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.
The Si complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology has followed the Moore’s Law to scale the size and thickness of active channels, but it becomes very challenging when Si approaches…
Ferrimagnetic materials are composed of several different, non-parallel but coupled magnetic sublattices. When a spin current is injected in a ferrimagnet, it can exert different torques on the sublattices. Moreover,…
Plasma sources are essential tools for advanced semiconductor and computation technologies. Laser-produced plasma powers state-of-the-art nanolithography by generating the required extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light. Remarkable reduction of feature-sizes in modern semiconductors…
Based on their expansive flexibility of controlling the propagation, coupling, and confinement of light, photonic systems are a prime physical platform to realize the full potential of devices whose functionality…
Optical Sensors are everywhere in modern life: applications like food quality monitoring, blood-oxygen measurement in conformal wrist bands, or data-driven automated industrial production require sensitive optical detection at various wavelengths.…
Sustainable energy conversion and storage technologies are a vital prerequisite for a neutral carbon future. Therefore, carbon materials with attractive features, such as tunable pore architectures, good electrical conductivity, outstanding…
Wide-bandgap semiconductors (e.g., SiC and GaN) promise high tolerance to extreme environments, such as: ionizing radiation, energetic particles, high and low temperatures. Ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors, e.g., Ga2O3, B-Al-Ga-N, and diamond, are…