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An UHF band planar resonator temperature sensor constructed from high-performance titanium dioxide system microwave dielectric ceramics: Toward integrated ceramic-based sensor devices Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Yaoxing Wang, Mingkun Du, Lingxia Li
With the rapid fusion of temperature sensing technology and microwave technology, microwave temperature sensors have become the protagonist of competing research. We propose a planar resonator temperature sensor that combines substrate material modifications with sensor structure design. To realize this concept, high-performance TiO2-xwt. % ZnO (0 ≤ x ≤ 3) microwave dielectric ceramics are prepared
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Highly tunable skyrmion-like polar nanodomains for high-density ferroelectric hard disks Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Hongying Chen, Wenda Yang, Cheng Li, Peijie Jiao, Zhiyu Liu, Chuanjie Lin, Yaoyao Chen, Guo Tian, Yu Deng, Yuefeng Nie, Yongjun Wu, Jun-Ming Liu, Zijian Hong, Xingsen Gao, Di Wu
Emerging topological polar domains have a wide range of potential applications in electronic devices. It is critical to accurately manipulate these topological domains by electrical fields and explore their exotic properties for making more energy-efficient high-density non-volatile memories. Herein, we demonstrate that skyrmion-like polar nanodomains appear at room temperature in SrTiO3/PbTiO3 bilayer
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Energy storage chemistry: Atomic and electronic fundamental understanding insights for high-performance supercapacitors Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Thanigai Arul Kumaravelu, Ramana Ramya Jayapalan, Han-Wei Chang, Asokan Kandasami, Lionel Vayssieres, Chung-Li Dong
The scarcity of fuels, high pollution levels, climate change, and other major environmental issues are critical challenges that modern societies are facing, mostly originating from fossil fuels-based economies. These challenges can be addressed by developing green, eco-friendly, inexpensive energy sources and energy storage devices. Electrochemical energy storage materials possess high capacitance
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Ultra-stable gold nanoparticles based on N-heterocyclic carbene interfacial compound Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Kyung Ho Kim, Yejin Kim, Sung Eun Seo, Chul Soon Park, Jinyoung Kim, Yu Kyung Kim, Hyoung-il Kim, Yoo Min Park, Oh Seok Kwon
Interfacial chemicals for metal surface functionalization were developed for applications of high water dispersibility and environmental stability. Metal nanomaterials, i.e., gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), were synthesized by introducing various interfacial chemicals, to improve the hydrophilicity of biosensors, such as those used in fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and lateral flow assay
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The role of gallium nitride in the evolution of electric vehicles: Energy applications, technology, and challenges Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Kazi Faridur Rahman, Shaili Falina, Mohamed Fauzi Packeer Mohamed, Hiroshi Kawarada, Mohd Syamsul
It is only recently that the electric vehicle (EV) has evolved into a contemporary invention. There has been a rapid acceleration in the development of EVs in a number of nations in order to lessen their reliance on oil and their contribution to environmental pollution. In the tangible world, fully EVs do not release any carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from their tailpipes, unlike any other conventional
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Metalens array for quantum random number Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Yubin Fan, Shufan Chen, Xiaoyuan Liu, Xiaoyu Che, Xiaodong Qiu, Mu Ku Chen, Din Ping Tsai
Quantum random number generation (QRNG) leveraging intrinsic quantum uncertainty has attracted significant interest in the field of integrated photonic architecture, with applications in quantum cryptography, tests of quantum nonlocality, and beyond. The demand for compact, low-energy consumption, robust, fast, and cost-effective QRNGs integrated into photonic chips is highlighted, whereas most previous
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Exploration toward a new stacking-pressure phase diagram in bilayer AA- and AB-MoS2 Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-06 Chenyin Jiao, Shenghai Pei, Zejuan Zhang, Cheng Li, Jiankai Zhu, Jiaze Qin, Maodi Zhang, Ting Wen, Yu Zhou, Zenghui Wang, Juan Xia
The phase diagram serves as a blueprint for designing the structure of a material, offering a comprehensive representation of its different phases under specific conditions, such as temperature and pressure. In the realm of two-dimensional (2D) materials, stacking order can play a crucial role in controlling and inducing phase transitions. However, in studying phase diagrams for 2D materials, the exploration
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Bio-electrosprayed bovine sperm remain viable and fertilize oocytes Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Ali A. Fouladi-Nashta, Fataneh Ghafari, Walid E. Maalouf, Natalie J. Werling, Suwan N. Jayasinghe
Since the discovery of bio-electrosprays, the technology has undergone a rigorous developmental program, which saw the technology exposing to well over 600 cell types ranging from primary, immortalized including stem cells to whole fertilized embryos. Those studies interrogated the post-treated cells in comparison to control cells (cells not exposed to bio-electrosprays) through both well-established
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Structure–fire-retardant property correlations in biodegradable polymers Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Yijiao Xue, Meng Zhang, Jiabing Feng, Yan Zhang, Venkata Chevali, Fei Song, Zheng Pan, Hong Peng, Yonghong Zhou, Pingan Song
Because of widespread public concern about plastic waste treatment and recycling, there is a global trend toward replacing non-biodegradable polymers with biodegradable polymers. However, the inherent flammability of most biodegradable polymers presents a significant barrier to their potential application, necessitating the rapid development of fire-retardant biodegradable polymers. Herein, three major
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Light element (B, N) co-doped graphitic films on copper as highly robust current collectors for anode-free Li metal battery applications Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Rhushikesh Godbole, Shweta Hiwase, Mujaffar Hossain, Supriya Kadam, Minal Wable, Sunit Rane, Sukanta Mondal, Bidisa Das, Abhik Banerjee, Satishchandra Ogale
We have examined the case of light atom (B, N) doped and co-doped graphitic films grown on copper for the anode-free Li Metal Battery (AFLMB) application. For nitrogen doping, the depositions were carried out by laser ablating pure graphite (Gr) in the presence of Nitrogen (N2) or Ammonia (NH3). In another interesting case, 5 wt. % Boron nitride (BN) was added into the graphite target itself to obtain
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Ultrahigh electromechanical response in (K,Na)NbO3-based lead-free textured piezoceramics Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Yang Liu, Lang Bian, Rui Zhang, Jinhui Fan, Da Huo, Bingzhong Shen, Houbing Huang, Xiaoming Shi, Dawei Wang, Kui Yao
The progress of next-generation electromechanical devices is substantially reliant upon achieving high electromechanical coupling performance in piezoelectric materials. Here, a local stress regulation strategy is introduced to significantly enhance the overall electromechanical response of lead-free piezoceramics. A remarkable large piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of ∼800 pC N−1 and longitudinal electromechanical
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Rydberg superatoms: An artificial quantum system for quantum information processing and quantum optics Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Xiao-Qiang Shao, Shi-Lei Su, Lin Li, Rejish Nath, Jin-Hui Wu, Weibin Li
Dense atom ensembles with Rydberg excitations display intriguing collective effects mediated by their strong, long-range dipole–dipole interactions. These collective effects, often modeled using Rydberg superatoms, have gained significant attention across various fields due to their potential applications in quantum information processing and quantum optics. In this review article, we delve into the
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Porphyrin-based nanoporous materials for photocatalytic applications Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Jeong Heon Lee, Younghun Kim, Sangyoon Oh, Woo-Dong Jang
Alongside the unique photophysical properties, porphyrin derivatives play key roles in light harvesting of photosynthetic organisms. Due to their symmetrical structure, porphyrin derivatives serve as excellent building blocks for various porous materials, encompassing metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks, and amorphous porous organic polymers. These
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Gigahertz and terahertz transistors for 5G, 6G, and beyond mobile communication systems Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Juin J. Liou, Martin Ziegler, Frank Schwierz
Mankind is currently living in the era of mobile communication. Mobile communication encompasses almost all areas of our daily life and is heavily used in most sectors of economy, including agriculture, healthcare, education, and so on. With mobile devices such as smart phones, people can connect to any other people somewhere on the earth, can access huge databases via the internet, stream videos and
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In situ fabrication of perovskite nanocrystals with Dion–Jacobson phase for high-performance blue light-emitting diodes Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Yang Wang, Xiaodong Zhu, Haoran Jia, Donghui Xu, Xiangyang Liu, Yiming Bai, Xingming Bian, Fuzhi Wang, Meicheng Li, Zhan'ao Tan
Blue perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) based on pure bromide compositions exhibit notable potential attributed to their stable performance and the absence of halogen phase separation. Nevertheless, a considerable challenge persists in the effective suppression of narrow-bandgap emission phases to ensure optimal color purity. In this investigation, we delve into the utilization of zwitterionic
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Exploring new logic devices: Unlocking potential with floating-gate transistor Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Chungryeol Lee, Junhwan Choi, Changhyeon Lee, Hocheon Yoo, Sung Gap Im
Floating-gate devices occupy a pivotal position in contemporary electronic systems, owing to their versatile capabilities in nonvolatile memory storage, analog circuit design, and emerging applications in neuromorphic computing. These devices leverage a distinctive floating-gate structure isolated from the surrounding circuitry, enabling the storage and manipulation of charge. The ability to retain
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A smartphone-based approach for comprehensive soil microbiome profiling Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 Yan Liang, Bradley Khanthaphixay, Jocelyn Reynolds, Preston J. Leigh, Melissa L. Lim, Jeong-Yeol Yoon
The soil microbiome is crucial for nutrient cycling, health, and plant growth. This study presents a smartphone-based approach as a low-cost and portable alternative to traditional methods for classifying bacterial species and characterizing microbial communities in soil samples. By harnessing bacterial autofluorescence detection and machine learning algorithms, the platform achieved an average accuracy
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Electrodermal activity in pain assessment and its clinical applications Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 Youngsun Kong, Ki H. Chon
Electrodermal activity (EDA) measures skin conductivity, reflecting sweat gland activity, and is considered a noninvasive measure of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Consequently, EDA has emerged as an informative physiomarker in clinical and nonclinical applications in assessing dynamics of SNS functions. With recent proliferation of the abuse of pain medications, there is a pressing need for
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Observation of resilient propagation and free-space skyrmions in toroidal electromagnetic pulses Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Ren Wang, Pan-Yi Bao, Zhi-Qiang Hu, Shuai Shi, Bing-Zhong Wang, Nikolay I. Zheludev, Yijie Shen
Toroidal electromagnetic pulses have been recently reported as nontransverse, space-time nonseparable topological excitations of free space. However, their propagation dynamics and topological configurations have not been comprehensively experimentally characterized. In addition, the existing generators were limited in optical and terahertz domains; however, the feasibility and significance of generating
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A practical guide for separator selection, characterization, and electrochemical evaluation for supercapacitor application Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Yaroslav Zhigalenok, Saken Abdimomyn, Kaiyrgali Zhumadil, Maxim Lepikhin, Alena Starodubtseva, Marzhan Kiyatova, Netanel Shpigel, Fyodor Malchik
Supercapacitors are widely acknowledged as crucial devices for storing and converting electrical energy, alongside batteries and fuel cells. Their ability to rapidly charge and discharge, typically within seconds or even milliseconds, makes them ideal for high-power applications. This feature provides significant advantages for electric vehicles, such as regenerative braking and hill-climbing, where
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Controlling acoustic non-Hermitian skin effect via synthetic magnetic fields Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 He Gao, Weiwei Zhu, Haoran Xue, Guancong Ma, Zhongqing Su
Non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) is an intrinsic non-Hermitian phenomenon where an extensive number of eigenmodes, called skin modes, are localized at the boundary of a system. Recent theories have suggested that the NHSE can be well-tuned by external fields, opening a route to manipulating wave localization. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the diverse interactions between NHSE and synthetic magnetic
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Quantum advantage of one-way squeezing in weak-force sensing Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Jie Wang, Qian Zhang, Ya-Feng Jiao, Sheng-Dian Zhang, Tian-Xiang Lu, Zhipeng Li, Cheng-Wei Qiu, Hui Jing
Cavity optomechanical (COM) sensors, featuring efficient light–motion couplings, have been widely used for ultrasensitive measurements of various physical quantities ranging from displacements to accelerations or weak forces. Previous works, however, have mainly focused on reciprocal COM systems. Here, we propose how to further improve the performance of quantum COM sensors by breaking reciprocal symmetry
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Carbon-coated anodic aluminum oxide: Synthesis, characterization, and applications Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Hongyu Liu, Zheng-Ze Pan, Tetsuji Itoh, Takashi Kyotani, Hirotomo Nishihara
Ordered porous carbon materials with regularly arranged pores and adjustable pore sizes have attracted significant attention due to their versatile applications across various fields. In this context, uniform carbon coating of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes is an effective approach to fabricating an ordered array of cylindrical carbonaceous nanopores with adjustable pore diameter and length
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Design considerations for digital light processing bioprinters Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Carlos Ezio Garciamendez-Mijares, Francisco Javier Aguilar, Pavel Hernandez, Xiao Kuang, Mauricio Gonzalez, Vanessa Ortiz, Ricardo A. Riesgo, David S. Rendon Ruiz, Victoria Abril Manjarrez Rivera, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Francisco Lugo Mestre, Penelope Ceron Castillo, Abraham Perez, Lourdes Monserrat Cruz, Khoon S. Lim, Yu Shrike Zhang
With the rapid development and popularization of additive manufacturing, different technologies, including, but not limited to, extrusion-, droplet-, and vat-photopolymerization-based fabrication techniques, have emerged that have allowed tremendous progress in three-dimensional (3D) printing in the past decades. Bioprinting, typically using living cells and/or biomaterials conformed by different printing
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Why is it challenging to improve the thermoelectric properties of n-type Bi2Te3 alloys? Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Peyala Dharmaiah, Sung-Jin Jung, Jin-Sang Kim, Seong Keun Kim, Seung-Hyub Baek
The successful application of nanotechnologies in enhancing thermoelectric properties of n-type Bi2Te3 alloys remains a formidable challenge, despite significant advancements in their p-type counterparts. The distinctive challenges inherent to n-type materials include the complex relationships between defect structures and electron concentration, and the strong anisotropy of thermoelectric properties
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3D printing of bio-inspired porous polymeric solar steam generators for efficient and sustainable desalination Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Yanbei Hou, Ming Gao, Xueyu Bai, Lihua Zhao, Hejun Du, Kun Zhou
Freshwater scarcity is a pressing issue worldwide, and solar steam generators (SSGs) have emerged as a promising device for seawater desalination, harnessing renewable solar energy to facilitate sustainable water evaporation. The facile fabrication approach for SSG with complex topologies to achieve high water evaporation efficiency remains a challenge. Herein, a MIL-101 (Fe)-derived C@Fe3O4 ink was
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Spin-anomalous-Hall unidirectional magnetoresistance in light-metal/ferromagnetic-metal bilayers Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-22 QiKun Huang, Xiaotian Cui, Shun Wang, Ronghuan Xie, Lihui Bai, Yufeng Tian, Qiang Cao, Shishen Yan
Nonreciprocal magnetotransport is one of the central topics in spintronics because of its importance for electrically probing magnetic information. Among numerous electrical probes used to read magnetic orders, unidirectional magnetoresistance (UMR), characterized by sign changes upon reversal of either current or magnetization, is currently a matter of great interest and has been identified in various
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Carbon-based implantable bioelectronics Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Shan Liu, Xue Li, Li Gan, Sutong Liu, Hongzhi Luo, Xiaoxin Du, Samah A. Loutfy, Hong Tan, Jinhong Guo, Chenzhong Li
Real-time health monitoring and precision treatment are important in the biomedical field. Researchers have focused on unique gadgets with peculiar functions, which have emerged from the merging of electronic components with biological systems. Because implantable bioelectronics can sense bodily information or elicit bodily reactions in living creatures from sites outside the body, they are becoming
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Glows, arcs, ohmic discharges: An electrode-centered review on discharge modes and the transitions between them Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 André Anders
Ever since they have been studied, gas discharges have been classified by their visual appearance as well as by their current and voltage levels. Glow and arc discharges are the most prominent and well-known modes of discharges involving electrodes. In a first approximation, they are distinguished by their current and voltage levels, and current–voltage characteristics are a common way to display their
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Electrode materials and structures in UV photodetectors Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-16 Weixin Ouyang, Mingmin Zhang
Electrodes can be recognized as the bridges between photodetectors (PDs) and outer measurement circuits. The interfacial electric properties between electrodes and sensitive materials would dominate the separation and collection of photo-induced charge carrier, which are recognized as one of the critical factors influencing the photo-detecting performance. In this paper, the electrode materials used
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Tailoring lyotropic liquid crystals for skin barrier penetration: Exploring composition and structure–function relationships Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-16 Sakshi Priya, Vaibhavi Meghraj Desai, Gautam Singhvi
Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) have garnered attention as a promising nanocarrier delivery system for enhancing skin permeation owing to their unique structural properties, such as improved drug loading and controlled drug release and versatility. LLCs are greatly explored for topical drug delivery owing to their strong bio-adhesive nature and structural similarity to the biological membranes when
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Navigating challenges and solutions in quantitative photoacoustic imaging Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-16 Ruochong Zhang, Rabia'tul A'dawiah, Tristan Wen Jie Choo, Xiuting Li, Ghayathri Balasundaram, Yi Qi, Yonggeng Goh, Renzhe Bi, Malini Olivo
Photoacoustic imaging, an emerging modality that seamlessly combines advantages of optical absorption contrast and ultrasound resolution, holds great promise for noninvasive imaging of biological tissues. Its applications span across diverse fields, such as dermatology, oncology, cardiology, and neurology. However, achieving accurate image reconstruction and physiological parameters quantification
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Distinct CO2-run-out regime from steric effect of electric double layer in electrochemical CO2 reduction Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Longfei Chen, Hao Feng, Ying Zhang, Dong Liu, Qiang Li
The field of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) is pursuing high operating current densities, eventually controlled by CO2 transport. Here, we develop a new multiscale modeling approach that is able to more generally describe the effects of the electric double layer (EDL) on CO2 transport over a wide potential window extending to utmost potentials. By leveraging it, we identify a distinct
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Ligand compensation enabling efficient and stable exciton recombination in perovskite QDs for high-performance QLEDs Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Jindi Wang, Mingyang Li, Wenxuan Fan, Leimeng Xu, Jisong Yao, Shalong Wang, Jizhong Song
Perovskite quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) have been considered as a promising luminescent technology due to high color purity and wide color gamut. However, the realization of high-performance QLED is still hindered by near-perfect quantum dots (QDs) with efficient and stable exciton recombination behavior. Here, we proposed a ligand compensation (LC) strategy to optimize the QDs by
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Advancements in miniaturized infrared spectroscopic-based volatile organic compound sensors: A systematic review Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Lipeng Xia, Yuheng Liu, Ray T. Chen, Binbin Weng, Yi Zou
The global trends of urbanization and industrialization have given rise to critical environmental and air pollution issues that often receive insufficient attention. Among the myriad pollution sources, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) stand out as a primary cluster, posing a significant threat to human society. Addressing VOCs emissions requires an effective mitigation action plan, placing technological
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Toroidal dipole bound states in the continuum in asymmetric dimer metasurfaces Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Haozong Zhong, Lujun Huang, Shuangli Li, Chaobiao Zhou, Shaojun You, Lin Li, Ya Cheng, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko
Structural symmetry plays a pivotal role in the emergence of symmetry-protected bound states in the continuum (BICs), often observed at the Γ-point within the first Brillouin zone. However, structural symmetry is not an absolute requirement for the formation of BICs at the Γ-point. In this work, we demonstrate that all-dielectric metasurfaces and photonic crystal slabs, made of dimer nanostructures
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Modeling quantum optical phenomena using transition currents Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Aviv Karnieli, Nicholas Rivera, Valerio Di Giulio, Ady Arie, F. Javier García de Abajo, Ido Kaminer
Spontaneous light emission is central to a vast range of physical systems and is a founding pillar for the theory of light–matter interactions. In the presence of complex photonic media, the description of spontaneous light emission usually requires advanced theoretical quantum optics tools such as macroscopic quantum electrodynamics, involving quantized electromagnetic fields. Although rigorous and
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Highly flexible and temperature-tolerant phase change devices for dual-band camouflage Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Liuxiang Huo, Lin Wang, Shubing Li, Xionghu Xu, Liangqing Zhu, Yawei Li, Liyan Shang, Kai Jiang, Junhao Chu, Zhigao Hu
Here, we have developed a more temperature-tolerant emitter with a gradient emittance, which can enable adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Such a thermal emitter is mainly constructed by multilayered films composed of nitrogen (N)-doped Ge2Sb2Te5 (N-GST) and an underlying metal film. The proposed device not only possesses special wavelength selectivity in the middle infrared range but
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Topological hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) and their electronic applications in sensor, memristor, and neuromorphic computing Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Cheng Zhang, Chenyu Wang, Chao Li, Tiansheng Zhang, Yucheng Jiang, Xinli Cheng, Kuaibing Wang, Chunlan Ma, Yang Li
Recently, an emerging class of hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) has become an appealing member of organic material family, attributed to their layered self-assembly structures, high-crystalline, and environmentally friendly characteristics, which have rapidly propelled their development in the field of electronic devices. In this context, we focus on the latest category of topological HOFs
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Approaching scalable quantum memory with integrated atomic devices Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Bo Jing, Shihai Wei, Longyao Zhang, Dianli Zhou, Yuxing He, Xihua Zou, Wei Pan, Hai-Zhi Song, Lianshan Yan
Quantum memory, which maps photonic quantum information into a stationary medium and retrieves it at a chosen time, plays a vital role in the advancement of quantum information science. In particular, the scalability of a quantum memory is a central challenge for quantum network that can be overcome by using integrated devices. Quantum memory with an integrated device is highly appealing since it not
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A cyclical route linking fundamental mechanism and AI algorithm: An example from tuning Poisson's ratio in amorphous networks Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Changliang Zhu, Chenchao Fang, Zhipeng Jin, Baowen Li, Xiangying Shen, Lei Xu
“AI for science” is widely recognized as a future trend in the development of scientific research. Currently, although machine learning algorithms have played a crucial role in scientific research with numerous successful cases, relatively few instances exist where AI assists researchers in uncovering the underlying physical mechanisms behind a certain phenomenon and subsequently using that mechanism
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Entanglement-enhanced quantum metrology: From standard quantum limit to Heisenberg limit Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Jiahao Huang, Min Zhuang, Chaohong Lee
Entanglement-enhanced quantum metrology explores the utilization of quantum entanglement to enhance measurement precision. When particles in a probe are prepared into a suitable quantum entangled state, they may collectively accumulate information about the physical quantity to be measured, leading to an improvement in measurement precision beyond the standard quantum limit and approaching the Heisenberg
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Optical pulse-induced ultrafast antiferrodistortive transition in SrTiO3 Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Saqeeb Adnan, Amey Khanolkar, Shuxiang Zhou, David H. Hurley, Marat Khafizov
The ultrafast dynamics of the antiferrodistortive phase transition in perovskite SrTiO3 is monitored via time-domain Brillouin scattering. Using femtosecond optical pulses, we initiate a thermally driven tetragonal-to-cubic structural transformation and detect the crystal phase through changes in the frequency of Brillouin oscillations (BO) induced by propagating acoustic phonons. Coupling the measured
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Interfacial modification strategies to secure phase-stability for inorganic perovskite solar cells Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Hyong Joon Lee, Jin Hyuck Heo, Sang Hyuk Im
The rapid success achieved from perovskite solar cell has drawn great expectations for commercialization of next-generation photovoltaics. Among the various perovskite materials, the inorganic perovskite derivatives have been of particular interest, ascribed to its superior thermal and chemical stability, which is a crucial criterion for reliable long-term operation. Nonetheless, the development of
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Exploring electron transfer: Bioinspired, biomimetics, and bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable energy and Value-Added compound synthesis Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Graziela C. Sedenho, Rafael N. P. Colombo, Rodrigo M. Iost, Filipe C. D. A. Lima, Frank N. Crespilho
Electron transfer (ET) is a fundamental process that underlies various phenomena in physics, chemistry, and biology. Understanding ET mechanisms is crucial for developing sustainable energy solutions and synthesizing value-added compounds efficiently. In this context, the present review provides the fundamental aspects of ET involving bioinspired, biomimetics, and biological entities and its significance
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Harnessing niobium-based MXenes for sensors and energy storage applications: The past, the present and the future Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Saheed E. Elugoke, Yared S. Worku, Taiwo W. Quadri, V. V Srinivasu, Eno E. Ebenso
Niobium carbide MXenes belong to a class of metal carbide MXenes with niobium as the early transition metal. The transformation of niobium carbide MXene sheets in to few-layer MXene sheets, the combination of the niobium-based MXene with other materials, delamination, intercalation, and partial oxidation of the niobium carbide MXene sheets have resulted in the formation of a material with excellent
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Precise Fermi level engineering in a topological Weyl semimetal via fast ion implantation Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Manasi Mandal, Abhijatmedhi Chotrattanapituk, Kevin Woller, Lijun Wu, Haowei Xu, Nguyen Tuan Hung, Nannan Mao, Ryotaro Okabe, Artittaya Boonkird, Thanh Nguyen, Nathan C. Drucker, Xiaoqian M. Chen, Takashi Momiki, Ju Li, Jing Kong, Yimei Zhu, Mingda Li
The precise controllability of the Fermi level is a critical aspect of quantum materials. For topological Weyl semimetals, there is a pressing need to fine-tune the Fermi level to the Weyl nodes and unlock exotic electronic and optoelectronic effects associated with the divergent Berry curvature. However, in contrast to two-dimensional materials, where the Fermi level can be controlled through various
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Recent progress of metasurfaces in light-emitting diodes Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Xin-Yi Zeng, Hong-Yi Hou, Yan-Qing Li, Jian-Xin Tang
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been known as the most widely used light source in lighting and displays for more than 60 years. There is still room for progress in the performance of LEDs, especially since the current devices with various types of different light-emitting layer materials have converged to unity in terms of internal quantum efficiency, and there is an urgent need to improve the light
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Exciton control enables high-performance colloidal quantum well light-emitting diodes Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Sujuan Hu, Wenbin Xiang, Baiquan Liu, Lingjiao Zhang, Genghui Zhang, Min Guo, Jinhu Yang, Yunfei Ren, Junhong Yu, Zhenyu Yang, Huayu Gao, Jing Wang, Qifan Xue, Fion Sze Yan Yeung, Jiayu Zhang, Hoi Sing Kwok, Chuan Liu
Two-dimensional (2D) nanocrystals are promising for optoelectronic and microelectronic technologies. However, the performance of 2D nanocrystal light-emitting diodes (LEDs) remains limited. Here, exciton dynamics are rationally controlled by both shell engineering and device engineering, obtaining colloidal quantum well LEDs (CQW-LEDs) with superior performance. The formation of CQW films on charge
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Threshold voltage instability in III-nitride heterostructure metal–insulator–semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors: Characterization and interface engineering Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Sen Huang, Xinhua Wang, Yixu Yao, Kexin Deng, Yang Yang, Qimeng Jiang, Xinyu Liu, Fuqiang Guo, Bo Shen, Kevin J. Chen, Yue Hao
III-nitride heterostructure-based metal–insulator–semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors (MIS-HEMTs), compared with Schottky and p-GaN gate HEMTs, have demonstrated significant potential in the next-generation high-power electronic devices due to their exceptional gate reliability. This study presents a comprehensive investigation of threshold voltage (VTH) instability in III-nitride heterostructure-based
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Two-dimensional molecular crystal Sb2O3 for electronics and optoelectronics Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Jing Yu, Wei Han, Ruey Jinq Ong, Jing-Wen Shi, Abdulsalam Aji Suleiman, Kailang Liu, Francis Chi-Chung Ling
As a two-dimensional (2D) inorganic molecular van der Waals crystal, Sb2O3 has been widely recognized as an excellent dielectric and encapsulation material due to its wide bandgap, high dielectric constant (κ), and remarkably high air stability. Considering the significance and potential application of Sb2O3 in future electronic devices, it is valuable to summarize its recent advancements. In this
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Topological magnetoresistance of magnetic skyrmionic bubbles Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Fei Li, Hao Nie, Yu Zhao, Zhihe Zhao, Juntao Huo, Tianyang Wang, Zhaoliang Liao, Andi Liu, Hanjie Guo, Hongxian Shen, Sida Jiang, Renjie Chen, Aru Yan, S.-W. Cheong, Weixing Xia, Jianfei Sun, Lunyong Zhang
Magnetic skyrmions offer promising prospects for constructing future energy-efficient and high-density information technology, leading to extensive explorations of new skyrmionic materials recently. The topological Hall effect has been widely adopted as a distinctive marker of skyrmion emergence. Alternately, here we propose a novel signature of skyrmion state by quantitatively investigating the magnetoresistance
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Virus inactivation by matching the vibrational resonance Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Mohammad Sadraeian, Irina Kabakova, Jiajia Zhou, Dayong Jin
Physical approaches based on irradiation provide advances for the prevention and treatment of viral infections, while recognizing that certain chemical inactivation techniques demonstrate significant effectiveness alongside physical methods. By generating resonant vibrations of complete virus particles, which are in the GHz range and quite high compared to that of human cells, viruses can be inactivated
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Operando nano-mapping of sodium-diglyme co-intercalation and SEI formation in sodium ion batteries' graphene anodes Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Yue Chen, Shaohua Zhang, Weijian Zhang, Alessio Quadrelli, Samuel Jarvis, Jing Chen, Hongyi Lu, Nagarathinam Mangayarkarasi, Yubiao Niu, Jianming Tao, Long Zhang, Jiaxin Li, Yingbin Lin, Zhigao Huang, Oleg Kolosov
Diglyme molecular solvated sodium ion complexes enable the superfast co-intercalation/de-intercalation into graphite interlayers, providing unprecedented prospects for the application of low-dimensional graphitic carbon as fast-charge sodium ion battery anode materials. A thorough understanding of this novel co-intercalation process and resulting solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is essential for
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Phase change-related thermal property characterization and enhancement in carbon-based organic phase change composites Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-23 Mingxin Li, Xuanjie Wang, Junhua Shen, Dong Zhao, Jie Lian
By utilizing the significant amount of energy absorbed and released during their phase transitions, phase change materials (PCMs) can capture and store thermal energy to fill gaps between supply and demand. Due to their many favorable properties, organic PCMs have gained attention in a wide range of applications. Nevertheless, their inherent low thermal conductivity has limited the direct use of organic
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Volatile threshold switching devices for hardware security primitives: Exploiting intrinsic variability as an entropy source Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-23 Wooseok Choi, Ohhyuk Kwon, Jangseop Lee, Seungyeol Oh, Seongjae Heo, Sanghyun Ban, Yoori Seo, Dongmin Kim, Hyunsang Hwang
In the age of the Internet of Things, the proliferation of edge devices has resulted in a significant increase in personal information that is susceptible to theft and counterfeiting at various stages of data communication. As a result, substantial attention has been focused on hardware (HW) security elements, such as the true random number generator and physical unclonable function. With the recent
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Emerging MEMS sensors for ocean physics: Principles, materials, and applications Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Yang Yang, Zhuhang Dai, Yi Chen, Yapeng Yuan, Yaxiaer Yalikun, Chenjing Shang
The use of ocean sensors is crucial for exploration of the ocean and harnessing the potential of its resources. However, conventional ocean sensors are limited by their fabrication techniques, which result in sensors that are large in size, have high-power consumption requirements, and involve complex deployment processes. However, fulfilling observation requirements in the harsh marine environment
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Control of half-skyrmion movement for possible applications in memory, logic, and neuromorphic computing prototype devices Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Zhaozhao Zhu, Tiankuo Xu, Yang Gao, Zhuolin Li, Zhidong He, Zhan Wang, Tongyun Zhao, Shouguo Wang, Jian-Wang Cai, Ying Zhang, Baogen Shen
The topological (anti)skyrmion configurations have presented promise for versatile spintronic applications in racetrack memory, logic gates, and bio-inspired computing due to the nontrivial spin topology and convenient current-driven dynamics. However, the precise control of (anti)skyrmion-based information unit transportation via electric current in conquer of skyrmion Hall effect remains challenging
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Engineering oxygen-evolving catalysts for acidic water electrolysis Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Xuan Minh Chau Ta, Thành Trần-Phú, Thi Kim Anh Nguyen, Manjunath Chatti, Rahman Daiyan
The utilization of water electrolysis for green hydrogen (H2) production, powered by renewable energy, is a promising avenue for sustainable development. Proton-exchange-membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) stands out as one of the most efficient H2 production technologies. However, implementing it on an industrial scale faces substantial challenges, particularly regarding the oxygen evolution reaction
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Structure and ionic conduction enhancement mechanisms at CeO2/SrTiO3 heterointerfaces Appl. Phys. Rev. (IF 11.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Bonan Zhu, Georg Schusteritsch, Weiwei Li, Wandong Xing, Rong Yu, Chris J. Pickard, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll
Fluorite-perovskite heterointerfaces garner great interest for enhanced ionic conductivity for application in electronic and energy devices. However, the origin of observed enhanced ionic conductivity as well as the details of the atomic structure at these interfaces remain elusive. Here, systematic, multi-stoichiometry computational searches and experimental investigations are performed to obtain