{"id":2879,"date":"2022-12-29T13:10:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T19:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kermitmurray.com\/msblog\/?page_id=2879"},"modified":"2022-12-29T13:10:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T19:10:39","slug":"journal-of-physics-d-applied-physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kermitmurray.com\/msblog\/links\/journal-feeds\/physics-journals\/journal-of-physics-d-applied-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-caxton-grid relative\"><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill\"><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill cover bg-center\" style=\"background-color:;background-image:linear-gradient( );\"><\/div><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill\" style=\"background-color:;background-image:linear-gradient( );opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"relative caxton-columns caxton-grid-block\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;grid-template-columns:repeat(12, 1fr)\" data-tablet-css=\"padding-left:em;padding-right:em;\" data-mobile-css=\"padding-left:em;padding-right:em;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-caxton-section relative\" style=\"grid-area:span 1\/span 8\"><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill\"><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill cover bg-center\" style=\"background-color:;background-image:linear-gradient( );\"><\/div><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill\" style=\"background-color:;background-image:linear-gradient( );opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"relative caxton-section-block\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-right:5px\" data-mobile-css=\"padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em;\" data-tablet-css=\"padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em;\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/journal\/0022-3727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal Home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-caxton-section relative\" style=\"grid-area:span 1\/span 4\"><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill\"><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill cover bg-center\" style=\"background-color:;background-image:linear-gradient( );\"><\/div><div class=\"absolute absolute--fill\" style=\"background-color:;background-image:linear-gradient( );opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"relative caxton-section-block\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-right:5px\" data-mobile-css=\"padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em;\" data-tablet-css=\"padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em;\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/journal\/rss\/0022-3727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-dates has-authors has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae5f2d'>One-dimensional lead-free perovskite-type atomic wires<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 21, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Qiyu Li, Tieshuan Dong, Tingcha Wei, Jijun Zhao and Si Zhou<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">As the atomic-scale manufacturing becoming the ultimate capability pursued by the manufacturing technologies, there has been a quest for low-dimensional materials with well-defined geometric and electronic structures to meet the requirements of miniaturization and multifunctionality for various device applications. Inspired by the emerging low-dimensional halide perovskites with intriguing optical properties, here we systematically explore one-dimensional (1D) atomic wires of transition metal halides. By the first-principles GW Bethe\u2013Salpeter equation calculations, MCl4 (M = 4d and 5d group 5\u20138 transition metal elements) [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae5e85'>Design of a P-type cold-source field-effect transistor with 2D MA2Z4: a study toward performance limits<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 21, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Xinyao Yuan, Tianrui Qi, Jiexin Wang, Huan Wang, Xiaojie Liu and Haitao Yin<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">By integrating the excellent electrostatic control capability of two-dimensional semiconductors with the \u2018cold source\u2019 device concept, this work proposes a low-power p-type field-effect transistor design based on MA2Z4 materials, using monolayer MoSi2N4 as the channel and its metallic counterpart TaSi2N4 as the source and drain electrodes. First-principles-based quantum transport simulations reveal that the TaSi2N4\/MoSi2N4 interface forms a high-quality p-type ohmic contact with a contact resistance as low as 748.1 \u03a9 \u03bcm. Benefiting from the carrier-filtering effect induced by the characteristic [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae5e81'>A miniaturized low-profile frequency selective rasorber with broadband absorption and dual-transmission response<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 21, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Wenxing Li, Zhongshu Jiang, Ao Zou, Yu Yu, Jinke Wang, Ling Miao and Jianjun Jiang<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">In this paper, a novel design strategy is proposed for the realization of a miniaturized broadband absorbing absorption\u2013transmission\u2013absorption\u2013transmission\u2013absorption type frequency selective rasorber (FSR). The proposed FSR consists of a two-layer cascaded structure separated by an air spacer. The novelty of this design lies in the following aspects. First, the top layer employs lumped capacitors to realize dual passbands and broadband absorption, enabling a miniaturized unit-cell topology with a size of 0.0896\u03bbL \u00d7 0.0896\u03bbL (\u03bbL is the wavelength at the lowest [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae5d51'>Spectral response narrowing and performance modulation of GaN UV photodetectors via He ion irradiation defect Engineering<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 21, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Hui Dai, Yong Liu, Zhiyan Hou, Xinqing Han, Zhixian Wei, Chen Wu, Ke Sun, Yufan Zhou, Hongfei Gao, Honglian Song, Xiaofei Yu and Xuelin Wang<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Gallium nitride (GaN)-based ultraviolet photodetectors face challenges spectrally selective detection due to their inherent broadband UV response. This work presents a defect-engineering approach utilizing 10 MeV He ion irradiation to achieve filter-free narrowband GaN UV photodetectors. By irradiating GaN epitaxial layers with varying fluences of He ions, systematic characterization of structural, electrical, and optoelectronic properties was conducted. The results demonstrate that the irradiated devices exhibit a substantial reduction in dark current by over four orders of magnitude, a significant narrowing [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae5980'>Local atomic and electronic environment descriptors determined stability and oxygen evolution activity in Ta-doped RuO2<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 21, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Guang-Qiang Yu, Jun-Zhe Li and Xi-Bo Li<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Ta-doped RuO2 has emerged as a highly promising catalyst due to its exceptional oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity and stability. In this study, we employed density functional theory (DFT) to develop a linear descriptor model based on Ta numbers, systematically investigating the effects of Ta doping on OER performance. This approach establishes a clear structure-property relationship that directly connects atomic-scale features with catalytic activity and stability. Our analysis reveals that intra-layer Ta\u2013O\u2013Ru local configurations simultaneously enhance both catalytic activity and [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae597f'>Investigation into material effect on cathode spot evolution based on molecular dynamics simulation<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 21, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Haonan Yang, Zhongdong Wang, Ruoyu Xu and Mingyu Zhou<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The properties of contact materials largely determine the performance of vacuum circuit breakers (VCBs). Consequently, improving material properties through modifications of conventional Cu\u2013Cr alloys has become a central research focus, particularly in the development of VCBs for higher voltage levels. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying material effects on VCB performance, it is essential to investigate cathode spot behaviour, which fundamentally reflects the interaction between contact materials and the vacuum arc. Although numerous simulation studies have been carried out on cathode [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae4fd2'>Optimization of three-dimensional laminated electrodes for enhanced electroadhesive force<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 20, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Zichao Chen, Wei Tian, Yunfei Miao, Jia Ming Zhang, Jinjun Duan and Wenhe Liao<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Electroadhesion (EA), with its advantages of broad interfacial applicability, switchable adhesion, and low power consumption, is regarded as having prospective applications for the end-effectors of on-orbit spacecraft maintenance robots. However, its reliability in space has been constrained by the planar electrode configurations commonly adopted, which suffer from issues such as low EA force and poor stability. To address this, a three-dimensional (3D) laminated electrode configuration of EA is proposed in this paper. The mechanism for enhancing the EA force in [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae5c15'>Nanofluidic ionic thermoelectric energy conversion through the thermal management of electronic devices using composite phase-change material<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-19T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 19, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Yu Qian, Qiongyao Cui, Ye Chen, Yongbo Dong and Qinlong Ren<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">With the rapid growth of high-performance computing and big-data processing, electronic devices increasingly operate at high frequency and power, imposing stringent thermal management demands. Modern electronic thermal management systems face dual challenges: heat accumulation during continuous operation and pronounced temperature fluctuations under intermittent conditions. Meanwhile, the low-grade waste heat generated during operation is difficult to be efficiently utilized. By leveraging the latent heat buffering of composite phase-change materials and temperature gradient-\u2013driven ionic thermoelectric techniques, this work reports an integrated system [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae5307'>Theoretical investigation of the transition conditions between cathode and anode breakdown in vacuum arcs<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 16, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Zhaohui Liu, Ye Dong, Ziming Wang, Zhekai Luo, Hantian Zhang, Wenbing Wu, Wei Yang and Qianhong Zhou<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">This study focuses on the transition conditions between cathode-dominated and anode-dominated breakdown in vacuum arcs, which are crucial for optimizing the stability and service life of anode vacuum arc sources applied in thin-film deposition. We integrate thermal conduction and Fowler\u2013Nordheim emission theories to develop analytical models for cathode breakdown delay time, which are applicable to ultra-short, finite, and long leading-edge time pulse regimes. We also establish an anode breakdown delay time model incorporating electron trajectory diffusion. Our findings reveal that [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1361-6463\/ae4e3d'>Role of modification interlayers in enhancing thermal transport across metal\/diamond interfaces<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T23:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 16, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Xinling Tang, Guang Yang, Zhongkang Lin, Yulin Gu, Jingfei Wang and Xiaoguang Wei<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Metal\u2013diamond composite materials are acknowledged as promising high-thermal-conductivity candidates for electronic cooling and energy transfer, offering tunable properties and competitive cost. However, their performance is significantly limited by the poor metal\/diamond interfacial thermal conductance (ITC). Many theoretical and experimental studies have highlighted the benefits of modification interlayers at metal\/diamond interfaces, but the underlying phonon-level mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we focus on the widely used Cu\/diamond heterostructure and reveal how a nanometric Ti interlayer augments interfacial thermal transport. 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