Applied Physics Reviews

07/11/2025

Sandia National Labs integration of atomic precision advanced manufacturing with CMOS promises to inspire devices that will use its capabilities for quantum confinement and novel electronic structure.

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Atomic precision advanced manufacturing (APAM) dopes silicon with enough carriers to change its electronic structure and can be used to create novel devices by

05/11/2025

This work presents the first experimental realization of disclination-induced topological states in diffusion lattices, extending topological crystalline physics into anti-Hermitian systems.

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The disclination of a bulk crystalline lattice could host strongly localized states protected by quantized fractional charges, known as disclination states. Alt

10/10/2025

Here, we observed a giant chiral-magnetic/chiral-battery effect in Weyl semimetals WP2+δ by “negative” resistance phenomenon and anomalous Ohm’s law under parallel electric field and magnetic field.
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The chiral magnetic effect (CME) is a quantum phenomenon arising from the breaking of chiral symmetry in relativistic Weyl fermions due to quantum fluctuations

10/10/2025

The self-powered optically inhibitory and excitatory synaptic behaviors are successfully attained by adjusting the optical power density of the single wavelength stimulation (365 nm).
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Self-powered optoelectronic synaptic devices play an important role for the construction of neuromorphic computing systems. Nevertheless, these devices can only

09/10/2025

Interfacial effects on spin filtering and anisotropy in magnetic tunnel junctions are studied by Haichang Lu, Kun Li at Beihang University, with design principles to yield better device performance.
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Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) composed of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals heterostructures are proposed to be a plausible scheme to achieve larger tunnel m

08/10/2025

Strong electromechanical coupling in atomically thin semiconductors enables multimode tunable vibrating-channel-transistor resonators, promising integration of 2D-sheet FETs and NEMS transducers.
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Transistors based on two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have emerged as promising candidates for ultra-scaled computing devices. By suspending the 2D channels

12/08/2025

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04/08/2025

Here, we demonstrate the switching of polar topological textures between complex flux-closure and center-type structures in PbTiO3 nano-island arrays merely by tunning the oxygen vacancy levels.

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Deterministic control of polar topological structures has attracted considerable attention due to its potential applications in post-Moore electronics. While ma

23/07/2025

Organic photodetectors rely on heterojunctions, but traditional heterojunction structures suffer from issues like bimolecular recombination losses and disrupted charge transport.

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Accidental discovery could enable significant advances in organic optoelectronic devices.

15/07/2025

In this review, we introduce conjugated polymer-based hydrogels for soft electronic applications and focus on innovative methods that enable precise microfabrication of these wet soft hydrogels.

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Hydrogel electronic materials (HEMs) have emerged as strong candidates for various applications in soft electronics based on their unique softness and exception

14/07/2025

The α-In2Se3 ferroelectric device realizes a multimodal nociceptor, demonstrating key nociceptive behaviors under electrical, optical, or co-stimulation, facilitating biomimetic robotics applications.

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A multimodal nociceptor is an essential sensory receptor and can rapidly generate pain signals to make the body avoid potential damage from a variety of differe

30/06/2025

In fiber optic communication, optical sensing, laser processing, and other applications, scientists and engineers must be able to measure the power and wavelength of light simultaneously.

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In one device, photothermal microcavities simultaneously measure light power and wavelength for potential applications in laser processing and quantum technolog