Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics latest papers http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727 One of the world's most important journals in the field, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics is concerned with all aspects of applied physics research, from magnetism, plasmas and semiconductors to the structure and properties of matter. The journal's coverage is deliberately broad and publishes theoretical, computational and experimental studies. en-gb Copyright © IOP Publishing 2009 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://syndication.iop.org/about/ custserv@iop.org (Customer Services) Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics http://images.iop.org/website-logos/ejs_logo.png http://stacks.iop.org/ Improvement of surface roughness in silicon-on-insulator wafer fabrication using a neutral beam etching http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155204?rss=2.0 Author(s): T H Min, B J Park, S K Kang, G H Gweon, Y Y Kim and G Y Yeom<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea; Sungkyun Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Suwon 440-746, Korea; The National Program for Tera-Level Nanodevice, Hawolgok-dong, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-791, Korea Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT THz and IR dielectric response of BaTiO3 core–shell composites: evidence for interdiffusion http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155408?rss=2.0 Author(s): D Nuzhnyy, J Petzelt, I Rychetsky, V Buscaglia, M T Buscaglia and P Nanni<br>Affiliation(s): Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic; Institute for Energetics and Interphases, National Research Council, I-16149 Genoa, Italy Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Influence of transverse magnetic field on expansion and spectral emission of laser produced plasma http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155205?rss=2.0 Author(s): C Pagano, S Hafeez and J G Lunney<br>Affiliation(s): School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Surface-modified micrometre nickel hollow spheres and their microwave characteristics http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155002?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yida Deng, Bin Shen, Lei Liu, Yating Wu and Wenbin Hu<br>Affiliation(s): State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, People's Republic of China Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Triclinic CdSiO3 structural, electronic, and optical properties from first principles calculations http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155406?rss=2.0 Author(s): C A Barboza, J M Henriques, E L Albuquerque, V N Freire, J A P da Costa and E W S Caetano<br>Affiliation(s): Departamento de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; Departamento de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Ceara, 60455-970 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil; Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica do Ceara, Avenida 13 de Maio 2081, Benfica, 60040-531 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Zinc oxide: bulk growth, role of hydrogen and Schottky diodes http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=153001?rss=2.0 Author(s): E V Monakhov, A Yu Kuznetsov and B G Svensson<br>Affiliation(s): University of Oslo, Department of Physics/Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, PO Box 1048 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Enhancement of EUV emission intensity from particles in a droplet by exploding the droplet http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155203?rss=2.0 Author(s): Jingquan Lin and Toshihisa Tomie<br>Affiliation(s): Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, People's Republic of China; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT The specific heat of carbon nanotube networks and their potential applications http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155405?rss=2.0 Author(s): Ying Li, XinMing Qiu, Yajun Yin, Fan Yang and Qinshan Fan<br>Affiliation(s): AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, People's Republic of China; Division of Mechanics, Nanjing University of Technology, 210009 Nanjing, People's Republic of China Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Dilute magnetic insulator with Tc above room temperature based on Gd implanted MgO http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155003?rss=2.0 Author(s): Lin Li, Xiangming Fang and Changgan Zeng<br>Affiliation(s): Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Enhanced near-infrared emission and broadband optical amplification in Yb–Bi co-doped germanosilicate glasses http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155102?rss=2.0 Author(s): Jian Ruan, Yingzhi Chi, Xiaofeng Liu, Guoping Dong, Geng Lin, Danping Chen, E Wu and Jianrong Qiu<br>Affiliation(s): State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People's Republic of China; Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Zhongshan North Road 3663, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Effect of emitter geometry on flow rate sensitivity to voltage in cone jet mode electrospray http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155504?rss=2.0 Author(s): C N Ryan, K L Smith, M S Alexander and J P W Stark<br>Affiliation(s): Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Effects of nitrogen on the growth and optical properties of ZnO thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=155407?rss=2.0 Author(s): J B Cui, M A Thomas, Y C Soo, H Kandel and T P Chen<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT A new position-sensitive transmission detector for epithermal neutron imaging http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=15/a=152003?rss=2.0 Author(s): E M Schooneveld, M Tardocchi, G Gorini, W Kockelmann, T Nakamura, E Perelli Cippo, H Postma, N Rhodes, P Schillebeeckx and the Ancient Charm Collaboration<br>Affiliation(s): STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, ISIS Facility, Chilton, UK; CNR-INFM and CNISM, Dipartimento di Fisica 'G.Occhialini', Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza Della Scienza 3, I-20126 Milano, Italy; Japan Atomic Energy Agency, J-PARC Centre, Ibaraki, Japan; Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; EC-JRC-IRMM, Neutron Physics Unit, Geel, Belgium Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT