Current density enhancement nano-contact phase-change memory for low writing current

You Yin, Sumio Hosaka, and Woon Ik Park et al.

In this work, a phase-change memory (PCM) with self-assembled nanostructures and an oxidized thin phase-change layer is proposed and intensively investigated for low writing reset current by finite element analysis. Current density is significantly enhanced in our nano-contact memory because of th ... [Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033116 (2013)] published Wed Jul 17, 2013.



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Massively parallel aligned microfibers-based harvester deposited via in situ, oriented poled near-field electrospinning

Yiin-Kuen Fuh, Shao-Yu Chen, and Jia-Cheng Ye

In this study, we demonstrate a direct-write, in situ poled polyvinylidene fluoride power generator via near-field electrospinning and fully encapsulated on a flexible substrate. An unique polarity alignment and a total of 500 microfibers continuously deposited in parallel and serial configuration ... [Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033114 (2013)] published Wed Jul 17, 2013.



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Fabrication and characterization of a large-area metal nano-grid wave plate

A. Kravchenko, A. Shevchenko, and V. Ovchinnikov et al.

We introduce a fast and cost-effective technique to fabricate large-area periodically nanopatterned metal samples and apply this technique to create reflective nano-grid wave plates for optical wavelengths. The technique makes use of azo-polymer-based interference lithography and a special imprint ... [Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033111 (2013)] published Wed Jul 17, 2013.



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Local electron field emission study of two-dimensional carbon

Ying Wang, Yumeng Yang, and Zizheng Zhao et al.

A systematic field-emission study has been carried out on different types of two-dimensional carbons in ultrahigh vacuum with the cathode-anode distance ranging from near-contact to about 124 nm. An analytical model has been developed to explain the increase of field enhancement factor with the ca ... [Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033115 (2013)] published Wed Jul 17, 2013.



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High-throughput formation and control of monodisperse liquid crystals droplets driven by an alternating current electric field in a microfluidic device

M. Belloul, J.-F. Bartolo, and B. Ziraoui et al.

We investigate the effect of an applied ac high voltage on a confined stable nematic liquid crystal (LC) in a microfluidic device and show that this actuation leads to the formation of highly monodisperse microdroplets with an unexpected constant mean size over a large interval of the forcing freq ... [Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033112 (2013)] published Wed Jul 17, 2013.



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Influence of the Purcell effect on the purity of bright single photon sources

V. Giesz, O. Gazzano, and A. K. Nowak et al.

Purcell effect is a powerful tool to efficiently collect single photons emitted by semiconductor quantum dots. However, it is common to observe a degraded single photon purity when a quantum dot is inserted in an optical microcavity. Here, we investigate the role of the cavity coupling on the sing ... [Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 033113 (2013)] published Wed Jul 17, 2013.



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