Journal of Applied Physics
Articles in this Issue
Calibrating a finite-strain phase-field model of fracture for bonded granular materials with uncertainty quantification
To study the mechanical behavior of mock high explosives, an experimental and simulation program was developed to calibrate, with quantified uncertainty, a material model of the bonded granular materi...
Designing magnetic superatoms with large magnetic moments and great stabilities
Magnetic superatoms with high spin states are essentially in contrary to the superatom concept of closed electronic shells. The magnetic moments are usually results of the subtle competition between H...
Modeling strain and quantum confinement in GaAs/Ga <i>x</i> In1− <i>x</i> P superlattices for spin-polarized electron sources
In this study, we systematically design and simulate a series of GaAs-based superlattice configurations aimed at enhancing heavy-hole–light-hole band splitting while simultaneously optimizing band ali...
Influence of nitrogen on coherent longitudinal optical phonons in GaAs1− <i>x</i> N <i>x</i>
We investigated the influence of nitrogen (N) on coherent longitudinal optical (LO) phonons in dilute nitride semiconductor alloys. Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy reveals a reduced frequency (reds...
Numerical study of the electrochemical–thermal–mechanical coupled mechanisms of the Li-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries constitute a complex multiscale system, integrating physical phenomena across particle, electrode, and cell levels. The development of porous electrode models that bridge microst...
Erratum: “Muon portable imager for counter-terrorism - MuPIC” [J. Appl. Phys. 138, 134505 (2025)]
Hume-Rothery driven oxidation resilience of binary alloy thin films
In metallurgy, Hume-Rothery (HR) rules have proven useful in understanding alloying characteristics and requirements. Recently, they have seen application in the design of multi-principal element allo...
Dissipation properties of anomalous Hall effect: Intrinsic vs extrinsic magnetic materials
The power efficiency of Hall devices is still an open question. How is it possible to extract power from a current produced by the Hall effect? In what extent it is related to the nature of the effect...
Enhanced magnetic field sensitivity of shallow NV− ensembles via high-temperature implantation
Dense and shallow ensembles of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy center (NV−) with good optical and spin properties play a key role in the performance enhancement of diamond-based quantum sensors. I...
Multiple-scattering muography of a thick-walled spent-fuel cask: A high-statistics Geant4 simulation
Multiple-scattering muography is a passive, non-destructive technique for assessing spent-fuel dry-storage casks. A key challenge is to quantify where and how muons interact inside such a cask, for in...
Directional protrusion effect of Ge surface induced by argon cluster oblique bombardment
The Gas Cluster Ion Beam (GCIB) bombardment, serving as a pivotal technique for nanoripple formation on material surfaces, has attracted growing attention. In this study, molecular dynamics simulation...
Discovery and properties of high-energy KrN6 and KrN18 polymeric nitrogen under high pressure
Polymeric nitrogen is a candidate high-energy-density material, but its synthesis and preservation require extreme conditions. The incorporation of coordination elements provides an effective approach...
Control of stability in a dual-gate transistor based on WSe2/MoS2 van der Waals heterostructures
Two-dimensional semiconductor exhibits various advantages in building next-generation field-effect transistor based on van der Waals materials. However, due to the interaction between charge carriers...
Refractive index based detection of acetaminophen using a simple singlemode–multimode–singlemode fiber-optic sensor
This study presents the design, fabrication, and experimental validation of a low-cost optical sensor based on refractive index variation for the detection of acetaminophen (commonly called paracetamo...
Erratum: “Shock initiation sensitivity studies of low-density pressed and thermally damaged polymer bonded explosive (PBX) 9501” [J. Appl. Phys. 137, 175104 (2025)]
Electrical characterization and optical deep-level transient spectroscopy of autodoped GaN:C with various carbon concentrations
We investigated the electrical and deep-level electronic properties of carbon-doped GaN (GaN:C) crystals. Three GaN:C samples with carbon concentrations of 1 × 1017, 1 × 1018, and 1 × 1019 cm−3 were p...
Twin-aware Monte Carlo simulation of microstructural evolution in copper through-silicon vias (TSVs) based on EBSD-initiated microstructures
Annealing is a critical step in the fabrication of through-silicon vias (TSVs). As TSVs continue scaling down, the microstructure evolution of copper during annealing plays an increasingly significant...
Investigation of oxide precipitates in high resistivity silicon using light scattering tomography, low temperature photoluminescence, and deep level transient spectroscopy
The formation and electrical activity of oxide precipitates were evaluated in p-type high-resistivity (HR) Czochralski (Cz) silicon (Si) wafers with varying interstitial oxygen concentrations [(Oi)] a...
Asymmetric modulation of photorefractive space-charge fields formation: Theory and experimental validation
The asymmetric modulation of light-induced space-charge fields by axial beam motion (v→∥opticalaxis) in Ce:SBN crystals was investigated through coupled theory-experiment approaches. Theoretically, in...
Janus TaOClBr monolayer: A promising multifunctional material with high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency and strong anisotropic thermoelectric performance
Based on first-principles calculations and Boltzmann transport theory, we have systematically investigated the photocatalytic and thermoelectric properties of the two-dimensional Janus TaOClBr monolay...
Origin of proton irradiation-induced deep acceptors in Al0.70Ga0.30N
Deep level defect introduction and carrier removal were characterized using steady-state photocapacitance (SSPC), deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) and lighted capacitance–voltage for proton ir...
Equation of state of the rutile and CaCl2-type phases of GeO2 to 70 GPa
The high-pressure behavior of rutile- and CaCl2-type phases of GeO2 was studied using laser-heated diamond anvil cell experiments coupled with in situ synchrotron x-ray diffraction and theoretical cal...
Synergistic effects of solute and pressure on phase transformation in titanium alloys: A first-principles study
The phase stability and transformation between hexagonal close-packed (hcp) α-phase and body-centered cubic (bcc) β-phase in titanium (Ti) alloys are critical to their mechanical properties and manufa...
Post-growth annealing for enhanced optical performance in dilute nitride III–V semiconductor nanowires
The effect of annealing on the optical properties of GaNAs and GaInNAs nanowires (NWs) was systematically studied by room-temperature photoluminescence and electron microscopy. Prolonged annealing at...
Hybrid ResNet–UNet method for multi-parameter acoustic hologram
Acoustic holography has demonstrated broad application prospects in many fields. However, traditional computation methods for acoustic holograms still suffer from the challenges in accuracy, real-time...