees of freedom in the wavevector domain remain to be unlocked. Here, we shift th...

The effect of aging and charge variability on the detonation performance of a conventional plastic-bonded high explosive

Carlos Chiquete, Eric K. Anderson, Scott I. Jackson Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0335634

Plastic-bonded explosives (PBXs) are pressed composites of energetic crystals (>90 wt. %), polymeric binder, and an internal porosity structure (1–2 vol. %). The binder ensures material stabili...

Analytical calculation of field enhancement factor of 2D structure graphene film

S. Manna, V. S. Rawat, A. K. Singh et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0333541

Field emitters are one of the promising electron sources for vacuum electronic devices operating in mm-wave and terahertz frequencies, where emission performance is critically governed by the field en...

Weakly nonlocal thermoelasticity of type II: Rayleigh waves in coated half-spaces

Tuan T. Tran, Dung T. T. Truong, Anh T. N. Vu et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0334224

It is well known that Eringen’s nonlocal thermoelasticity theory using the nonlocal Fourier law of heat conduction and its modifications has been widely applied to harmonic plane wave problems. Howeve...

Higher-winding phases in one-dimensional non-Hermitian topological superconductors

Yung-Yeh Chang, Xiang-Yu Li, Ken Shiozaki et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0344650

Non-Hermitian topological superconductors provide a setting in which point-gap topology, non-Hermitian skin effects, and Majorana zero modes are strongly intertwined. In this work, we adopt a coeffici...

Dilute Pb in Ge materials fabricated by ion implantation and pulsed laser melting

Xingshuo Huang, Jeffrey M. Warrender, Lachlan A. Smillie et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0339743

Germanium lead (GePb) alloys have shown promising potential as a material platform for fabricating mid-infrared photodetectors, where the Pb content enables tuning of the bandgap. However, fabricating...

A sector-shaped acoustic metamaterial for broadband and wide-angle sound absorption

Wei-Qin Wu, Yong-Bin Zhang, Liu-Xian Zhao et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0340870

Maintaining stable absorption performance at large oblique incidence while achieving broadband sound absorption remains a major challenge for conventional sound-absorbing materials. To address this is...

Electric-field dependence of cycle endurance in HfO2-based ferroelectric capacitors

Yuki Itoya, Takuya Saraya, Toshiro Hiramoto et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0325078

The cycle endurance characteristics of HfO2-based ferroelectric (FE-HfO2) capacitors were systematically investigated in terms of area, temperature, film thickness, and ferroelectric polarization. Cyc...

Angle-dependent magnetotransport and quantum interference effect in type-II topological Dirac semimetal PtSe2

Yujie Zhang, Dingbang Zhou, Zhaojin Xu et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0345036

We report the angle-dependent magnetoresistances (MRs) of platinum diselenide (PtSe2) in the Dirac semimetal phase. The negative longitudinal MR observed in parallel fields persists up to ∼50 K, which...

From drop impact to cellular response: Transient interfacial force fields, contact-line physics, and mechanotransduction in complex biofluids

Alireza Mohammad Karim Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0339038

Drop impact is a classical problem in fluid mechanics, yet its implications for biological systems remain largely unexplored. Upon impact, droplets generate transient interfacial force fields composed...

Pressure-dependent electron heating and discharge localization in an electronegative CF4 ICP reactor with RF substrate bias

Zhaoyu Chen, Zili Chen, Yu Wang et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0343176

A two-dimensional axisymmetric direct-implicit particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision model is used to study pressure-dependent electron heating and discharge localization in an electronegative CF4 pl...

Temperature-bias noise and quantum shot noise as probes of pairing symmetry in iron pnictides

Sachiraj Mishra, A. Rajmohan Dora, Colin Benjamin Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0345321

Quantum noise has long served as a powerful probe of quantum transport in mesoscopic junctions. Recently, temperature-driven noise, or ΔT noise, has attracted growing interest due to its presence even...

Spatially asymmetric switching under spin–orbit torque and Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction

Zhenhang Kong, Zhengde Xu, Xue Zhang et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0326907

Efficient spin–orbit torque (SOT) switching of perpendicular magnetization is of crucial importance for the magnetic random-access memory. In this work, we study the ultrafast switching of a perpendic...

High-sensitivity optical fiber magnetic field and current sensor based upon two cascaded Mach-Zehnder interferometers

Rui Li, Chao Jiang, Cheng Peng et al. Aug 14, 2026 10.1063/5.0346329

In this article, we have designed a highly sensitive S1 that can measure magnetic field (MF) and current. S1 consists of two Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) cascaded together, namely, MZI1 and MZI...

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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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