Applied Physics Letters (APL) features concise, up-to-date reports on significant new findings in applied physics. Emphasizing rapid dissemination of key data and new physical insights, APL offers prompt publication of new experimental and theoretical papers reporting applications of physics phenomena to all branches of science, engineering, and modern technology.
Quantum geometry in condensed matter physics provides a powerful lens for exploring emergent electronic and topological properties in materials. Geometric quantities such as Berry curvature and quantum metric, which respectively…
The Special Topic seeks manuscript submissions covering a broad range of aspects in the field of ellipsometry and polarimetry, as well as related applications utilizing the polarization properties of light…
The discovery of unique heat conduction properties of graphene motivated research focused on the thermal conductivity of graphene, few-layer graphene, and composites with graphene fillers, and at the same time,…
Inelastic light scattering spectroscopies probe the properties of materials by analyzing changes in the energies and momenta of incident and scattered light resulting from interactions with excitations within the material…
Non-Newtonian (or, complex) fluids, characterized by their complex and often counterintuitive flow behavior, open endless possibilities for exploring novel physics and developing new technologies, across disciplines. For example, non-Newtonian fluids…
Group-III nitride semiconductors have wide and ultra-wide band gaps suited for a vital role in enabling electrification, sustainable energy and digitalization. The high breakdown field of such semiconductors make possible…