Journal of Applied Physics
Articles in this Issue
Cathodoluminescence of nanostructured ceria in a high-voltage electron microscope
The cathodoluminescence (CL) of nanostructured CeO2 samples is studied under high-energy electron irradiation at room temperature and 106 K in a high-voltage electron microscope. The CL spectra of nan...
Dual-parameter control of polarization correlations between excitation and emission in nanowire-cylindrical particle coupled structures
Surface plasmon polaritons in silver nanowires (Ag NWs) enable subwavelength optical confinement but suffer from limited local field enhancement. Coupling Ag NWs with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) add...
Weak antilocalization effect on Bi2Te3/CdTe heterostructures grown on glass substrate by molecular beam epitaxy
This work presents the experimental observation of the weak antilocalization effect (WAL) in Bi2Te3 samples covered with CdTe grown on glass and GaAs (001) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. We...
Enhanced negative capacitance in La-doped Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3 ferroelectric capacitor from tuning of bias voltage pulse
We report a remarkable bias voltage dependent specific negative capacitance in multidomain La-doped Pb[Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3(PLZT)] ferroelectric capacitors. The specific negative capacitance maximizes at a s...
Effective hydrogen diffusivity in n- and p-type crystalline silicon from 300 to 450 °C
We study hydrogen diffusion in silicon by annealing wafers with hydrogen-rich aluminum oxide layers on one surface and intrinsic PECVD silicon films acting as a hydrogen capture sink on the other surf...
Calculating shock Hugoniot and isentropes using multiphase equation of state tables and application to shock and release of diamond ablators in inertial confinement fusion implosions
Advances in shock and ramp compression techniques now allow experimental access to unprecedented extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, providing a means to test theoretical models. Here, we...
Comparative study of hollow-core fiber Fabry–Perot interferometer high-temperature sensors
In this work, a comparative study of hollow-core fiber (HCF) Fabry–Perot interferometer (FPI) high-temperature sensors is carried out, where systematically investigations with both theory and experime...
Mo/Au transition-edge sensors: Effect of sensor size and absorber stem position on parameters and noise
The basic transition parameters and excess noise of Mo/Au-based transition-edge sensor (TES) x-ray detectors without banks and with Au absorber are analyzed as a function of TES dimensions and absorbe...
InGaN green laser diodes with grade p-AlGaN cladding layer
Distributed polarization-doped (DPD) AlGaN cladding layer (CL) has been successfully used in AlGaN ultraviolet laser diodes (LDs), which overcomes the problem of low Mg doping efficiency and can reduc...
Flexoelectric engineering of ordered ferroelectric topologies via intrinsic strain gradients
Ferroelectric topological structures have recently attracted significant attention for their potential in novel nano-electronic devices, driven by unique physical properties like negative capacitance...
Vibrational signatures of hydrogen defects in delafossite CuMO2 (M = Al, Ga, In): Hybrid density-functional calculations
Hydrogen impurities are known to significantly influence the electronic properties of delafossite oxides CuMO2 (M = Al, Ga, In) by passivating acceptor defects, thereby impacting the p-type conductivi...
Impact and mechanisms of film thickness on sensitivity and magnetoresistance of CrO <i>x</i> N <i>y</i> thin-film cryogenic temperature sensor
Cryogenic temperature sensing technology under extreme conditions has gathered attention due to its potential applications in various fields such as space exploration and superconductivity research. U...
Formation and dynamics of Z-pinch plasma in a coaxial plasma gun
In this work, the dynamics and formation mechanisms of Z-pinch plasma in a coaxial plasma gun were investigated. By using arrays of magnetic probes, calorimeters, and ballistic pendulums, the profiles...
Epitaxial growth and physical properties of Bi2Ru2O7 thin films on YSZ(111) substrates
We systematically investigated the growth of Bi2Ru2O7 thin films on a Y-stabilized ZrO2(111) substrate using pulsed laser deposition by mapping the influence of growth temperature and oxygen partial p...
Investigation of propellants for electrothermal propulsion systems: Application to radio-frequency inductively coupled plasma thrusters
Radio-frequency (RF) inductively coupled plasma (ICP) thrusters are an emerging electric propulsion technology that electrodelessly heat propellant gas to high temperatures via plasma-gas collisional...
Helical spin-transfer torque nanooscillator
We propose an alternative type of spin-transfer torque nanooscillator based on a multilayer cylindrical stack consisting of three ferromagnetic single-domain disks separated by a nonmagnetic metal. Th...
Origins of anisotropic linear magnetoresistance with isotropic mobility in Cd3As2 films on GaAs[110]
Thin film synthesis allows for the potential to orient crystals in different orientations, permitting measurement of orientation-dependent material aspects such as band structures and transport anisot...
Thermal-magnetic-stress stability of trapped-field bulk superconductors: Dependence on growth anisotropy and seed number
During magnetization, the peculiar phenomenon of thermal-magnetic-stress instability frequently takes place, manifested as a sudden puncture of magnetic flux, a sharp increase of temperature, and a ra...
Reconfigurable qubit states and quantum trajectories in a synthetic artificial neuron network with a process to direct information generation from co-integrated burst-mode spiking under non-Markovianity
The research and development of hardware neuron technologies are accelerating at a very fast pace to provide for increased efficiency in performing artificial intelligence and autonomy functions beyon...
Optimized low-frequency PECVD diamond-like carbon hard masks for high-selectivity thin-film lithium niobate etching
Low-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (LF PECVD) was developed for growing diamond-like carbon (DLC) films intended as hard masks for photonic nanofabrication. DLC offers high hardne...
Magnonic combinatorial memory for high-density data storage
In this work, we describe Magnonic Combinatorial Memory (MCM), where the bits of information are stored in the signal propagation paths in the network. MCM is an active ring circuit consisting of elec...
Insulator-to-metal transition in Co-doped La3Ni2O7− <i>δ</i> with high oxygen pressure annealing
The effects of Co doping in a series of La3Ni2−xCoxO7−δ samples before and after high oxygen pressure annealing have been investigated. The structural refinements suggest that the Co ions could be inc...
Electronically inert Te ensures superior stability of Nb2SiTe4: An <i>ab initio</i> defect study
Ternary two-dimensional (2D) Nb2SiTe4 has recently garnered significant interest due to its exceptional stability under ambient conditions, a property rarely observed in conventional 2D semiconductors...
High-capacity and reversible hydrogen storage of two-dimensional V2C and V2CT2 (T = OH, O, F) monolayer MXenes via hybrid adsorption mechanisms
Solid-state hydrogen storage materials offer a promising solution to the compact and safe storage of the hydrogen energy. However, traditional hydrogen storage materials, relying either on chemical ad...
Fabrication of superconducting through-silicon vias with photoresist passivation technique
Superconducting through-silicon vias (TSVs), which enable direct signal transmission between circuit layers and reduce spurious coupling, are essential elements in accomplishing a large-scale quantum...