2014

Crossover from diffusive to tunneling regime in NbN/DyN/NbN ferromagnetic semiconductor tunnel junctions
P. K. Muduli, Avradeep Pal, Mark G. Blamire, 2014, 'Crossover from diffusive to tunneling regime in NbN/DyN/NbN ferromagnetic semiconductor tunnel junctions', Physical Review B , vol. 89, no. 9
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.89.094414

Precise Tuning of (YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ ) 1-x :(BaZrO 3 ) x Thin Film Nanocomposite Structures
Run Zhao, Weiwei Li, Joon Hwan Lee, Eun Mi Choi, Yan Liang, Wei Zhang, Rujun Tang, Haiyan Wang, Quanxi Jia, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Hao Yang, 2014, ' Precise Tuning of (YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ ) 1-x :(BaZrO 3 ) x Thin Film Nanocomposite Structures ', Advanced Functional Materials , vol. 24, no. 33, pp. 5240-5245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201304302

Biopolymer-Mediated Inorganic Crystal Growth at Reduced Temperature with Enhanced Kinetics and Morphological Direction
Zili Zhang, Hongli Suo, Lin Ma, Ahmed Kursumovic, Yan Xu, Min Liu, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Stuart C. Wimbush, 2014, 'Biopolymer-Mediated Inorganic Crystal Growth at Reduced Temperature with Enhanced Kinetics and Morphological Direction', Crystal Growth & Design , vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 2296-2301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cg401906g

The Effect of Different Salt Additions on the Microstructure of YBCO Synthesized by a Biomimetic Method
Zi Li Zhang, Hong Li Suo, Lin Ma, Ahmed Kursumovic, Min Liu, Yi Wang, Judith L. Macmanus-Driscoll, Stuart C. Wimbush, 2014, 'The Effect of Different Salt Additions on the Microstructure of YBCO Synthesized by a Biomimetic Method', Advanced Materials Research , vol. 887-888, pp. 614-618
http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.887-888.614

Strain relaxation and enhanced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in BiFeO3:CoFe2O4 vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films
Wenrui Zhang, Jie Jian, Aiping Chen, Liang Jiao, Fauzia Khatkhatay, Leigang Li, Frank Chu, Quanxi Jia, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Haiyan Wang, 2014, 'Strain relaxation and enhanced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in BiFeO3:CoFe2O4 vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films', Applied Physics Letters , vol. 104, no. 6, p. 062402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4864405

Interfacial coupling in heteroepitaxial vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films: From lateral to vertical control
Wenrui Zhang, Aiping Chen, Zhenxing Bi, Quanxi Jia, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Haiyan Wang, 2014, 'Interfacial coupling in heteroepitaxial vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films: From lateral to vertical control', Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science , vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 6-18
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cossms.2013.07.007

Induced Magnetization in La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 / BiFeO 3 Superlattices',
Surendra Singh, J. T. Haraldsen, J. Xiong, E. M. Choi, P. Lu, D. Yi, X.-D. Wen, J. Liu, H. Wang, Z. Bi, P. Yu, M. R. Fitzsimmons, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, R. Ramesh, A. V. Balatsky, Jian-Xin Zhu, Q. X. Jia, 2014, 'Induced Magnetization in La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 / BiFeO 3 Superlattices', Physical Review Letters , vol. 113, no. 4
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.113.047204

Improved Exciton Dissociation at Semiconducting Polymer:ZnO Donor:Acceptor Interfaces via Nitrogen Doping of ZnO
Kevin P. Musselman, Sebastian Albert-Seifried, Robert L. Z. Hoye, Aditya Sadhanala, David Muñoz-Rojas, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Richard H. Friend, 2014, 'Improved Exciton Dissociation at Semiconducting Polymer:ZnO Donor:Acceptor Interfaces via Nitrogen Doping of ZnO', Advanced Functional Materials , vol. 24, no. 23, pp. 3562-3570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201303994

Spatial atmospheric atomic layer deposition: a new laboratory and industrial tool for low-cost photovoltaics
David Muñoz-Rojas, Judith MacManus-Driscoll, 2014, 'Spatial atmospheric atomic layer deposition: a new laboratory and industrial tool for low-cost photovoltaics', Materials Horizons , vol. 1, no. 3, p. 314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3mh00136a

Strong pinning in very fast grown reactive co-evaporated GdBa2Cu3O7 coated conductors
J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, M. Bianchetti, A. Kursumovic, G. Kim, W. Jo, H. Wang, J. H. Lee, G. W. Hong, S. H. Moon, 2014, 'Strong pinning in very fast grown reactive co-evaporated GdBa2Cu3O7 coated conductors', APL Materials , vol. 2, no. 8, p. 086103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4893339

Editorial: Defining materials science: A vision from APL Materials
Judith MacManus-Driscoll, 2014, 'Editorial: Defining materials science: A vision from APL Materials', APL Materials , vol. 2, no. 7, p. 070401
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4890057

Chemical Quantification of Atomic-Scale EDS Maps under Thin Specimen Conditions
Ping Lu, Eric Romero, Shinbuhm Lee, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Quanxi Jia, 2014, 'Chemical Quantification of Atomic-Scale EDS Maps under Thin Specimen Conditions', Microscopy and Microanalysis , vol. 20, no. 06, pp. 1782-1790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927614013245

Modifying the polarization state of terahertz radiation using anisotropic twin-domains in LaAlO_3
J. Lloyd-Hughes, S. P. P. Jones, E. Castro-Camus, K. I. Doig, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, 2014, 'Modifying the polarization state of terahertz radiation using anisotropic twin-domains in LaAlO_3', Optics Letters , vol. 39, no. 5, p. 1121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ol.39.001121

Novel Electroforming-Free Nanoscaffold Memristor with Very High Uniformity, Tunability, and Density
Shinbuhm Lee, Abhijeet Sangle, Ping Lu, Aiping Chen, Wenrui Zhang, Jae Sung Lee, Haiyan Wang, Quanxi Jia, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, 2014, 'Novel Electroforming-Free Nanoscaffold Memristor with Very High Uniformity, Tunability, and Density', Advanced Materials , vol. 26, no. 36, pp. 6284-6289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201401917

Engineering Schottky Contacts in Open-Air Fabricated Heterojunction Solar Cells to Enable High Performance and Ohmic Charge Transport
Robert L. Z. Hoye, Shane Heffernan, Yulia Ievskaya, Aditya Sadhanala, Andrew Flewitt, Richard H. Friend, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Kevin P. Musselman, 2014, 'Engineering Schottky Contacts in Open-Air Fabricated Heterojunction Solar Cells to Enable High Performance and Ohmic Charge Transport', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , vol. 6, no. 24, pp. 22192-22198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am5058663

Improved Open- Circuit Voltage in ZnO-PbSe Quantum Dot Solar Cells by Understanding and Reducing Losses Arising from the ZnO Conduction Band Tail
Robert L. Z. Hoye, Bruno Ehrler, Marcus L. Böhm, David Muñoz-Rojas, Rashid M. Ag/10.1038/nmat3951" target="_blank"> http://dx.doi.org/10

Improved Open- Circuit Voltage in ZnO-PbSe Quantum Dot Solar Cells by Understanding and Reducing Losses Arising from the ZnO Conduction Band Tail
Robert L. Z. Hoye, Bruno Ehrler, Marcus L. Böhm, David Muñoz-Rojas, Rashid M. Altamimi, Ahmed Y. Alyamani, Yana Vaynzof, Aditya Sadhanala, Giorgio Ercolano, Neil C. Greenham, Richard H. Friend, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Kevin P. Musselman, 2014, 'Improved Open- Circuit Voltage in ZnO-PbSe Quantum Dot Solar Cells by Understanding and Reducing Losses Arising from the ZnO Conduction Band Tail', Advanced Energy Materials , vol. 4, no. 8, pp. n/a-n/a
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201301544

Strong correlated pinning at high growth rates in YBa2Cu3O7−x thin films with Ba2YNbO6 additions
G. Ercolano, M. Bianchetti, S.-L. Sahonta, A. Kursumovic, J. H. Lee, H. Wang, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, 2014, 'Strong correlated pinning at high growth rates in YBa2Cu3O7−x thin films with Ba2YNbO6 additions', Journal of Applied Physics , vol. 116, no. 3, p. 033915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4890459

Ferroelectric Sm-Doped BiMnO 3 Thin Films with Ferromagnetic Transition Temperature Enhanced to 140 K
Eun-Mi Choi, Ahmed Kursumovic, Oon Jew Lee, Josée E. Kleibeuker, Aiping Chen, Wenrui Zhang, Haiyan Wang, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, 2014, ' Ferroelectric Sm-Doped BiMnO 3 Thin Films with Ferromagnetic Transition Temperature Enhanced to 140 K ', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , vol. 6, no. 17, pp. 14836-14843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am501351c

Room Temperature Ferrimagnetism and Ferroelectricity in Strained, Thin Films of BiFe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 3
Eun-Mi Choi, Thomas Fix, Ahmed Kursumovic, Christy J. Kinane, Darío Arena, Suman-Lata Sahonta, Zhenxing Bi, Jie Xiong, Li Yan, Jun-Sik Lee, Haiyan Wang, Sean Langridge, Young-Min Kim, Albina Y. Borisevich, Ian MacLaren, Quentin M. Ramasse, Mark G. Blamire, Quanxi Jia, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, 2014, ' Room Temperature Ferrimagnetism and Ferroelectricity in Strained, Thin Films of BiFe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 3 ', Advanced Functional Materials , vol. 24, no. 47, pp. 7478-7487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201401464

Publisher's Note: “Magnetotransport properties of quasi-one-dimensionally channeled vertically aligned heteroepitaxial nanomazes” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 093114 (2013)]
Aiping Chen, Wenrui Zhang, Fauzia Khatkhatay, Qing Su, Chen-Fong Tsai, Li Chen, Q. X. Jia, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang, 2014, 'Publisher's Note: “Magnetotransport properties of quasi-one-dimensionally channeled vertically aligned heteroepitaxial nanomazes” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 093114 (2013)]', Applied Physics Letters , vol. 104, no. 6, p. 069901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4865899

Evolution of microstructure, strain and physical properties in oxide nanocomposite films
Aiping Chen, Marcus Weigand, Zhenxing Bi, Wenrui Zhang, Xuejie Lü, Paul Dowden, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Haiyan Wang, Quanxi Jia, 2014, 'Evolution of microstructure, strain and physical properties in oxide nanocomposite films', Scientific Reports , vol. 4
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep05426

Polymer-based nanopiezoelectric generators for energy harvesting applications
S. Crossley, R. A. Whiter, S. Kar-Narayan, 2014, 'Polymer-based nanopiezoelectric generators for energy harvesting applications', Materials Science and Technology , vol. 30, no. 13a, pp. 1613-1624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743284714y.0000000605

Caloric materials near ferroic phase transitions
X. Moya, S. Kar-Narayan, N. D. Mathur, 2014, 'Caloric materials near ferroic phase transitions', Nature Materials , vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 439-450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat3951

A Scalable Nanogenerator Based on Self-Poled Piezoelectric Polymer Nanowires with High Energy Conversion Efficiency
Richard A. Whiter, Vijay Narayan, Sohini Kar-Narayan, 2014, 'A Scalable Nanogenerator Based on Self-Poled Piezoelectric Polymer Nanowires with High Energy Conversion Efficiency', Advanced Energy Materials , pp. n/a-n/a
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201400519

Magnetic state controllable critical temperature in epitaxial Ho/Nb bilayers
Yuanzhou Gu, J. W. A. Robinson, M. Bianchetti, N. A. Stelmashenko, D. Astill, F. M. Grosche, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, M. G. Blamire, 2014, 'Magnetic state controllable critical temperature in epitaxial Ho/Nb bilayers', APL MATERIALS , vol. 2, no. 4, p. 046103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4870141

Nano-optical observation of cascade switching in a parallel superconducting nanowire single photon detector
Robert M. Heath, Michael G. Tanner, Alessandro Casaburi, Mark G. Webster, Lara San Emeterio Alvarez, Weitao Jiang, Zoe H. Barber, Richard J. Warburton, Robert H. Hadfield, 2014, 'Nano-optical observation of cascade switching in a parallel superconducting nanowire single photon detector', Applied Physics Letters , vol. 104, no. 6, p. 063503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4865199

Investigation of silver diffusion in TiO2/Ag/TiO2 coatings
J. Kulczyk-Malecka, P.J. Kelly, G. West, G.C.B. Clarke, J.A. Ridealgh, K.P. Almtoft, A.L. Greer, Z.H. Barber, 2014, 'Investigation of silver diffusion in TiO2/Ag/TiO2 coatings', Acta Materialia , vol. 66, pp. 396-404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.11.030

Nanopillar Spin Filter Tunnel Junctions with Manganite Barriers
Bhagwati Prasad, Mehmet Egilmez, Frank Schoofs, Thomas Fix, Mary E. Vickers, Wenrui Zhang, Jie Jian, Haiyan Wang, Mark G. Blamire, 2014, 'Nanopillar Spin Filter Tunnel Junctions with Manganite Barriers', Nano Letters , vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 2789-2793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl500798b

Magnetic field dependence of the proximity-induced triplet superconductivity at ferromagnet/superconductor interfaces
Yoav Kalcheim, Israel Felner, Oded Millo, Tal Kirzhner, Gad Koren, Angelo Di Bernardo, Mehmet Egilmez, Mark G. Blamire, J. W. A. Robinson, 2014, 'Magnetic field dependence of the proximity-induced triplet superconductivity at ferromagnet/superconductor interfaces', Physical Review B , vol. 89, no. 18
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.89.180506

Supercurrents in half-metallic ferromagnetic La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3
M. Egilmez, J. W. A. Robinson, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, L. Chen, H. Wang, M. G. Blamire, 2014, ' Supercurrents in half-metallic ferromagnetic La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3 ', EPL (Europhysics Letters) , vol. 106, no. 3, p. 37003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/106/37003