Journal of Applied Physics
Articles in this Issue
Photonic doping of epsilon-near-zero waveguide cavities for high-gain millimeter-wave antenna arrays
We investigate high-gain millimeter-wave (mm-wave) radiation from epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) rectangular cavities, leveraging the structural dispersion of their fundamental transverse electric TE10 mode...
Optimization of exploding foil initiator performance through response surface methodology
Exploding Foil Initiators (EFIs) are widely used in explosive systems due to their high reliability and safety. To meet the demands of miniaturization and low energy consumption, this study proposes a...
Multi-dimensional fillers collaborative optimization of thermal conductivity of PVDF-based composites
The continuous miniaturization and integration of electronic chips lead to a large amount of waste heat generated under high-power working conditions. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) can be used as a t...
Stable levitation of a magnet over a pair of counter-rotating cylinders: The Alcon levitator
The Alcon levitator is an experimental setup that demonstrates the levitation of a bar magnet above two counter-rotating metal cylinders. Stable levitation is achieved only above a critical angular ve...
Dual-function convective sensor in porous media
Traditional convective metamaterials typically focus exclusively on cloaking functionality, limiting their applicability. Here, we propose a dual-function convective sensor embedded in porous material...
Energetic backflow ions caused by microwave neutralizer in gridded ion thruster
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is equipped with four 10-cm-class microwave discharge ion thrusters (μ10). Onboard quartz crystal microbalance measurements have indicated surface erosion due to ion thruster...
Short-range magnetic correlations enhanced magnetocaloric effect in the rare-earth germanide: Dy2Co3Ge5
In this work, the structural, magnetic, thermal, and magnetocaloric properties of the rare-earth germanide Dy2Co3Ge5 are explored in detail. Structural analysis confirms that the compound crystallizes...
Induced dichroism and handedness in optical rectification
We report on an induced circular dichroism in a structurally symmetric plasmonic array operating in the extraordinary optical transmission regime and its readout in optical rectification current, as w...
Detection of naturally occurring xenon in air by magnetically induced depolarization of coherent microwave Rayleigh scattering from resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization
The detection of naturally occurring xenon (129Xe) in ambient air was demonstrated using the magnetically induced depolarization of Radar REMPI (coherent microwave Rayleigh scattering from Resonance-E...
Experiments on thiophene pyrolysis using gas-phase Raman spectroscopy
Recent studies have demonstrated the capability of floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition (FC-CVD) synthesis to continuously produce direct-spun carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers with useful propertie...
Optimization of a cosmic muon tomography scanner for cargo border control inspection
The past several decades have seen significant advancement in applications using cosmic-ray muons for tomography scanning of unknown objects. One of the most promising developments is the application...
Coherent translational motion of ferroelectric vortex pairs modulated by electrostatic screening
Controlling the motion of nanoscale topological structures in ferroelectric materials offers a pathway toward non-volatile, high-density, and energy-efficient information storage technologies. Here, t...
Terahertz generation of BNA derivatives
N-Benzyl-2-methyl-4-nitroanaline (BNA) is currently the industry standard for terahertz generation at 800 nm using organic materials. We developed four derivatives of BNA by replacing a hydrogen atom...
Development of interatomic potential and effect of ordering on defect properties in CrMnV
Developing materials that can withstand extreme environments, such as high radiation doses and elevated temperatures, is crucial for next-generation particle accelerators, including the 2.4 MW Long-Ba...
Wideband and low-profile reflective metasurface with miniaturized dimensions and tunable performances using magnetic dielectric for UHF applications
This paper proposes a broadband, miniaturized, and ultralow-profile reflective metasurface loaded with a magnetic dielectric material for ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) applications. The metasurface has a...
Feasibility study of a novel level meter using cosmic-ray muons
Conventional non-radioactive industrial level meters have limitations in large container monitoring, including limited measurement approaches and poor adaptability in severe working conditions. In add...
A dual-stage magnetic field compensation method inside a lightweight magnetic shielding room based on combined external and internal coils
Atomic magnetometers are magnetic field sensors that measure extremely weak magnetic field signals, and their measurement process typically requires a magnetic environment with high uniformity and low...
Measurement of stresses and critical thickness of MBE-grown (013)HgTe layer by nonlinear diagnostic methods
The (013)HgTe layer growth of different thicknesses by molecular beam epitaxy on complex substrates (013)CdTe/ZnTe/GaAs, with the precision control of composition and thickness by the ellipsometric me...
Comprehensive review of nonlinear characteristics in surface and bulk acoustic wave devices: Mechanisms, impacts, mitigation strategies, and future prospects
With the emergence and development of 5G, radio frequency (RF) communication systems are increasingly imposing stringent requirements on frequency and power. RF front-end filters are critical componen...
Determining electron inelastic mean free paths by iterative Monte Carlo analysis of the backscattered electron spectrum
This study presents a novel method for extracting inelastic mean free paths (IMFPs) of electrons in solids from the backscattered electron spectrum (BES) using iterative Monte Carlo simulations. In ou...
Device-physics co-design of hybrid RRAM-MRAM crossbars: Overcoming stochastic non-idealities for energy efficient edge speech recognition
Memristive in-memory computing leverages intrinsic device physics to overcome von Neumann bottlenecks in edge artificial intelligence (AI), yet non-idealities in resistive switching materials limit de...
Continuum and computational modeling of flexoelectricity in nanomaterials: A review
The ability of certain dielectric materials to convert electrical stimuli into mechanical deformation, i.e., piezoelectricity, is a remarkable property limited to a small subset of non-centrosymmetric...
Chern number-bandgap tunable quantum anomalous Hall effect in two-dimensional 1T-LaN2
Materials exhibiting the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) with a high Chern number and a wide bandgap support multiple dissipationless chiral edge channels, thereby enhancing device performance. H...
High-quality periodic poling and efficient domain characterization of x-cut lithium niobate on insulator
Lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) serves as a promising platform for the advancement of nonlinear integrated photonics. There is a high demand for high-quality periodic poling and an efficient chara...
Nonlinear transport in two dimensions with Rashba–Dresselhaus spin–orbit coupling
We report on a theoretical study on the nonlinear transport in two dimensions due to both Rashba (with strength α) and Dresselhaus (with strength β) spin–orbit couplings (SOCs). Based on the Boltzmann...