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/ Parameter extraction of HgCdTe infrared photodiodes exhibiting Auger suppression http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=234003?rss=2.0 Author(s): P Y Emelie, J D Phillips, S Velicu and P S Wijewarnasuriya<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122, USA; EPIR Technologies, 590 Territorial Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440, USA; US Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197, USA Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Flexible photonic-crystal Fano filters based on transferred semiconductor nanomembranes http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=234007?rss=2.0 Author(s): Weidong Zhou, Zhenqiang Ma, Hongjun Yang, Zexuan Qiang, Guoxuan Qin, Huiqing Pang, Li Chen, Weiquan Yang, Santhad Chuwongin and Deyin Zhao<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Electrical Engineering, NanoFAB Center, University of Texas at Arlington, TX 76019, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 53706, USA Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Vertical coupling in multiple stacks quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=234001?rss=2.0 Author(s): Omar Qasaimeh<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Electrical Engineering Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box 3030 Irbid, 22110, Jordan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Flexible microwave PIN diodes and switches employing transferrable single-crystal Si nanomembranes on plastic substrates http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=234006?rss=2.0 Author(s): Guoxuan Qin, Hao-Chih Yuan, George K Celler, Weidong Zhou and Zhenqiang Ma<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Soitec USA, 2 Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 01960, USA; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Optical quality SiC nano-structures by spin-on technique and anneal on Si http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=234002?rss=2.0 Author(s): A Mondal and U Das<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The infrared retina http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=234005?rss=2.0 Author(s): Sanjay Krishna<br>Affiliation(s): Center for High Technology Materials, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of New Mexico, 1313, Goddard Street SE, MSC04 2710 Albuquerque, NM, 87106 USA Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Room-temperature, mid-infrared photodetection in colloidal quantum dot/conjugated polymer hybrid nanocomposites: a new approach to quantum dot infrared photodetectors http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=234004?rss=2.0 Author(s): Adrienne D Stiff-Roberts, Kevin R Lantz and Ryan Pate<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Frontiers in semiconductor-based devices http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=230301?rss=2.0 Author(s): Sanjay Krishna, Jamie Phillips, Siddhartha Ghosh, Jack Ma, Jayshri Sabarinanthan, Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Jian Xu and Weidong Zhou (Symposium Organizers)<br>Affiliation(s): University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA; University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA; University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA; University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA Publisher's note Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics is delighted to present selected articles from a symposium held in honour of our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Pallab Bhattacharya. The symposium was arranged by his colleagues as a surprise for his 60th birthday, and I hope he, and our readers, will be pleased and impressed with the results. Professor Bhattacharya has been Editor of the journal since 2004 and has overseen a dramatic period of change and improvement; his guidance, enthusiasm and commitment have been vital to our success. Everyone at Journal of Physics D would like to wish him very many happy returns! Sarah Quin Publisher, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Polarity-induced asymmetric effects of nanosecond pulsed plasma jets http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=232002?rss=2.0 Author(s): C Jiang, M T Chen and M A Gundersen<br>Affiliation(s): Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of (Ti,Zr,Hf)(Co,Pd)Sb half-Heusler compounds http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235407?rss=2.0 Author(s): Wenjie Xie, Song Zhu, Xinfeng Tang, Jian He, Yonggao Yan, V Ponnambalam, Qingjie Zhang, S Joseph Poon and Terry Tritt<br>Affiliation(s): State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0978, USA; Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4714, USA Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Efficiency and colour optimization of carbazole based deep blue phosphorescent organic light emitting devices http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235107?rss=2.0 Author(s): Kyung-Ryang Wee, Won-sik Han, Ho-Jin Son, Soonnam Kwon and Sang Ook Kang<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong Campus, Chochiwon, Chung-nam 339-700, South Korea Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Exchange stiffness in the Co2FeSi Heusler compound http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=232001?rss=2.0 Author(s): Oksana Gaier, Jaroslav Hamrle, Simon Trudel, Burkard Hillebrands, Horst Schneider and Gerhard Jakob<br>Affiliation(s): Fachbereich Physik and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universitat Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrodinger-Strasse 56, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany; Institut fur Physik, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55128 Mainz, Germany Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Determination of the characteristics of a Schottky barrier formed by latent finger mark corrosion of brass http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235301?rss=2.0 Author(s): J W Bond<br>Affiliation(s): Northamptonshire Police, Wootton Hall, Northampton NN4 OJQ, UK Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Study on thermally induced depolarization of a probe beam by considering the thermal lens effect http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235108?rss=2.0 Author(s): You Wang, Koichi Inoue, Hirofumi Kan, Takayo Ogawa and Satoshi Wada<br>Affiliation(s): Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K., 5000 Hirakuchi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 434-8601, Japan; Solid State Laser for Astronomical Observation Research Team, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Measurement of the temperature and the resistivity of an impulse arc in variable-pressure CO2 http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235207?rss=2.0 Author(s): A Robledo-Martinez, H Sobral and A Ruiz-Meza<br>Affiliation(s): Departamento de Energia, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Av. San Pablo 180, Azcapotzalco, 02200 Mexico City, Mexico; Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnologico, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Cd. Universitaria, Coyoacan, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A large-scale multiple dielectric barrier discharge actuator based on an innovative three-electrode design http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235204?rss=2.0 Author(s): N Benard, A Mizuno and E Moreau<br>Affiliation(s): Laboratoire d'Etudes Aerodynamiques (LEA), Universite de Poitiers, ENSMA, CNRS, Bld Marie et Pierre Curie, Teleport 2, 86962 Futuroscope Cedex, France; Department of Ecological Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Townsend-like discharge: the suppression of instabilities by a semiconductor electrode http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235208?rss=2.0 Author(s): L M Portsel, A N Lodygin and Yu A Astrov<br>Affiliation(s): Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Politekhnicheskaya 26, St Petersburg, 194021 Russia Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Field and temperature dependence of space charge injection in a silicone rubber http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235404?rss=2.0 Author(s): P Rain, D H Nguyen, A Sylvestre and S Rowe<br>Affiliation(s): Grenoble Electrical Engineering Laboratory (G2Elab), INPG-UJF-CNRS, 25 avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; Schneider Electric Industries S.A., 38050 Grenoble Cedex 9, France Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Measurement of metastable in N2 pulsed positive corona discharge with trace amounts of additives http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235205?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yoshiyuki Teramoto, Ryo Ono and Tetsuji Oda<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Advanced Energy, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 227-8568, Japan; Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Green upconverted emission enhancement of ZrO2 : Yb3+–Ho3+ nanocrystals http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235105?rss=2.0 Author(s): D Solis, E De la Rosa, P Salas and C Angeles-Chavez<br>Affiliation(s): Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, A.P. 1-948, Leon Gto., 37160, Mexico; Centro de Fisica Aplicada y Tecnologia Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, A.P. 1-1010, Queretaro 76000, Mexico; Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Ingenieria Molecular, A.P. 14-805, 07730, Mexico, D.F. Mexico Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Optical properties of Yb3+ ions in SiO2–Al2O3–CaF2 glasses http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235405?rss=2.0 Author(s): Qiang Zhang, Jie Ding, Bin Tang, Jimeng Cheng, Yanbo Qiao, Qinling Zhou, Jianrong Qiu, Qingxi Chen and Danping Chen<br>Affiliation(s): Key Laboratory of Material Science and Technology for High Power Lasers, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine MechanicsChinese 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; Sino-America Cancer Res Institute, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Dynamics of electro burst in solids: II. Characteristics of wave process http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235209?rss=2.0 Author(s): V V Burkin, N S Kuznetsova and V V Lopatin<br>Affiliation(s): High Voltage Research Institute of Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Tailoring plasma density for laser plasma accelerators http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235206?rss=2.0 Author(s): C M Wang, H X Tang and X Z Cheng<br>Affiliation(s): School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Postcode 230009, Hefei, People's Republic of China Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Influence of Cr-doping on microstructure and piezoelectric response of AlN films http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235406?rss=2.0 Author(s): J T Luo, B Fan, F Zeng and F Pan<br>Affiliation(s): Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Structural and thermal behaviour of carious and sound powders of human tooth enamel and dentine http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235408?rss=2.0 Author(s): Gaby E Tiznado-Orozco, R Garcia-Garcia and J Reyes-Gasga<br>Affiliation(s): Instituto de Fisica, UNAM, Apdo. Postal 20-364, 01000, Mexico DF, Mexico; Facultad de Odontologia, UNAM, Unidad de Posgrado, Circuito de la Investigacion Cientifica, Cd. Universitaria, 04510 Coyoacan, Mexico DF, Mexico Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Surface photoelectric properties of AgNbO3 photocatalyst http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235503?rss=2.0 Author(s): Guoqiang Li, Ying Bai, Xiangyang Liu and W F Zhang<br>Affiliation(s): Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan Province and School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People's Republic of China Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ultra-broadband optical parametric amplification by tailoring the group-velocity dispersion of Bragg reflection waveguides http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235106?rss=2.0 Author(s): Ritwick Das<br>Affiliation(s): Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Growth of two-dimensional GaN in Na-4 mica nanochannels http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235504?rss=2.0 Author(s): Santanu Bhattacharya, Anindya Datta, Sandip Dhara and Dipankar Chakravorty<br>Affiliation(s): DST Unit on Nanoscience, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India; Materials Science Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603 102, India Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Room temperature flexible and transparent ITO/Ag/ITO electrode grown on flexile PES substrate by continuous roll-to-roll sputtering for flexible organic photovoltaics http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/42/i=23/a=235109?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yong-Seok Park, Kwang-Hyuk Choi and Han-Ki Kim<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Display Materials Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seochoen-dong, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, South Korea Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT