Journal of Applied Physics reports significant new experimental and theoretical results in applied physics research. Topics include materials physics, magnetism, applied biophysics, devices and sensors, nanoscale systems, surfaces and interfaces.
The field of plasmonics studies the remarkably strong interaction of metallic nanoparticles with light, resulting from the resonant excitation of their quasi-free electrons. Among the various properties of plasmonic resonances,…
Phase change exists widely in versatile materials, such as metals, ceramics, organics, and emerging 2D materials. Applications of the phase-change materials include heat storage, memories, photonics, neuromorphic calculation, actuators, etc.…
Ferroic materials, namely ferroelectrics and ferroelastics, show outstanding potential for device applications. Especially, the domains and domain walls in ferroic materials have received wide attention since they are applicable to…
Nanotubes have been pursued aggressively over the last two decades. Significant progress has been made in the selective growth and post-synthetic sorting of highly monodisperse carbon nanotubes, in understanding their…
Atmospheric pressure plasmas are formed in open atmosphere and result in high reactivity due to formation of multiple excited and ionized species. These plasmas play an important role in many…
As the field of topological physics continues to evolve, the range of materials and devices manifesting that physics continues to expand, and commercial technological application appears to be on the…
Plasmonic materials encompass a broad range of materials including non-noble metals, 2D-materials, doped oxides and semiconductors, ceramics, and chiral assemblies. By enabling a wealth of applications spanning from non-liner optics…
This Special Topic focuses on liquid crystal elastomers where programmed macromolecular orientation leads to programmed properties, including but not limited to shape change, soft-elastic mechanical behavior, and optical properties. We…
Plasma discharges are traditionally associated with a gaseous phase; however, discharges can be generated in all phases. Plasma discharges formed in liquids and interfacing with liquids represent an emerging and…
Bistability and its metastable structure are a principal origin of variety in nature. Spin transition and related materials are a platform of such phenomena, and particularly their well-controlled switchable property…
This Special Topic presents the most recent and advanced research on acoustic/elastic metamaterials and metasurfaces and their applications. The theoretical, numerical, and experimental research and analyses on these artificial materials,…