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Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volume 51, Number 2, February 2012

Special Issue: Solid State Devices and Materials I

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• Advanced LSI processing and materials science
• Avanced interconnect/materials technology and characterization
• CMOS devices/device physics
• Advanced memory technology
• Advanced circuits and systems
• Compound semiconductor electron devices and related technologies
• Photonic devices and optoelectronic integration
• Advanced material synthesis and crystal growth technology
• Physics and application of novel functional devices and materials
• Organic materials science, device physics, and applications
• Micro/nano electromechanical systems and bio/medical analyses
• Spintronics materials and devices
• Application of nanotubes, nanowires, and graphene
• Photovoltaics and power semiconductor devices

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Advanced LSI processing and materials science

02BA01 : On the Interface Flattening Effect and Gate Insulator Breakdown Characteristic of Radical Reaction Based Insulator Formation Technology

Rihito Kuroda, Akinobu Teramoto, Xiang Li, Tomoyuki Suwa, Shigetoshi Sugawa, and Tadahiro Ohmi
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1226K)]

02BA02 : Improvement of Thermal Stability of Ni-Germanide with Ni/Co/Ni/TiN Structure for High Performance Ge Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors

Hong-Sik Shin, Se-Kyung Oh, Min-Ho Kang, Hyuk-Min Kwon, Jungwoo Oh, Prashant Majhi, Raj Jammy, Ga-Won Lee, and Hi-Deok Lee
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (752K)]

02BA03 : Evaluation of Anisotropic Strain Relaxation in Strained Silicon-on-Insulator Nanostructure by Oil-Immersion Raman Spectroscopy

Daisuke Kosemura, Motohiro Tomita, Koji Usuda, and Atsushi Ogura
Published February 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1562K)]

02BA04 : Extremely Scaled (∼0.2 nm) Equivalent Oxide Thickness of Higher-k (k = 40) HfO₂ Gate Stacks Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition and Oxygen-Controlled Cap Post-Deposition Annealing

Yukinori Morita, Shinji Migita, Wataru Mizubayashi, and Hiroyuki Ota
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1321K)]

02BA05 : Suppressed Thermally Induced Flatband Voltage Instabilities with Binary Noble Metal Gated Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Capacitors

Changhwan Choi, Jinho Ahn, and Rino Choi
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (567K)]

Avanced interconnect/materials technology and characterization

02BB01 : Basic Performance of a Logic Intellectual Property Compatible Embedded Dynamic Random Access Memory with Cylinder Capacitors in Low-k/Cu Back End on the Line Layers

Ippei Kume, Naoya Inoue, Ken’ichiro Hijioka, Jun Kawahara, Kouichi Takeda, Naoya Furutake, Hiroki Shirai, Kenya Kazama, Shin’ichi Kuwabara, Msasatoshi Watarai, Takashi Sakoh, Takafumi Takahashi, Takashi Ogura, Toshiji Taiji, Yoshiko Kasama, Misato Sakamoto, Masami Hane, and Yoshihiro Hayashi
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1179K)]

02BB02 : System-on-Package Platform with Thick Benzocyclobutene Layer for Millimeter-Wave Antenna Application

Namcheol Jeon, Youngmin Kim, Ilhong Min, Yeon-mi Ryoo, and Kwang-Seok Seo
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1019K)]

CMOS devices/device physics

02BC01 : A Three-Stage Inverter-Based Stacked Power Amplifier in 65 nm Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Process

Hamid Kiumarsi, Yutaka Mizuochi, Hiroyuki Ito, Noboru Ishihara, and Kazuya Masu
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (773K)]

02BC02 : New Performance Indicators of Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors for High-Frequency Power-Conscious Design

Kosuke Katayama and Minoru Fujishima
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1466K)]

02BC03 : Experimental Study of Silicon Monolayers for Future Extremely Thin Silicon-on-Insulator Devices: Phonon/Band Structures Modulation Due to Quantum Confinement Effects

Tomohisa Mizuno, Keisuke Tobe, Yohichi Maruyama, and Toshiyuki Sameshima
Published February 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1517K)]

02BC04 : Device Physics and Design of a L-Shaped Germanium Source Tunneling Transistor

Kain Lu Low, Chunlei Zhan, Genquan Han, Yue Yang, Kian-Hui Goh, Pengfei Guo, Eng-Huat Toh, and Yee-Chia Yeo
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (977K)]

02BC05 : Characteristics of Hot Hole Injection, Trapping, and Detrapping in Gate Oxide of Polycrystalline Silicon Thin-Film Transistors

Yoshinari Kamakura, Takashi Himukashi, Hiroshi Tsuji, and Kenji Taniguchi
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (871K)]

02BC06 : Suppression of Within-Device Variability in Intrinsic Channel Tri-Gate Silicon Nanowire Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors

Ke Mao, Tomoko Mizutani, Anil Kumar, Takuya Saraya, and Toshiro Hiramoto
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (879K)]

02BC07 : Unified Reaction–Diffusion Model for Accurate Prediction of Negative Bias Temperature Instability Effect

Chenyue Ma, Hans Jürgen Mattausch, Masataka Miyake, Kazuya Matsuzawa, Takahiro Iizuka, Seiichiro Yamaguchi, Teruhiko Hoshida, Akinari Kinoshita, Takahiko Arakawa, Jin He, and Mitiko Miura-Mattausch
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (966K)]

02BC08 : Enhanced Degradation by Negative Bias Temperature Stress in Si Nanowire Transistor

Kensuke Ota, Masumi Saitoh, Chika Tanaka, Yukio Nakabayashi, Ken Uchida, and Toshinori Numata
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (593K)]

02BC09 : The Generation Process of Interface Traps by Hot-Carrier Injection in Nanoscale Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors

Ming Hu, Takuya Yamane, and Toshiaki Tsuchiya
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (981K)]

02BC10 : Effect of La₂O₃ Capping Layer Thickness on Hot-Carrier Degradation of n-Channel Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors with High-k/Metal Gate Stacks

Dongwoo Kim, Seonhaeng Lee, Cheolgyu Kim, Taekyung Oh, and Bongkoo Kang
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (195K)]

02BC11 : Characterization of Oxide Tarps in 28 nm p-Type Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors with Tip-Shaped SiGe Source/Drain Based on Random Telegraph Noise

Bo Chin Wang, San Lein Wu, Chien Wei Huang, Yu Ying Lu, Shoou Jinn Chang, Yu Min Lin, Kun Hsien Lee, and Osbert Cheng
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (794K)]

02BC12 : Investigation of Hot-Carrier Stress Effect on High-Frequency Performance of Laterally Diffused Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Transistors

Kun-Ming Chen, Zong-Wen Mou, Hao-Chung Kuo, Chia-Sung Chiu, Bo-Yuan Chen, Wen-De Liu, Ming-Yi Chen, Yu-Chi Yang, Kai-Li Wang, and Guo-Wei Huang
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (586K)]

02BC13 : Impact of Dynamic Stress on Reliability of Nanoscale n-Channel Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors with SiON Gate Dielectric Operating in a Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Inverter at Elevated Temperature

Nam-Hyun Lee, Hyung-wook Kim, and Bongkoo Kang
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (133K)]

02BC14 : Analytical Model of Subthreshold Current and Threshold Voltage for Fully Depleted Double-Gated Junctionless Transistor

Zer-Ming Lin, Horng-Chih Lin, Keng-Ming Liu, and Tiao-Yuan Huang
Published February 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1138K)]

02BC15 : Impact of Gate Poly Depletion on Evaluation of Channel Temperature in Silicon-on-Insulator Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors with Four-Point Gate Resistance Measurement Method

Nobuyasu Beppu, Tsunaki Takahashi, Teruyuki Ohashi, and Ken Uchida
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (941K)]

Advanced memory technology

02BD01 : High-Density and Low-Power Nonvolatile Static Random Access Memory Using Spin-Transfer-Torque Magnetic Tunnel Junction

Takashi Ohsawa, Fumitaka Iga, Shoji Ikeda, Takahiro Hanyu, Hideo Ohno, and Tetsuo Endoh
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1045K)]

02BD02 : Design Optimization of Back-Gated Thin-Body Silicon-on-Insulator Capacitorless Dynamic Random Access Memory Cell

Min Hee Cho, Changhwan Shin, and Tsu-Jae King Liu
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1379K)]

02BD03 : A Compact Half Select Disturb Free Static Random Access Memory Cell with Stacked Vertical Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor

Hyoungjun Na and Tetsuo Endoh
Published February 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1800K)]

02BD04 : Disturb-Free Three-Dimensional Vertical Floating Gate NAND with Separated-Sidewall Control Gate

Moon-Sik Seo and Tetsuo Endoh
Published February 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1683K)]

02BD05 : Practical Consideration of Both Endurance and Performance for Sub-90 nm Embedded Two Transistor Fowler–Nordheim Tunneling Flash Memory

Yong Kyu Lee and Boyoung Seo
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (621K)]

02BD06 : Effect of Resistance Drift on the Activation Energy for Crystallization in Phase Change Memory

Chiyui Ahn, Byoungil Lee, Rakesh G. D. Jeyasingh, Mehdi Asheghi, Fred Hurkx, Kenneth E. Goodson, and H.-S. Philip Wong
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (652K)]

02BD07 : Endurance Enhancement and High Speed Set/Reset of 50 nm Generation HfO₂ Based Resistive Random Access Memory Cell by Intelligent Set/Reset Pulse Shape Optimization and Verify Scheme

Kazuhide Higuchi, Kousuke Miyaji, Koh Johguchi, and Ken Takeuchi
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1418K)]

02BD08 : Multi-Level Phase Change Memory Cells with SiN or Ta₂O₅ Barrier Layers

Ashvini Gyanathan and Yee-Chia Yeo
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (896K)]

02BD09 : Endurance Enhancement of Elevated-Confined Phase Change Random Access Memory

Yang Hongxin, Shi Luping, Lee Hock Koon, Zhao Rong, and Chong Tow Chong
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (724K)]

02BD10 : Simulation of Retention Behavior for the Phase Change Memory

Jian Chen, Decheng Song, Gang Du, Guijun Lian, Jinfeng Kang, and Xiaoyan Liu
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1009K)]

Advanced circuits and systems

02BE01 : Improved Near-Infrared Sensitivity with a Side-Illuminated Photosensor

Tetsuya Ariyoshi, Noriyuki Uryu, Akiyoshi Baba, and Yutaka Arima
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1432K)]

02BE02 : Through-Silicon-Via Design with Clustering Structure and Adaptive Through-Silicon-Via Control for Three-Dimentional Solid-State-Drive Boost Converter System

Koh Johguchi, Teruyoshi Hatanaka, and Ken Takeuchi
Published February 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1031K)]

02BE03 : 1.2–17.6 GHz Ring-Oscillator-Based Phase-Locked Loop with Injection Locking in 65 nm Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

Sang-yeop Lee, Hiroyuki Ito, Shuhei Amakawa, Satoru Tanoi, Noboru Ishihara, and Kazuya Masu
Published February 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1193K)]

02BE04 : A 220-nA 32-kHz Crystal Oscillator with Wide Voltage Range (1.0–5.5 V) for Battery-Operated Microcontrollers

Osamu Ozawa, Masashi Horiguchi, Yuichi Okuda, Takayasu Ito, Hisao Shibata, and Mitsuru Hiraki
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1156K)]

02BE05 : Efficient Image-Vector-Generation Processor for Edge-Based Complementary Feature Representations

Naoya Yamashita and Tadashi Shibata
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1023K)]

02BE06 : Asynchronous Pulse Transmitter for Power Reduction in Inductive-Coupling Link

Mitsuko Saito, Noriyuki Miura, and Tadahiro Kuroda
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (996K)]

02BE07 : Nonvolatile Low Power 16-bit/32-bit Magnetic Tunnel Junction Based Binary Counter and Its Scaling

Shuta Togashi, Takashi Ohsawa, and Tetsuo Endoh
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1162K)]

02BE08 : High-Voltage-Tolerant Level Converter for Embedded Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Nonvolatile Memories

Chih Yang Huang and Hongchin Lin
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (897K)]

02BE09 : Reduced-Ripple p-Channel Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor Charge Pump Circuit with Small Filtering Capacitance

Boy-Yiing Jaw and Hongchin Lin
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (887K)]

02BE10 : Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Operational Amplifier Offset Calibration Technique Using Closed Loop Offset Amplifier and Folded-Alternated Resistor String Digital-to-Analog Converter

Hiroyuki Morimoto, Hiroaki Goto, Hajime Fujiwara, and Kazuyuki Nakamura
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (966K)]

Compound semiconductor electron devices and related technologies

02BF01 : Application of Sputtering-Deposited AlN Films to Gate Dielectric for AlGaN/GaN Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Heterojunction Field-Effect Transistor

Hong-An Shih, Masahiro Kudo, Masashi Akabori, and Toshi-kazu Suzuki
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1039K)]

02BF02 : Gate-Leakage and Carrier-Transport Mechanisms for Plasma-PH₃ Passivated InGaAs N-Channel Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors

Sumarlina Azzah Bte Suleiman and Sungjoo Lee
Published February 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1151K)]

02BF03 : In_0.53Ga_0.47As N-Channel Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors with Shallow Metallic Source and Drain Extensions and Offset N⁺ Doped Regions for Leakage Suppression

Zhu Zhu, Xiao Gong, Ivana, and Yee-Chia Yeo
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (775K)]

02BF04 : Low-Temperature-Processed Zinc Oxide Thin-Film Transistors Fabricated by Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition

Yumi Kawamura, Mai Tani, Nozomu Hattori, Naomasa Miyatake, Masahiro Horita, Yasuaki Ishikawa, and Yukiharu Uraoka
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (577K)]

02BF05 : Characteristics of 4H-SiC n- and p-Channel Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors with Ion-Implanted Buried Channel

Mitsuo Okamoto, Miwako Iijima, Takahiro Nagano, Kenji Fukuda, and Hajime Okumura
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1236K)]

02BF06 : Ge/Ni–InGaAs Solid-State Reaction for Contact Resistance Reduction on n⁺ In_0.53Ga_0.47As

Hua Xin Guo, Eugene Yu Jin Kong, Xingui Zhang, and Yee-Chia Yeo
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1037K)]

02BF07 : Fabrication and Analysis of AlN/GaAs(001) and AlN/Ge/GaAs(001) Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Structures

Masahiro Kudo, Hong-An Shih, Masashi Akabori, and Toshi-kazu Suzuki
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (4318K)]

Photonic devices and optoelectronic integration

02BG01 : InGaAs/InAlAs Multiple Quantum Well Mach–Zehnder Modulator with Single Microring Resonator

Hiroki Kaneshige, Yuta Ueyama, Hitoshi Yamada, Hideki Yajima, Taro Arakawa, and Yasuo Kokubun
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (756K)]

02BG02 : Reduced Threshold Current and Enhanced Extinction Ratio in a Magnetically Controllable Fe₅₀Co₅₀–InGaAlAs/InP Nonreciprocal Semiconductor Laser

Hiromasa Shimizu, Keishi Uehara, Komei Tazawa, and Shohei Sakanishi
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (795K)]

02BG03 : Inverted InAlAs/InGaAs Avalanche Photodiode with Low–High–Low Electric Field Profile

Masahiro Nada, Yoshifumi Muramoto, Haruki Yokoyama, Naoteru Shigekawa, Tadao Ishibashi, and Satoshi Kodama
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (637K)]

02BG04 : Responsivity Characteristics of InP/InGaAs Heterojunction Phototransistor with a Strained InAs/InGaAs Multiquantum Well Absorption Layer in the Base or Collector

Hideki Fukano, Hiroshi Egusa, Shuji Taue, Tomonari Sato, and Manabu Mitsuhara
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (690K)]

02BG05 : Optimisation of Coupling between Photonic Crystal and Active Elements in an Epitaxially Regrown GaAs Based Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Laser

David M. Williams, Kristian M. Groom, Ben J. Stevens, David T. D. Childs, Richard J. E. Taylor, Salam Khamas, Richard A. Hogg, Naoki Ikeda, and Yoshimasa Sugimoto
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (519K)]

02BG06 : Highly Sensitive Gate/Body-Tied P-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor-Type Photodetector with an Overlapping Control Gate

Joontaek Jung, Sung-Hyun Jo, Sang-Ho Seo, Myunghan Bae, and Jang-Kyoo Shin
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1012K)]

02BG07 : Energy Transfers between Er³⁺ Ions Located at the Two Crystalographic Sites of Er₂O₃ Grown on Si(111)

Hiroo Omi and Takehiko Tawara
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (521K)]

02BG08 : Characterization of Wavelength-Tunable Quantum Dot External Cavity Laser for 1.3-μm-Waveband Coherent Light Sources

Naokatsu Yamamoto, Kouichi Akahane, Tetsuya Kawanishi, Hideyuki Sotobayashi, Yuki Yoshioka, and Hiroshi Takai
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1846K)]

02BG09 : Effect of Deposition Temperature on the Opto-Electronic Properties of Molecular Beam Epitaxy Grown InAs Quantum Dot Devices for Broadband Applications

Mohammed A. Majid, Maxime Hugues, David T. D. Childs, and Richard A. Hogg
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (642K)]

02BG10 : Characterization of the Oxide Film Obtained by Wet Oxidation of Al-Rich AlGaAs

Yuichiro Hirai, Takahiro Yamada, Masahiko Kondow, and Fumitaro Ishikawa
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (737K)]

Advanced material synthesis and crystal growth technology

02BH01 : Growth and Characterization of MnAs Nanoclusters Embedded in GaAs Nanowires by Metal–Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy

Masatoshi Yatago, Hiroko Iguchi, Shinya Sakita, and Shinjiro Hara
Published February 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1280K)]

02BH02 : Growth of Nitrogen-Polar 2H-AlN on Step-Height-Controlled 6H-SiC(0001) Substrate by Molecular-Beam Epitaxy

Hironori Okumura, Tsunenobu Kimoto, and Jun Suda
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (618K)]

02BH03 : Effects of Initial In Coverage for Preparation of InSb Bilayer on Electrical Properties of InSb Films Grown By Surface Reconstruction Controlled Epitaxy

Masayuki Mori, Yuichiro Yasui, Koji Nakayama, Kimihiko Nakatani, and Koichi Maezawa
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (459K)]

02BH04 : Impact of Rapid Crystallization of Si Using Nickel-Metal-Induced Lateral Crystallization on Thin-Film Transistor Characteristics

Sho Nagata, Gou Nakagawa, and Tanemasa Asano
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (623K)]

02BH05 : Fabrication of High-Performance Thin-Film Transistors on Glass Substrate by Atmospheric Pressure Micro-Thermal-Plasma-Jet-Induced Lateral Crystallization Technique

Yuji Fujita, Shohei Hayashi, and Seiichiro Higashi
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1162K)]

02BH06 : Growth of ZnMgTe/ZnTe Waveguide Structures and Analysis of the Light Polarization with the Electric Field

Yuki Kumagai and Masakazu Kobayashi
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (290K)]

Physics and application of novel functional devices and materials

02BJ01 : Multi-Electron Wave Packet Dynamics in Applied Electric Field

Yukihiro Takada, Young Taek Yoon, Taro Shiokawa, Satoru Konabe, Mitsuhiro Arikawa, Masakazu Muraguchi, Tetsuo Endoh, Yasuhiro Hatsugai, and Kenji Shiraishi
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (668K)]

02BJ02 : Theory of Resonant Tunneling through a Donor State

Nobuya Mori, Amalia Patanè, and Laurence Eaves
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (293K)]

02BJ03 : Tri-Gate Polycrystalline Silicon Thin-Film Transistors Fabricated by Continuous-Wave Laser Lateral Crystallization with Improved Electron Transport Properties

Shuntaro Fujii, Shin-Ichiro Kuroki, Yuya Kawasaki, and Koji Kotani
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1502K)]

02BJ04 : Bottom Electrode Modification of ZrO₂ Resistive Switching Memory Device with Au Nanodots

Dai-Ying Lee, I-Chuan Yao, and Tseung-Yuen Tseng
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (591K)]

02BJ05 : Wavelength Tunable Quantum Dot Single-Photon Source with a Side Gate

Toshihiro Nakaoka, Yugo Tamura, Toshiyuki Miyazawa, Katsuyuki Watanabe, Yasutomo Ota, Satoshi Iwamoto, and Yasuhiko Arakawa
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (336K)]

02BJ06 : Series-Coupled Triple Quantum Dot Molecules

Shinichi Amaha, Tsuyoshi Hatano, Wataru Izumida, Soichiro Teraoka, Keiji Ono, Kimitoshi Kono, Seigo Tarucha, Geof Aers, James Gupta, and Guy Austing
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (486K)]

02BJ07 : Steady-State Solution for Dark States Using a Three-Level System in Coupled Quantum Dots

Tetsufumi Tanamoto, Keiji Ono, and Franco Nori
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (529K)]

02BJ08 : Correlation of 1/f Noise between Semiconductor Point Contacts with a Common Lead

Masakazu Yamagishi, Masayuki Hashisaka, Koji Muraki, and Toshimasa Fujisawa
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (423K)]

02BJ09 : Effects of Interface Grading on Electronic States in Columnar Type-II Quantum Dots

Takuya Kawazu
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (602K)]

02BJ10 : A Multi-Purpose Electrostatically Defined Silicon Quantum Dot Structure

Muhammad Amin Sulthoni, Tetsuo Kodera, Yukio Kawano, and Shunri Oda
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (551K)]

02BJ11 : Efficient Structure for Deep-Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with High Emission Efficiency: A First-Principles Study of AlN/GaN Superlattice

Katsumasa Kamiya, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Makoto Kasu, and Kenji Shiraishi
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1093K)]

02BJ12 : Electron Emission Properties of GaAsN/GaAs Quantum Well Containing N-Related Localized States: The Influence of Illuminance

Meng-Chien Hsieh, Jia-Feng Wang, Yu-Shou Wang, Cheng-Hong Yang, Chen-Hao Chiang, and Jenn-Fang Chen
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (259K)]

02BJ13 : p-Type Tunneling Transistors with Polycrystalline Silicon by Sequential Lateral Solidification Growth Technique

Min-Hung Lee and Ssu-Chieh Weng
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (672K)]

Organic materials science, device physics, and applications

02BK01 : Analysis of Anomalous Discharging Processes in Pentacene/C₆₀ Double-Layer Organic Solar Cell

Xiangyu Chen, Dai Taguchi, Keanchuan Lee, Takaaki Manaka, and Mitsumasa Iwamoto
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (617K)]

02BK02 : Deposition of Transparent Indium Molybdenum Oxide Thin Films and the Application for Organic Solar Cells

Heng-Jui Chang, Wen-Fan Chen, Kuo-Min Huang, Chong-Long Ho, and Meng-Chyi Wu
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (361K)]

02BK03 : Application of Inorganic/Organic Stacked Hole Transporting Layer in Organic Solar Cells

Shui-Hsiang Su, Wen-Kai Lin, Wang-Ta Chiang, Yan-Fu Lin, and Meiso Yokoyama
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (482K)]

02BK04 : Effects of Film Thickness on the Photocurrent Generation from Polythiophene–Fullerene Thin Films Containing Silver Nanoparticles

Jing You, Yukina Takahashi, Hiroaki Yonemura, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, and Sunao Yamada
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (514K)]

02BK05 : Work Function Controlled Zn:Cu Electrode for All-Printed Polymer Diode

Manabu Yoshida, Kouji Suemori, Sei Uemura, Satoshi Hoshino, Noriyuki Takada, Takehito Kodzasa, and Toshihide Kamata
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1017K)]

02BK06 : Organic Ferroelectric Field-Effect Transistor Memory Using Flat Poly(vinylidene fluoride–tetrafluoroethylene) and Pentacene Thin Films

Takeshi Kanashima, Kazuki Yabe, and Masanori Okuyama
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (677K)]

02BK07 : Two-Step Polarization Reversal Process in Pentacene/Poly(vinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene) Double-Layer Capacitor: Reduced Coercive Field

Jun Li, Dai Taguchi, Takaaki Manaka, and Mitsumasa Iwamoto
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (761K)]

02BK08 : Channel Formation as an Interface Charging Process in a Pentacene Field Effect Transistor Investigated by Time-Resolved Second Harmonic Generation and Impedance Spectroscopy

Le Zhang, Dai Taguchi, Hiroshi Masada, Takaaki Manaka, and Mitsumasa Iwamoto
Published February 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (781K)]

02BK09 : Characterization on Improved Effective Mobility of Pentacene Organic Field-Effect Transistors Using Graphene Electrodes

Sangchul Lee, Gunho Jo, Seok-Ju Kang, Woojin Park, Yung Ho Kahng, Dong-Yu Kim, Byoung Hun Lee, and Takhee Lee
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (359K)]

02BK10 : Solvent Dependence of Vacuum-Dried C₆₀ Thin-Film Transistors

Woogun Kang, Masatoshi Kitamura, Masakazu Kamura, Shigeru Aomori, and Yasuhiko Arakawa
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (631K)]

02BK11 : Thermal Annealing Effects on Optical Anisotropy of Aligned Thiophene-Based π-Conjugated Polymer Films Fabricated by Capillary Action

Takuya Higashi, Naoyuki Yamasaki, Hideyuki Utsumi, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Akihiko Fujii, and Masanori Ozaki
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (482K)]

02BK12 : Improved Power Conversion Efficiency of Organic Photovoltaic Cell Fabricated by Electrospray Deposition Method by Mixing Different Solvents

Takeshi Fukuda, Kenji Takagi, Takashi Asano, Zentaro Honda, Norihiko Kamata, Hajime Shirai, Jungmyoung Ju, Yutaka Yamagata, and Yusuke Tajima
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (676K)]

02BK13 : Fabrication of Inverted Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cell with Ultrathin Titanium Oxide Nanosheet as an Electron-Extracting Buffer Layer

Eiji Itoh, Yasutake Maruyama, and Katsutoshi Fukuda
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (323K)]

02BK14 : Relationship between Work Function of Hole Collection Electrode and Temperature Dependence of Open-Circuit Voltage in Multilayered Organic Solar Cells

Eiji Itoh and Toshiki Shirotori
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (517K)]

02BK15 : Photovoltaic Properties of 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-Octaalkylphthalocyanine Doped Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Tetsuya Masuda, Tetsuro Hori, Kaoru Fukumura, Yasuo Miyake, Dao Quang Duy, Takeshi Hayashi, Toshiya Kamikado, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Akihiko Fujii, Yo Shimizu, and Masanori Ozaki
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (576K)]

Micro/nano electromechanical systems and bio/medical analyses

02BL01 : Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Image Sensor with Microchamber Array for Fluorescent Bead Counting

Kiyotaka Sasagawa, Keisuke Ando, Takuma Kobayashi, Toshihiko Noda, Takashi Tokuda, Soo Hyeon Kim, Ryota Iino, Hiroyuki Noji, and Jun Ohta
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (846K)]

02BL02 : Recovery Based Nanowire Field-Effect Transistor Detection of Pathogenic Avian Influenza DNA

Chih-Heng Lin, Chia-Jung Chu, Kang-Ning Teng, Yi-Jr Su, Chii-Dong Chen, Li-Chu Tsai, and Yuh-Shyong Yang
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (698K)]

02BL03 : Climbing Rates of Microtubules Propelled by Dynein after Collision with Microfabricated Walls

Norihiko Ashikari, Yuji Shitaka, Kosuke Fujita, Hiroaki Kojima, Kazuhiro Oiwa, Hiroyuki Sakaue, Takayuki Takahagi, and Hitoshi Suzuki
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (450K)]

02BL04 : Photoresist Spray Coating Using a Shield Plate with an Aperture for Uniform Deposition onto Trench-Type Three-Dimensional Microdevice Structures

Shinya Kumagai, Naoya Fukuda, Hisayoshi Tajima, and Minoru Sasaki
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (841K)]

02BL05 : Fabrication of High Performance Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistors Using an Engineered Sensing Membrane for Bio-Sensor Application

Hyun-June Jang and Won-Ju Cho
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (574K)]

Spintronics materials and devices

02BM01 : Effect of MgO Barrier Insertion on Spin-Dependent Transport Properties of CoFe/n-GaAs Heterojunctions

Takafumi Akiho, Tetsuya Uemura, Masanobu Harada, Ken-ichi Matsuda, and Masafumi Yamamoto
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (491K)]

02BM02 : Time-Resolved Switching Characteristic in Magnetic Tunnel Junction with Spin Transfer Torque Write Scheme

Fumitaka Iga, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Shoji Ikeda, Takahiro Hanyu, Hideo Ohno, and Tetsuo Endoh
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (993K)]

02BM03 : Role of Synthetic Ferrimagnets in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions from Wave Packet Dynamics

Mitsuhiro Arikawa, Masakazu Muraguchi, Yasuhiro Hatsugai, Kenji Shiraishi, and Tetsuo Endoh
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (520K)]

02BM04 : Fabrication of MgAl₂O₄ Thin Films on Ferromagnetic Heusler Alloy Fe₂CrSi by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering

Naoto Fukatani, Keima Inagaki, Kenichiro Mari, Hirohito Fujita, Tetsuta Miyawaki, Kenji Ueda, and Hidefumi Asano
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (392K)]

02BM05 : MgO Layer Thickness Dependence of Structure and Magnetic Properties of L1₀-FePt/MgO/GaAs Structures

Rento Ohsugi, Makoto Kohda, Takeshi Seki, Akihiko Ohtsu, Masaki Mizuguchi, Koki Takanashi, and Junsaku Nitta
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (468K)]

02BM06 : Design of a Nine-Transistor/Two-Magnetic-Tunnel-Junction-Cell-Based Low-Energy Nonvolatile Ternary Content-Addressable Memory

Shoun Matsunaga, Akira Katsumata, Masanori Natsui, Tetsuo Endoh, Hideo Ohno, and Takahiro Hanyu
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (631K)]

Application of nanotubes, nanowires, and graphene

02BN01 : Estimation of Height of Barrier Formed in Metallic Carbon Nanotube

Yuki Okigawa, Yutaka Ohno, Shigeru Kishimoto, and Takashi Mizutani
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (678K)]

02BN02 : Electrical Characterization of Bilayer Graphene Formed by Hydrogen Intercalation of Monolayer Graphene on SiC(0001)

Shinichi Tanabe, Yoshiaki Sekine, Hiroyuki Kageshima, and Hiroki Hibino
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (658K)]

02BN03 : Fabrication and Characterization of InP Nanowire Light-Emitting Diodes

Satoshi Maeda, Katsuhiro Tomioka, Shinjiroh Hara, and Junichi Motohisa
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (593K)]

02BN04 : Tunable Magnetic Properties of Rhombohedral Graphite Thin Films: Effects of Insulating Substrate on Magnetic Properties

Nguyen Thanh Cuong, Minoru Otani, and Susumu Okada
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (674K)]

02BN05 : Electronic Structure of Corrugated Graphene Sheet

Susumu Okada and Takazumi Kawai
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (854K)]

02BN06 : Observation of n-Type Conduction in Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors with Au Contacts in Vacuum

Hideki Imaeda, Satoshi Ishii, Shigeru Kishimoto, Yutaka Ohno, and Takashi Mizutani
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (565K)]

Photovoltaics and power semiconductor devices

02BP01 : Observation of In-Plane Asymmetric Strain Relaxation during Crystal Growth and Growth Interruption in InGaAs/GaAs(001)

Takuo Sasaki, Kenichi Shimomura, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Masamitu Takahasi, Itaru Kamiya, Yoshio Ohshita, and Masafumi Yamaguchi
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (429K)]

02BP02 : Effect of Thermal Stress on a N-Related Recombination Center in GaAsN Grown by Chemical Beam Epitaxy

Boussairi Bouzazi, Nobuaki Kojima, Yoshio Ohshita, and Masafumi Yamaguchi
Published February 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (503K)]

02BP03 : Two-Dimensional Mapping of Power Consumption Due to Series Resistance Evaluated by Simulator for Concentrator Photovoltaic Module

Yasuyuki Ota and Kensuke Nishioka
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (616K)]

02BP04 : Development of the Transparent Conductive Oxide Layer for Nanocrystalline Cubic Silicon Carbide/Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with Aluminum Oxide Passivation Layers

Junpei Irikawa, Shinsuke Miyajima, Tatsuro Watahiki, and Makoto Konagai
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (512K)]

02BP05 : Photovoltaic Property of Wide-Gap Nanocrystalline Silicon Layers

Romain Mentek, Bernard Gelloz, and Nobuyoshi Koshida
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (944K)]

02BP06 : Dynamic-Carrier-Distribution-Based Compact Modeling of p–i–n Diode Reverse Recovery Effects

Junichi Nakashima, Masataka Miyake, and Mitiko Miura-Mattausch
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (872K)]

02BP07 : CO₂ Conversion with Light and Water by GaN Photoelectrode

Satoshi Yotsuhashi, Masahiro Deguchi, Yuji Zenitani, Reiko Hinogami, Hiroshi Hashiba, Yuka Yamada, and Kazuhiro Ohkawa
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (417K)]

02BP08 : Impact of Light-Element Impurities on Crystalline Defect Generation in Silicon Wafer

Tomihisa Tachibana, Takashi Sameshima, Takuto Kojima, Koji Arafune, Koichi Kakimoto, Yoshiji Miyamura, Hirofumi Harada, Takashi Sekiguchi, Yoshio Ohshita, and Atsushi Ogura
Published February 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (406K)]

02BP09 : Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching Using Silica Nanoparticle for the Fabrication of a Silicon Nanowire Array

Shinya Kato, Yuya Watanabe, Yasuyoshi Kurokawa, Akira Yamada, Yoshimi Ohta, Yusuke Niwa, and Masaki Hirota
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (797K)]

02BP10 : Laser Annealing to Form High-Temperature Phase of FeS₂

Mitsutaro Umehara, Yasuhiko Takeda, Hirozumi Azuma, and Tomoyoshi Motohiro
Published February 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (666K)]

02BP11 : Hydrothermal Synthesis of TiO₂ Porous Hollow Nanospheres for Coating on the Photoelectrode of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Varishetty Madhu Mohan and Kenji Murakami
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (851K)]

02BP12 : Estimation of Surface Recombination Velocity from Thickness Dependence of Carrier Lifetime in n-Type 4H-SiC Epilayers

Masashi Kato, Atsushi Yoshida, and Masaya Ichimura
Published February 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (847K)]

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