Journal of Applied Physics
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<i>Ab initio</i> study of randomly disordered hexagonal close-packed (rhcp) phase in platinum
Platinum is one of the most important technological materials, and one of the most studied transition metals. Yet, its phase diagram remains virtually unknown. The solid phase of Pt at ambient conditi...
Multicaloric effect in FeRh, exploiting the thermal hysteresis in a multi-stimuli cycle combining pulsed magnetic field and uniaxial load
Large magnetocaloric effects can be observed in materials with first-order magneto-structural phase transition. However, materials with large thermal hysteresis show a reduced effect in moderate field...
Magnetic properties and enhanced magnetocaloric effect in EuAl3Si single crystals
This study presents systematic investigations into the growth and physical properties of EuAl3Si single crystals, encompassing magnetic, transport, and thermodynamic analyses. EuAl3Si undergoes a ferr...
Study on chemical mechanism of processing silicon by PMMA in water
In a previous study, an eco-friendly planarization method for glass and silicon was proposed, utilizing the chemical properties of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in water. Atomically flat, defect-free...
Spectroscopic ellipsometry of epitaxially stressed ferroelectric films
Explicit knowledge of the optical properties of epitaxial perovskite oxide ferroelectric thin films is crucial for photonic applications and fundamental understanding of such films. Accurate assessmen...
Wafer bow in diamond heteroepitaxy: Causes, their analytical description, and viable solutions
Wafer bow is of considerable technological relevance for virtually all semiconductor materials grown by heteroepitaxy. In the case of diamond, the reported curvature values are exceptionally large for...
Identification of paramagnetic species in silver-doped barium–germanium–gallium glass exposed to electron irradiation
Ionizing irradiation was performed on barium–germanium–gallium (BGG) glasses using a 2.5 MeV electron beam. Through electron spin resonance spectroscopy, paramagnetic point defects, such as germanium-...
Computational study of a novel microwave electrothermal thruster using dielectric resonators (DRs)
This paper presents the study of a novel microwave electrothermal thruster with a dielectric resonator based approach for the plasma localization and propellant gas heating. The study is purely comput...
Interlayer and intralayer magnetic interactions for room-temperature strong ferrimagnetism of layered organic–inorganic hybrid nanoplates
In the past few decades, a development of organic magnets with room-temperature strong ferromagnetism is challenged by the difficulty of creating three-dimensional (3D) long-range magnetic orderings i...
Influence of perpendicular uniaxial anisotropy on the switching of a magnetic vortex
Magnetic vortices are being considered for information storage in magnetic devices. In this study, we used micromagnetic simulations to explore the effect of a perpendicular uniaxial anisotropy (PUA)...
Wave transformation in transmission lines with rapid connection and disconnection of reactive elements
Rapid switching of transmission line parameters has emerged as a way to manipulate signals and as a testbed for various electromagnetic processes in time-varying media, including metamaterials. In gen...
Oxygenates production in a microfluidic dielectric barrier discharge device sustained in Ar/CH4/O2
Reforming of methane (CH4) is a process to produce syngas (CO/H2) and other value-added chemicals including oxygenates such as methanol (CH3OH). Atmospheric pressure plasmas have the potential to be m...
Electronegative effect in layered double-perovskite La1.9Ba0.1CuSnO6 adjusted by non-magnetic Zn doping
The La1.9Ba0.1Cu1−yZnySnO6 (0 ≤ y ≤ 0.25) (LBCZSO) ceramics were synthesized by the solid-state reaction, and the effect of non-magnetic Zn2+ ion doping on the crystal structure and electrical and mag...
Microstrip antenna loaded with focusing metasurface for high-gain dual-polarization and bidirectional radiation
In this paper, we propose a microstrip antenna that incorporates a dual-polarization and bidirectional focusing metasurface (MS) for achieving high-gain transmission in circular polarization (CP) and...
A combined 2<i>ω</i>/3<i>ω</i> method for the measurement of the in-plane thermal conductivity of thin films in multilayer stacks: Application to a silicon-on-insulator wafer
This study focuses on establishing and validating a method to accurately measure the in-plane thermal conductivity of very conductive thin films, such as single-crystal metals or semiconductors, 2D an...
Enhancing the superconducting properties of bulk (Sm,Eu,Gd)Ba2Cu3O7−δ: Impact of BaO2 and Ag2O addition via infiltration growth process in air
The air fabrication of bulk LREBa2Cu3O7−δ [where LRE can be Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, or combinations such as (Y,Gd), (Y,Er), (Sm,Eu,Gd), (Nd,Eu,Gd), and (Nd,Sm,Gd)] holds the potential to revolutionize the cos...
Photoluminescence, energy transfer, and quantum yield studies of CaF2:Tb3+–Ce3+: Latent fingerprints and anticounterfeit applications
Ce3+ co-doped CaF2: Tb3+ nanoparticles were synthesized by a hydrothermal method using l-glutamic acid as a capping agent. When the concentration of a Ce3+ ion increases, peak broadening in the X-ray...
Non-ionizing cross section of electron scattering on atoms in matter accounting for dynamical screening effect
We present a model of non-ionizing scattering of electrons on atomic ensemble in matter, applicable in a wide electron energy range from ∼eV up to relativistic ones. The approach based on the dynamic-...
Laser-wavelength dependence of ultrafast demagnetization in ferromagnetic metals
Laser-induced ultrafast demagnetization (UD) in ferromagnetic metals opens a new frontier at the intersection between laser technology and materials sciences. However, a complete understanding is stil...
Twinning and strain induced modifications in insulator-metal transition and large magnetoresistance in La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 films
The physical characteristics of epitaxially sputtered La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 (LCMO) films are modified by twinning when deposited on different single crystal substrates at varying thicknesses. Comprehensive...
First-principles assisted design of high-entropy thermoelectric materials based on half-Heusler alloys
The deformation potential theory and semi-classical Boltzmann theory were combined to predict the thermoelectric performances of half-Heusler NaCuTe alloy and Li0.5Na0.5CuSe0.5Te0.5 high-entropy half-...
Creation of hyperoxia superconducting phase in La2CuO4 by applying shear strain under high-pressure compression
We successfully stabilized the hyperoxia superconducting phase of La2CuO4, the parent insulating compound of La-based cuprate superconductors, by applying compression under high pressure and successiv...
Modulation of flux-closure polar state for enhanced storage unit and thermal conductivity via dual-probe excitation
Ferroelectric topological structures have broad application prospects for high-density information storage for long-term data retention via topological protection. However, the high-density memory com...
Monte Carlo and micromagnetic study on constructing biskyrmion-like spin textures in bilayer magnetic films
Biskyrmion, a novel topological magnetic structure, has its unique physical properties and potential application value. In this study, we proposed a mechanism for constructing biskyrmions in a bilayer...
Modulating the resonance transport of edge states in topological insulator junction
This work investigates how the width (Ny) of zigzag silicene-like nanoribbons, along with defect size and position, affect the resonance transmission of a topological insulator junction with anisotrop...