Journal of Applied Physics
Articles in this Issue
Bias driven circular current in a ring nanojunction: Critical role of environmental interaction
The specific role of environmental interaction on bias driven circular current in a ring nanojunction is explored within a tight-binding framework based on wave-guide theory. The environmental interac...
Phase interface effect on spall behavior of titanium alloy at extreme strain rate
The shock-induced spall process of the single-crystal titanium alloy with HCP phase and the dual-phase titanium alloy was simulated by the molecular dynamics method. We revealed the nucleation princip...
Ultrawide bandgap spinel <i>γ</i>-(Ga0.8Ge0.2)2O3 alloy semiconductor epitaxial thin films
Epitaxial growth of phase-pure and high-quality spinel γ-Ga2O3-based semiconductor thin films has been a big challenge for fundamental research on metastable defective inverse spinel γ-Ga2O3 semicondu...
Optical properties of basal plane stacking faults in AlN nanowires
It is shown that depending on growth conditions, cathodoluminescence and photoluminescence spectra of AlN nanowires grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy exhibit a peculiar optical signature...
Micro-segregation phenomena and related spectroscopic signals in melt-grown β-Ga2O3 single crystals
One of the primary advantages of β-Ga2O3 over incumbent wide bandgap semiconductors is the ability to grow directly from the melt. Melt growth, using Czochralski or similar methods, results in impurit...
Ionic liquid as a novel surface passivation for InAs/InAsSb type-II superlattice infrared detector
This research paper reports a novel approach to the passivation of InAs/InAsSb type-II superlattice mesa structures, using a hydrophobic ionic liquid 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsul...
Control of threading dislocation formation in epitaxially grown YBa2Cu3O7 thin films and their pinning properties
To improve the critical current density of c-axis oriented YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) thin films, much effort has been devoted to the introduction of pinning centers that disrupt vortex migration under magnetic...
High conductivity transparent <i>n</i>-InAlAs contact layers by InGaAs inserts
We propose a novel design of improved conductivity transparent n-contact layers for use in InAlAs/InGaAs high speed and/or high-power photodiodes for the 1.3 and 1.55 μm telecom wavelengths grown on I...
Carrier transport properties of a SiC metal insulator semiconductor Schottky diode with a boron nitride layer
A hexagonal boron nitride interlayer is grown on n-type SiC by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Vertical metal–insulator–semiconductor diodes are fabricated and exhibited clear rectification...
Theoretical study of pseudo two-step metal–insulator transition in monolayer 1T-VSe2
High-temperature metal phase of monolayer 1T-VSe2 may transform into a charge density wave (CDW) phase with a certain pseudo-gap at around 350 K upon cooling and then into an insulating phase with the...
Crosstalk effects in QCA wires: Insights from tunnel and Coulomb couplings
Quantum cellular automata (QCA) circuits offer promising prospects for ultra-low power and high-speed computing by leveraging the nanoscale dimensions of molecules and inherent parallelism. However, t...
Atomic insights into the coupled mechanism of oxidation and carburization of iron under supercritical CO2 environment with a new reactive force field
Structural materials exposed to supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) environment will face serious corrosion failure that presents significant challenges to the durability and safety of materials in c...
A high sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio vector hydrophone combined with flexoelectricity and piezoelectricity
Currently, vector hydrophones typically employ arrays to indirectly measure higher-order sound pressure gradient signals, lacking direct and accurate methods for measuring the higher-order signals. In...
Collisionless magnetized rf sheath resonance heating in dual-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas
This study employs Particle-In-Cell/Monte Carlo Collision simulations to examine the magnetized radio frequency sheath resonance heating mechanism in a voltage-driven discharge using a dual-frequency...
Tailoring structural, magnetic, and magneto-dielectric features of (Gd1−<i>x</i>Nd<i>x</i>)3Fe5O12 (<i>x</i> = 0.0–0.4) garnet ceramics
Magneto-dielectric materials are promising for advanced energy storage due to their combined magnetic and dielectric properties. Here, we explore (Gd1−xNdx)3Fe5O12 garnet samples (x=0.0−0.4), crystall...
Shaping acoustic discrete Talbot pattern in aperiodic waveguide arrays
In this work, we propose an aperiodic acoustic waveguide array by slow-varying the waveguide widths to construct parabolic refractive-index distribution; the discrete Talbot pattern supported by the a...
Communication blackout and aerodynamic heating reduction via air film for hypersonic spacecraft
This study investigates the use of gas jet injection to mitigate both radio frequency blackouts and aerodynamic heating experienced by spacecraft during atmospheric reentry. The key concept behind thi...
Wide-angle optimization method for metamaterial absorber structures
Metamaterial absorbers play an important role in various applications such as radar cross-sectional reduction, electromagnetic interference suppression, and stealth technology. However, the absorption...
Magnetization switching by spin–orbit torques in perpendicular Pt/Co epitaxial multilayers
The Pt/Co/MgO/Cr multilayers were prepared by the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method, and the current-induced spin-orbit torque (SOT) in the epitaxial (111)-oriented Pt sample was characterized by Ha...
Effective medium theory for the electrical conductivity of random metallic nanowire networks
Interest in studying the conductive properties of networks made from randomly distributed nanowires is due to their numerous technological applications. Although the sheet resistance of such networks...
Effect of Si contamination of a reactor on the determination of surface loss coefficients of hydrogen atoms
Surface loss coefficients of hydrogen atoms (H) are of great importance, in particular, for numerical simulations of industrial plasma processes. In this work, the surface loss coefficient of H atoms...
An all-dry method for the pattern transfer during device fabrication based on organic mask
Tremendous scientific interests have been focused on two-dimensional (2D) materials in recent decades due to their diverse structural features and physicochemical properties. To reveal the electronic...
Lattice resonances in high-index dielectric films containing nanoholes
Surface lattice resonances (SLRs) refer to optical collective excitations existing in arrays of metallic or dielectric nanoparticles. In this paper, we study the optical properties of high-index diele...
Compact wideband FSS bandstop filter for S, C, and X band applications
This paper presents a novel triple-band frequency selective surface (FSS) designed as a bandstop filter operating at 3.24, 6.08, and 10.88 GHz, corresponding to the S, C, and X bands, respectively. Th...
Synergistic effects of strain rate and temperature on the superelastic–plastic behaviors of nanocrystalline NiTi shape memory alloy: A molecular dynamic study
Molecular dynamics simulations are employed to investigate the superelastic–plastic behaviors of nanocrystalline NiTi shape memory alloy subjected to tensile strains of up to 12%. The effects of strai...