2011

2011 PUBLICATIONS  

• Wang, Y., Liao, Z., Xu, H., Xiu, F., Kou, X., Wang, Y., Wang, K.L., Drennan, J., and Zou, J., “Structural evolution of GeMn/Ge superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy under different growth conditions”, Nanoscale Research Letters, 6: 624. (December 12, 2011)
• Tsai, C-I., Wang, C-Y., Tang, J., Hung, M-H., Wang, K.L., and Chen, L-J., “Electrical Properties and Magnetic Response of Cobalt Germanosilicide Nanowires”, ACS Nano, 5 (12): 9552-9558. (November 8, 2011)
• Wang,, Song, E.B., Lee, S., Tang, J., Lang, M., Zeng, C., Xu, G., Zhou, Y., and Wang, K.L., “Quantum Dot Behavior in Bilayer Graphene Nanoribbons”, ACS Nano, 5(11): 8769-8773. (October 23, 2011)
• Lee, S., Song, E.B., Wang, K.L., Yoon, C.S., Yoon, I.T., Shon, Y., and Kang, T.W., “Thermodynamic Behavior of Excitonic Emission Properties in Manganese- and Zinc-Codoped Indium Phosphide Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Layers”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(47): 23564-23567. (October 21, 2011)
• Tang, J., Wang, C-Y., Xiu, F., Zhou, Y., Chen, L-J., and Wang, K.L., “Formation and Device Application of Ge Nanowire Heterostructures via Rapid Thermal Annealing”, Review Article in Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. (2011)
• Zhou, Y., Han, W., Chang, L-T., Xiu, F., Wang, M., Oehme, M., Fischer, I.A., Schulze, J., Kawakami, R.K., and Wang, K.L., “Electrical Spin Injection and Transport in Germanium”, Physical Review B, 84 (12): 125323/1-7. (September 30, 2011)
• Hong, A.J., Kim, J., Kim, K., Wang, Y., Xiu, F., Jeon, J., Park, J., Rauda, I., Chen, L-M., Yang, Y., Tolbert, S., Zou, J., and Wang, K.L., “Cr Metal Thin Film Memory”, Journal of Applied Physics, 110 (5): 054504/1-5. (September 6, 2011)
• Hong, A.J., Song, E.B., Yu, H. S., Allen, M.J., Kim, J., Fowler, J.D., Wassei, J.K., Park, Y., Wang, Y., Zou, J., Kaner, R.B., Weiller, B.H., and Wang, K.L., “Graphene Flash Memory”, ACS Nano, 5(10): 7812-7817. (August 22, 2011)
• Lee, J.S., Cha, S.N., Kim, J.M., Nam, H.W., Lee, S.H., Ko, W.B., Wang, K.L., Park, J.G., Hong, J.P., “p-Type Conduction Characteristics of Lithium-Doped ZnO Nanowires”, Advanced Materials, 23 (36): 4183-4187. (August 11, 2011)
• Khitun, A. and Wang, K.L., “Non-Volatile Magnonic Logic Circuits Engineering”, Journal of Applied Physics, 110 (3): 034306/1-11. (August 4, 2011)
• Song, E.B., Lian, B., Kim, S.M., Lee, S., Chung, T-K., Wang, M., Zeng, C., Xu, G., Wong, K., Zhou, Y., Rassool, H.I., Seo, D.H., Chung, H.-J., Heo, J., Seo, S., and Wang, K.L., “Robust Bi-Stable Memory Operation in Single-Layer Graphene Ferroelectric Memory”, Applied Physics Letters, 99 (4): 042109/1-3. (July 29, 2011)
• Zeng, Z.M., Upadhyaya, P., Khalili Amiri, P., Cheung, K.H., Katine, J.A., Langer, J., Wang, K.L., and Jiang, H.W., “Enhancement of Microwave Emission in Magnetic Tunnel Junction Oscillators Through In-Plane Field Orientation”, Applied Physics Letters, 99 (3): 032503/1-3. (July 19, 2011)
• Kim, S.M., Song, E.B., Lee, S., Seo, S., Seo, D.H., Hwang, Y., Candler, R., and Wang, K.L., “Suspended Few-Layer Graphene Beam Electromechanical Switch With Abrupt On-Off Characteristics and Minimal Leakage Current”, Applied Physics Letters, 99 (2): 023103/1-3. (July 13, 2011)
• Rasool, H.I., Song, E.B., Mecklenburg, M., Regan B.C., Wang, K.L., Weiller, B.H., Gimzewski, J.K., “Atomic-Scale Characterization of Graphene Grown on Copper (100) Single Crystals”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (32): 12536-12543. (July 6, 2011)
• Wu, T., Bur, A., Wong, K., Zhao, P., Lynch, C.S., Khalili Amiri, P., Wang, K.L., and Carman, G.P., “Electrical Control of Reversible and Permanent Magnetization Reorientation for Magnetoelectric Memory Devices”, Applied Physics Letters, 98 (26): 262504/1-3. (June 30, 2011)
• Tang, J., Wang, C.-Y., Xiu, F., Lang, M., Chu, L.-W., Tsai, C.-J., Chueh, Y.-L., Chen, L.-J., Wang, K.L., “Oxide-Confined Formation of Germanium Nanowire Heterostructures for High-Performance Transistors”, ACS Nano, 5(7): 6008–6015. (June 23, 2011)
• Xue, M., Li, L., Tremolet de Villers, B.J., Shen, H., Zhu, J., Yu, Z., Stieg, A.Z., Pei, Q., Schwartz, B.J., and Wang, K.L., “Charge-Carrier Dynamics in Hybrid Plasmonic Organic Solar Cells with Ag Nanoparticles”, Applied Physics Letters, 98: 253302/1-3. (June 20, 2011)
• Bur, A., Wu, T., Hockel, J., Hsu, C.-J., Kim, H.K.D., Chung, T.-K., Wong, K., Wang, K.L., and Carman, G.P., “Strain-Induced Magnetization Change in Patterned Ferromagnetic Nickel Nanostructures”, Journal of Applied Physics, 109 (12): 123903/1-5. (June 17, 2011)
• Xu, G., Torres, C.M., Bai, J., Tang, J., Yu, T., Huang, Y., Duan, X., Zhang, Y., and Wang, K.L., “Linewidth roughness in nanowire-mask-based graphene nanoribbons”, Applied Physics Letters, 98 (24): 243118/1-3. (June 17, 2011)
• Hong, R., Zhou, Y., Wang, K.L., and Wu, Z., “4H-SiC Nano-Pillar Avalanche Photodiode With Illumination-Dependent Characteristics”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 23 (12): 816-818. (June 15, 2011)
• Kou, X.F., He, L., Xiu, F.X., Lang, M.R., Liao, Z.M., Wang, Y., Fedorov, A.V., Yu, X.X., Tang, J.S., Huang, G., Jiang, X.W., Zhu, J.F., Zou, J., and Wang, K.L., “Epitaxial Growth of High Mobility Bi₂Se₃ Thin Films on CdS”, Applied Physics Letters, 98(24): 242102/1-3. (June 13, 2011)
• He, L., Xiu, F., Wang, Y., Fedorov, A.V., Huang, G., Kou, X., Lang, M., Beyermann, W.P., Zou, J., Wang, K.L., “Epitaxial Growth of Bi₂Se₃ Topological Insulator Thin Films on Si (111)”, Journal of Applied Physics, 109 (10):103702/1-6. (May 17, 2011)
• Kim, J., Hong, A. J., Kim, S.M., Shin, K.S., Song, E.B., Hwang, Y., Xiu, F., Galatsis, K., Chui, C.O., Candler, R.N., Choi, S., Moon, J.-T., and Wang, K.L., “A Stacked Memory Device on Logic 3D Technology for Ultra-High-Density Data Storage”, Nanotechnology, 22 (25): 254006/1-7. (May 16, 2011)
• Wang, C., Badmaev, A., Jooyaie, A., Bao, M., Wang, K.L., Galatsis, K., and Zhou, C., “Radio Frequency and Linearity Performance of Transistors Using High-Purity Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes”, ACS Nano, 5 (5): 4169-4176. (April 25, 2011)
• Zhu, J., Xue, M., Shen, H., Wu, Z., Kim, S., Ho, J-J., Hassani-Afshar, A., Zeng, B., and Wang, K.L., “Plasmonic Effects for Light Concentration in Organic Photovoltaic Thin Films Induced by Hexagonal Periodic Metallic Nanospheres”, Applied Physics Letters, 98 (15): 151110/1-3. (April 14, 2011)
• Wu, T., Bur, A., Wong, K., Hockel, J.L., Hsu, C.-J., Kim, H.K.D., Wang, K.L., and Carman, G.P., “Electric-Poling-Induced Magnetic Anisotropy and Electric-Field-Induced Magnetization Reorientation in Magnetoelectric Ni/(011) [Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃]_(1-x)-[PbTiO₃]_x Heterostructure”, Journal of Applied Physics, 109 (7): 07D732/1-3. (April 6, 2011)
• Zhao, H., Lyle, A., Zhang, Y., Amiri, P.K., Rowlands, G., Zeng, Z., Katine, J., Jiang, H., Galatsis, K., Wang, K.L., Krivorotov, I.N., and Wang, J.P., “Low Writing Energy and Sub NanoSecond Spin Torque Transfer Switching of In-Plane Magnetic Tunnel Junction for Spin Torque Transfer Random Access Memory”, Journal of Applied Physics, 109(7): 07C720/1-3. (March 29, 2011)
• Vulovic, B.M., Ovchinnikov, I., and Wang, K.L., “On the Upper Limit for Optical Spin Pumping in III-V Semiconductor Quantum Dots”, Journal of Applied Physics, 109 (6): 063916/1-4. (March 25, 2011)
• Upadhyaya, P., Khalili Amiri, P., Kovalev, A.A., Tserkovnyak, Y., Rowlands, G., Zeng, Z., Krivorotov, I., Jiang, H., and Wang, K.L., “Thermal Stability Characterization of Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Using Hard-Axis Magnetoresistance Measurements”, Journal of Applied Physics, 109(7): 07C708/1-3. (March 23, 2011)
• Khalili Amiri, P., Zeng, Z.M., Langer, J., Zhao, H., Rowlands, G., Chen, Y.-J., Krivorotov, I.N., Wang, J-P., Jiang, H.W., Katine, J.A., Huai, Y., Galatsis, K., and Wang, K.L., “Switching Current Reduction Using Perpendicular Anisotropy in CoFeB-MgO Magnetic Tunnel Junctions”, Applied Physics Letters, 98 (11): 112507/1-3. (March 17, 2011)
• Rowlands, G.E., Rahman, T., Katine, J.A., Langer, J., Lyle, A., Zhao, H., Alzate, J.G., Kovalev, A.A., Tserkovnyak, Y., Zeng, Z.M., Jiang, H.W., Galatsis, K., Huai, Y.M., Khalili Amiri, P., Wang, K.L., Krivorotov, I.N., and Wang, J.P., “Deep Subnanosecond Spin Torque Switching in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions With Combined In-Plane and Perpendicular Polarizers”, Applied Physics Letters, 98 (10) : 102509/1-3. (March 10, 2011)
• Xiu, F., Wang, Y., Zou, J., and Wang, K.L., “Electric-Field Controlled Ferromagnetism in MnGe Magnetic Quantum Dots”, Nano Reviews, 2: 5896 (March 7, 2011)
• Rasool, H.I., Song, E.B., Allen, M.J., Wassei, J.K., Kaner, R.B., Wang, K.L., Weiller, B.H., and Gimzewski, J.K., “Continuity of Graphene on Polycrystalline Copper”, Nano Letters, 11(1): 251-256. (2011)
• Zeng, Z.M, Khalili Amiri, P., Rowlands, G., Zhao, H., Krivorotov, I.N., Wang, J-P., Katine, J.A., Langer, J., Galatsis, K., Wang, K.L., and Jiang, H.W., “Effect of Resistance-Area Product on Spin-Transfer Switching in MgO-based Magnetic Tunnel Junction Memory Cells”, Applied Physics Letters, 98 (7): 072512/1-3. (February 18, 2011)
• Xu, G., Torres, C.M., Tang, J., Bai, J., Song, E.B., Huang, Y., Duan, X., Zhang, Y., and Wang, K.L., “Edge Effect on Resistance Scaling Rules in Graphene Nanostructures”, Nano Letters, 11(3):1082-1086. (February 15, 2011)
• Xiu, F., He, L., Wang, Y., Cheng, L., Chang, L.-T., Lang, M., Huang, G., Kou, X., Zhou, Y., Jiang, X., Zou, J., Shailos, A., and Wang, K.L., “Manipulating Surface States in Topological Insulator Nanoribbons”, Nature Nanotechnology, 6: 216-221. (February 13, 2011)
• Wang, Y., Xiu, F., Wang, Y., Zou, J., Beyermann, W.P., Zhou, Y., and Wang, K.L., “Coherent Magnetic Semiconductor Nanodot Arrays”, Nanoscale Research Letters, 6: 134. (February 11, 2011)
• Liao, Y., Zhang, C., Zhang, Y., Strong, V., Tang, J., Li, X-G., Kalantar-Zadeh, K., Hoek, E.M.V., Wang, K.L., and Kaner, R.B., “Carbon Nanotube/Polyaniline Composite Nanofibers: Facile Synthesis and Chemosensors”, Nano Letters, 11 (3): 954-959. (February 2, 2011)
• Wang, Y., Xiu, F., Zou, J., Beyermann, W.P., Zhou, Y., and Wang, K.L., “Controllable Ordered and Self-Assembled Magnetic MnxGe1-x Nanostructures”, Nanoscale Research Letters. (2011)
• Cheng, Y-T., Ho, J-J., Tsai, S-Y., Ye, Z-Z., Lee, W., Hwang, D-S., Chang, S-H., Chang, C-C., and Wang, K.L., “Efficiency Improved by Acid Texturization for Multi-Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells”, Solar Energy, 85(1):87-94. (January 2011)
• Dong, A., Chen, J., Oh, S.J., Ko, W., Xiu, F., Ye, X., Ko, D.-K., Wang, K.L., Kagan, C.R., and Murray, C.B., “Multiscale Periodic Assembly of Striped Nanoparticle Superlattice Films on a Liquid Surface”, Nano Letters. 11(2):841-846. (January 12, 2011)
• Wu, T., Bur, A., Zhao, P., Mohanchandra, K.P., Wong, K., Wang, K.L., Lynch, C.S., and Carman, G.P., “Giant Electric-Field-Induced Reversible and Permanent Magnetization Reorientation on Magnetoelectric Ni/(011) [Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃]_(1-x)-[PbTiO₃]_x Heterostructure”, Applied Physics Letters, 98 (1): 012504/1-3. (January 3, 2011)
• Chu, L-W., Hung, S-W., Wang, C-Y., Chen, Y-H., Tang, J., Wang, K.L., and Chen, L-J., “Field Emission and Magnetic Properties of Free-Standing Gd Silicide Nanowires Prepared by Reacting Ultrahigh Vacuum Deposited Gd Films with Well-Aligned Si Nanowires”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 158 (3): K64-K68. (January 3, 2011)
• Khalili Amiri, P., Zeng, Z.M., Upadhyaya, P., Rowlands, G., Zhao, H., Krivorotov, I.N., Wang, J.-P., Jiang, H.W., Katine, J.A., Langer, J., Galatsis, K., and Wang, K.L., “Low Write-Energy Magnetic Tunnel Junctions for High-Speed Spin-Transfer-Torque MRAM”, IEEE Electron Device Letters, 32(1):57-59. (January 2011).
• Wang, K.L., Ovchinnikov, I., Xiu, F., Khitun, A., and Bao, M., “From Nanoelectronics to Nano-Spintronics”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 11 (1): 306-313. (January 2011)