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Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volume 51, Number 8, August 2012

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• Comprehensive Review
• Rapid Communications
• Regular Papers
• Semiconductors, dielectrics, and organic materials
• Photonics, quantum electronics, optics, and spectroscopy
• Spintronics, superconductivity, and strongly correlated materials
• Device physics
• Nanoscale science and technology
• Crystal growth, surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and bulk materials
• Plasmas, applied atomic and molecular physics, and applied nuclear physics
• Device processing, fabrication and measurement technologies, and instrumentation
• Cross-disciplinary areas
• Brief Notes
• Errata

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Comprehensive Review

080001 : Revolution of Sensors in Micro-Electromechanical Systems

Masayoshi Esashi
Published July 17, 2012 (8 pages)
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Rapid Communications

080201 : InAs Quantum Dot Growth on a Thin GaNP Buffer Layer on GaP by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition

Tomoyuki Miyamoto, Satoru Tanabe, Rei Nishio, Yoshitaka Kobayashi, and Ryoichiro Suzuki
Published July 10, 2012 (3 pages)
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080202 : High-Speed Measurement of Refractive Index Using Dielectric Multilayer Films Deposited on Optical Fiber End

Kyung-Su Kim, Yosuke Mizuno, and Kentaro Nakamura
Published July 12, 2012 (2 pages)
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080203 : Self-Mixing Interference Effect in a Microchip Solid-State Vector Laser

Kenju Otsuka
Published July 12, 2012 (3 pages)
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080204 : Time Series Measurement of Electric Field and Electrical Space Charge Distributions in a Dielectric Liquid

Haruo Ihori, Hayato Nakao, and Masaharu Fujii
Published July 13, 2012 (3 pages)
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080205 : InAlAs Graded Metamorphic Buffer with Digital Alloy Intermediate Layers

Yi Gu, Yonggang Zhang, Kai Wang, Xiang Fang, and Kehui Liu
Published July 18, 2012 (3 pages)
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080206 : Enhancement of Temperature Sensitivity for Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Temperature Sensors by Using Bi₂Mg_2/3Nb_4/3O₇ Film

Jae-Min Lee, In-Tak Cho, Jong-Ho Lee, Soon-Gil Yoon, and Il Hwan Cho
Published July 23, 2012 (3 pages)
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080207 : Impact of Coumarin Dye Doping on Photovoltaic Properties of Bulk Heterojunction Device

Kenichi Yamashita, Tomoki Watanabe, Tatsuya Maeda, and Hisao Yanagi
Published July 23, 2012 (3 pages)
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080208 : InGaP/GaAs Dual-Junction Solar Cell with AlGaAs/GaAs Tunnel Diode Grown on 10 off Misoriented GaAs Substrate

Hung Wei Yu, Chen Chen Chung, Chin Te Wang, Hong Quan Nguyen, Binh Tinh Tran, Kung Liang Lin, Chang Fu Dee, Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis, and Edward Yi Chang
Published July 23, 2012 (3 pages)
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Regular Papers

Semiconductors, dielectrics, and organic materials

081201 : Very Low Leakage Current of High Band-Gap Al₂O₃ Stacked on TiO₂/InP Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Capacitor with Sulfur and Hydrogen Treatments

Chih-Feng Yen and Ming-Kwei Lee
Published July 25, 2012 (3 pages)
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081301 : Characteristic Variations of Graphene Field-Effect Transistors Induced by CF₄ Gas

Jaehoon Park, Kun-Sik Park, Ye-Sul Jeong, Kyu-Ha Baek, Bong Kuk Lee, Dong-Pyo Kim, Jin-Hwa Ryu, Lee-Mi Do, Hiroshi Imamura, Kiyoshi Yase, and Jong Sun Choi
Published July 19, 2012 (4 pages)
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081302 : Effects of Low Temperature Electronic Cyclotron Resonance Hydrogen Plasma Treatment and Annealing on the Electrical Properties of Ti and Ni Contacts to 4H-SiC

Lingqin Huang, Qiaozhi Zhu, Mingchao Gao, Fuwen Qin, and Dejun Wang
Published July 30, 2012 (5 pages)
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081303 : Counter Dipole Layer Formation in Multilayer High-k Gate Stacks

Shinya Hibino, Tomonori Nishimura, Kosuke Nagashio, Koji Kita, and Akira Toriumi
Published August 2, 2012 (5 pages)
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081501 : Stacked Polypyrrole-Coated Nonwoven Fabric Sheets for Absorbing Electromagnetic Waves with Broadband Frequencies

Yoshihiro Egami, Takashi Yamamoto, Kunio Suzuki, Eiji Higuchi, and Hiroshi Inoue
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
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081502 : Phase Structure and Microwave Dielectric Properties of Low-Firing Zn_1-x(Li_1/2Sm_1/2)_xWO₄ Ceramics

Xiaobin Liu, Huanfu Zhou, Liang Fang, Xiuli Chen, Yiliang Wang, and Wei Liao
Published July 23, 2012 (4 pages)
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081701 : Analysis Technique for Wavelength Dispersion of Refractive Indices by Renormalized Transmission Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

Kazuya Goda, Munehiro Kimura, and Tadashi Akahane
Published July 12, 2012 (5 pages)
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081801 : 200 W Output Power at S-Band in AlGaN/GaN Heterojunction Field Effect Transistors with Field Plates on Si Substrates

Satoshi Nakazawa, Naohiro Tsurumi, Masaaki Nishijima, Yoshiharu Anda, Masahiro Ishida, Tetsuzo Ueda, and Tsuyoshi Tanaka
Published July 23, 2012 (5 pages)
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Photonics, quantum electronics, optics, and spectroscopy

082101 : Silicon-Wire Waveguide Based External Cavity Laser for Milliwatt-Order Output Power and Temperature Control Free Operation with Silicon Ring Modulator

Seok-Hwan Jeong, Shinsuke Tanaka, Shigeaki Sekiguchi, Teruo Kurahashi, Nobuaki Hatori, Suguru Akiyama, Tatsuya Usuki, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Akiyama, Yu Tanaka, and Ken Morito
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
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082102 : Improved Light Extraction of GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes by an Ion-Damaged Current Blocking Layer

Keon Hwa Lee, Ki Man Kang, Gi Cheol Hong, Seung Hwan Kim, Woo Young Sun, and Gye Mo Yang
Published July 26, 2012 (4 pages)
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082201 : Birefringence Polarimeter Using Dual LiNbO₃ Electrooptic Crystal Modulators

Takeshi Saitou, Muhammad Nurdin Bin, Hiroyuki Kowa, Norihiro Umeda, Kuniharu Takizawa, Eiichi Kondoh, and Lianhua Jin
Published July 11, 2012 (5 pages)
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082401 : A Minimally Destructive Multi-Element Sensing Technique for Metal Alloys by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Sut Kam Ho
Published July 11, 2012 (6 pages)
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082402 : Effects of Synthesis Process on Luminescence Properties and Structure of Mesoporous Carbon–Silica Nanocomposite

Koji Sato, Yukari Ishikawa, Yosuke Ishii, Shinji Kawasaki, Shunsuke Muto, and Yuta Yamamoto
Published July 18, 2012 (5 pages)
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082403 : Emission Characteristics of Ca and Mg Atoms in Gas Plasma Induced by the Bombardment of Transversely Excited Atmospheric CO₂ Laser at 1 atm

Ali Khumaeni, Zener Sukra Lie, Yong Inn Lee, Kazuyoshi Kurihara, Koo Hendrik Kurniawan, Ken-ichi Fukumoto, Kiichiro Kagawa, and Hideaki Niki
Published July 26, 2012 (9 pages)
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082404 : Improvement of an Optically Pumped Magnetometer Using a Combination of D₁ and D₂ Transitions

Ryuzo Kawabata, Kyoya Fukuda, and Akihiko Kandori
Published July 31, 2012 (4 pages)
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082501 : Intensity and Polarization Modulation Holographic Recordings and Vector Holograms Using Inhomogeneous Polarized Beams

Hiroshi Ono, Taro Matsumoto, Tomoyuki Sasaki, Kohei Noda, Ryo Takahashi, Emi Nishioka, and Nobuhiro Kawatsuki
Published July 19, 2012 (8 pages)
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082502 : Reed–Solomon Volumetric Coding with Matched Interleaving for Holographic Data Storage

Huarong Gu, Liangcai Cao, Qingsheng He, and Guofan Jin
Published July 23, 2012 (4 pages)
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082503 : All-Optical Switching in Nonlinear Multimode Interference Couplers

Kazuhiko Ogusu
Published July 26, 2012 (5 pages)
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082701 : Diode-Pumped Actively Q-Switched Nd:Lu_0.1Y_0.9VO₄ Laser at 1.34 μm

Yongguang Zhao, Zhengping Wang, Haohai Yu, Lei Guo, Lijuan Chen, Shidong Zhuang, Xun Sun, and Xinguang Xu
Published July 11, 2012 (4 pages)
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082702 : Temporally Stable and Continuously Tunable Laser Device Fabricated Using Polymerized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

Mi-Yun Jeong and Jeong Weon Wu
Published July 23, 2012 (5 pages)
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Spintronics, superconductivity, and strongly correlated materials

083001 : Anisotropy and Damping in Co₂FeAl_0.5Si_0.5 via Electrical Detection of Ferromagnetic Resonance

Lihui Bai, Nobuki Tezuka, Makoto Kohda, and Junsaku Nitta
Published July 31, 2012 (5 pages)
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083101 : Perfect Domain-Lattice Matching between MgB₂ and Al₂O₃: Single-Crystal MgB₂ Thin Films Grown on Sapphire

Won Kyung Seong, Sangjun Oh, and Won Nam Kang
Published July 12, 2012 (4 pages)
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Device physics

084001 : Optimization of Rubbing Angle in a Bistable 90-Twisted Liquid Crystal Cell for Low Voltage Operation

Min-Gyeong Jo, Dong Han Song, Ji-Hoon Lee, and Tae-Hoon Yoon
Published July 27, 2012 (3 pages)
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084301 : Observation of Current Enhancement Due to Drain-Induced Drain Tunneling in Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors

Abhijit Mallik and Avik Chattopadhyay
Published July 30, 2012 (4 pages)
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084302 : Disturbance Characteristics of Vertical Channel Phase Change Random Access Memory Array

Kyung Soo Kim and Il Hwan Cho
Published July 31, 2012 (5 pages)
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Nanoscale science and technology

085101 : Graphene Made by Mechanical Exfoliation of Graphite Intercalation Compound

Seiya Fukada, Yumi Shintani, Midori Shimomura, Fumiya Tahara, and Ryuta Yagi
Published July 17, 2012 (4 pages)
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085102 : Electronic Structure Modulation of Graphene by Metal Electrodes

Yoshiteru Takagi and Susumu Okada
Published July 30, 2012 (3 pages)
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085201 : Surface Functionalization of Diamond Films by Photoreaction of Elemental Sulfur and Their Surface Properties

Takako Nakamura and Tsuguyori Ohana
Published July 30, 2012 (4 pages)
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Crystal growth, surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and bulk materials

085501 : Growth-Temperature Dependence of Wetting Layer Formation in High Density InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Structures Grown by Droplet Epitaxy

Verena Zuerbig, Natalia Bugaew, Johann Peter Reithmaier, Michał Kozub, Anna Musiał, Grzegorz Sęk, and Jan Misiewicz
Published July 25, 2012 (4 pages)
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085601 : Prediction of Influence of Oxygen in Annealing Atmosphere on Surface Segregation Behavior in Layered Materials

Michiko Yoshitake
Published July 12, 2012 (5 pages)
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085801 : Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of a Chimney-Ladder (Mn_1-xCr_x)Si_γ (γ∼ 1.7) Solid Solution

Yuta Kikuchi, Yuzuru Miyazaki, Yoshitsugu Saito, Kei Hayashi, Kunio Yubuta, and Tsuyoshi Kajitani
Published July 12, 2012 (5 pages)
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085802 : Effects of Nb Surface and Ti Interface Layers on Thermal Stability and Electrical Resistivity of Ag Thin Films

Ziyang Zhang, Midori Kawamura, Yoshio Abe, and Kyung Ho Kim
Published July 13, 2012 (6 pages)
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085803 : Enhancement of Cycling Performance by Li₂O–Sn Anode for All-Solid-State Batteries

Seung Hyun Jee, Seok Hee Lee, Dong-Joo Kim, Ji-Yeon Kwak, Sang-Cheol Nam, and Young Soo Yoon
Published July 24, 2012 (7 pages)
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085804 : Dielectric Properties and Crystal Structure of Mg₄Nb₂O₉ Ceramics with Mg²⁺ Substituted by Zn²⁺ and Co²⁺

Yuan-Bin Chen
Published August 1, 2012 (4 pages)
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Plasmas, applied atomic and molecular physics, and applied nuclear physics

086301 : Line-Profiles and Translational Temperatures of Pb Atoms in Multi-Micro Hollow Cathode Lamp Measured by Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy

Mari Inoue, Takayuki Ohta, Naoki Takota, Shigeki Tsuchitani, Masafumi Ito, Seigo Takashima, Hiroyuki Kano, Koji Yamakawa, Keigo Takeda, and Masaru Hori
Published July 18, 2012 (5 pages)
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Device processing, fabrication and measurement technologies, and instrumentation

086501 : Catalytic Decomposition of PH₃ on Heated Tungsten Wire Surfaces

Hironobu Umemoto, Yushin Nishihara, Takuma Ishikawa, and Shingo Yamamoto
Published July 13, 2012 (9 pages)
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086502 : Residual Clamping Force and Dynamic Random Access Memory Data Retention Improved by Gate Tungsten Etch Dechucking Condition in a Bipolar Electrostatic Chuck

Chung-Yuan Lee, Chao-Sung Lai, Chia-Ming Yang, David HL Wang, Betty Lin, Siimon Lee, Chi-Hung Huang, and Chen Chang Wei
Published July 24, 2012 (5 pages)
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086503 : Study on Resist Performance of Polymer-Bound and Polymer-Blended Photo-Acid Generators

Dang Nguyen Tuan, Hiroki Yamamoto, and Seiichi Tagawa
Published July 24, 2012 (5 pages)
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086504 : Relationship between Stochastic Effect and Line Edge Roughness in Chemically Amplified Resists for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Studied by Monte Carlo Simulation

Takahiro Kozawa
Published July 31, 2012 (6 pages)
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086601 : Two-Dimensional Distributions of Five Cell Parameters of Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Device by Numerical Photometric Ellipsometer

Jheng-Syong Wu, Chien Chou, Ying-Chang Li, Chi-Jen Yu, Chun-Hao Chuang, Li-Ping Yu, Yu-Hsin Chang, and Cheng-Chung Lee
Published July 19, 2012 (5 pages)
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086602 : De-embedding of On-Chip Inductor at Millimeter-Wave Range

Bo Zhang, Yong-Zhong Xiong, Lei Wang, Sanming Hu, and Joshua Le-Wei Li
Published July 25, 2012 (3 pages)
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086701 : Gabor Holography with Speckle-Free Spherical Wave in Hard X-ray Region

Yoshio Suzuki and Akihisa Takeuchi
Published July 11, 2012 (5 pages)
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086702 : Fabrication of Molds with 25-nm Dot-Pitch Pattern by Focused Ion Beam and Reactive Ion Etching for Nanoimprint Using Metallic Glass

Yasuyuki Fukuda, Yasunori Saotome, Nobuyuki Nishiyama, Noriko Saidoh, Eiichi Makabe, and Akihisa Inoue
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
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Cross-disciplinary areas

087001 : Microfabrication of Si and GaAs by Plasma Etching Process Using Bacterial Cells as an Etching Mask Material

Akihiro Matsutani and Ayako Takada
Published July 18, 2012 (4 pages)
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Brief Notes

088001 : Stable Fourth-Harmonic Generation of a Q-Switched Nanosecond–Kilohertz Nd:YVO₄ Laser and Its Application to Dicing of Silicon Wafer

Tetsuo Harimoto, Boku Yo, and Kosuke Uchida
Published July 13, 2012 (2 pages)
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088002 : Peak Intensity Stabilization of Fundamental Laser through Second-Harmonic Generation Process

Tetsuo Harimoto and Hidetomo Tsugane
Published July 17, 2012 (2 pages)
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088003 : Enhancement of Active Layer Characteristics with Solvent Spray Annealing Treatment for Organic Solar Cell

Kyu-Jin Kim, Jin-Ju Bae, Yoon-Sik Seo, Byoung-Ho Kang, Se-Hyuk Yeom, Dae-Hyuk Kwon, and Shin-Won Kang
Published July 25, 2012 (2 pages)
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088004 : Fabrication of Vanadium Oxide Thin Films on Fused Quartz Substrates by Metal–Organic Decomposition for Bolometer Detectors

Le Ngoc Son, Takashi Tachiki, and Takashi Uchida
Published July 27, 2012 (2 pages)
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088005 : Spatial Distribution of Photocurrent in Si Stripes under Tilted Illumination Measured by Multimode Scanning Probe Microscopy

Leonid Bolotov, Tetsuya Tada, Vladimir Poborchii, Koichi Fukuda, and Toshihiko Kanayama
Published August 1, 2012 (2 pages)
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Errata

089201 : Erratum: “Switching Characterization and Failure Analysis of In₂Se₃ Based Phase Change Memory”

Heon Lee and Dae-Hwan Kang
Published July 13, 2012 (1 page)
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089202 : Publisher’s Note: “Birefringence Polarimeter Using Dual LiNbO₃ Electrooptic Crystal Modulators”

Takeshi Saitou, Muhammad Nurdin Bin, Hiroyuki Kowa, Norihiro Umeda, Kuniharu Takizawa, Eiichi Kondoh, and Lianhua Jin
Published July 27, 2012 (1 page)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (26K)]

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