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.
Epitaxy of single-crystalline semiconductors lay the foundations for advanced electronics and optoelectronics by providing the active materials for devices. To achieve the highest device performance, single-crystalline films with minimal dislocation…
Hydrides are an important class of materials in many technological areas including nuclear technology, powder metallurgy, and heterogeneous catalysis to obtain novel magnetic materials. All primary research directions of modern…
This Special Topic highlights investigations that the community is undertaking into the fundamental physics of electric propulsion devices. We welcome both theoretical and experimental papers on all types of electric…
Technologies on wide bandgap semiconductor materials and devices continue to make excellent progress, and the intense activities have already led to many applications. Thanks to the success of these efforts,…
Understanding and engineering thermal conduction are critical for various applications, including thermal management and energy conversion/storage systems. In recent years, notable progress has been made, such as with ab initio…
A composite absorber that uses carbon nanoparticles in combination with a polymer matrix offers a large flexibility for design and properties control, as the composite can be tuned and optimized…
Photons offer unique insights into magnetic materials and phenomena due to their characteristic properties and interactions with matter. Photons are quanta of light where the wavelength, frequency, and energy can…
Metasurfaces have attracted significant attention over the last decade owing to their broad capability to achieve exotic electromagnetic responses, and their potential as optical devices for wavefront control. Wide ranging…
Understanding defects and their complexes in semiconductors and low-dimensional structures is an important challenge for modern technology and physics. This endeavor is supported by advances in thin-film growth, microscopy, spectroscopy,…
The physics governing the response of materials to shock loading has numerous applications in various fields, from basic research such as Earth and planetary science or warm dense matter to…