Related papers: Record Responsivity-conductance Performance in Sub…
Direct observation of capture cross-section is challenging due to the need of extremely short filling pulses in the two-gate Deep-Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS). Simple estimation of cross-section can be done from DLTS and Admittance…
Nb3O2(OH) has emerged as a highly attractive photocatalyst based on its chemical stability, energetic band positions, and large active lattice sites. Compared to other various photocatalytic semiconductors, it can be synthesized easily.…
We report over 3 kV breakdown voltage and ultra-low leakage (011) \b{eta}-Ga2O3 power devices utilizing Schottky barrier engineering and high-permittivity (\k{appa}) dielectric (ZrO2) field plate. The (011) orientation of \b{eta}-Ga2O3…
Ga$_2$O$_3$ is a wide-bandgap material of interest for a wide variety of devices, many of these requiring heterostructures, for instance to achieve carrier confinement. A common method to create such heterostructures is to alloy with…
The conductance curves of point-contact tunnel junctions between Ag and $\rm Ba_{1-x}K_xBiO_3$ ($x\simeq 0.4$) reveal a BCS behavior with low leakage current at zero voltage and some broadening of the superconducting-gap structure. In the…
Simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS)-aided cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) systems are investigated under spatially correlated fading channels using realistic…
We have measured the low-energy quasiparticle excitation spectrum of the electron doped high-temperature superconductors (HTS) Nd(1.85)Ce(0.15)CuO(4-y) and Pr(1.85)Ce(0.15)CuO(4-y) as a function of temperature and applied magnetic field…
FR3 ($\approx$7-24 GHz), also referred to as the upper mid-band, has recently emerged as promising spectrum for 6G; however, its propagation and MIMO characteristics vary significantly with frequency and environment, and spectrum…
We report a theoretical \textit{ab-initio} study of $\beta$-As$_2$Te$_3$ ($R\bar{3}m$ symmetry) at hydrostatic pressures up to 12 GPa. We have systematically characterized the vibrational and electronic changes of the system induced by the…
Ferroelectric field-effect transistors (Fe-FETs) with ferroelectric hafnium oxide (FE HfO2) as gate insulator are being extensively explored as a promising device candidate for three-dimensional (3D) NAND memory application. FE HfO2…
Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have attracted considerable attention because of their ability to dynamically control electromagnetic wave propagation. While most existing IRSs have been developed for low-power communication and…
Modern semiconductor materials are increasingly used in multidisciplinary systems demonstrating cross-interactions between mechanical strains and electronic potentials, which gives rise to ubiquitous applications in high sensitivity,…
Infrared reflectance measurements were made with light polarized along the a- and c-axis of both superconducting and antiferromagnetic phases of electron doped Nd$_{1.85}$Ce$_{.15}$CuO$_{4+\delta}$. The results are compared to…
We demonstrate graded AlGaN/GaN heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) with selective injection of minority carriers across a p-GaN base and patterned regrown base contacts. The selective injection design regulates minority carrier…
Three-dimensional topological insulators are characterized by the presence of a bandgap in their bulk and gapless Dirac fermions at their surfaces. New physical phenomena originating from the presence of the Dirac fermions are predicted to…
High bandwidth and low dark current germanium (Ge) photodetectors are crucial in silicon photonic integrated circuits. The bandwidth of Ge photodetectors is restricted by carrier transit time and parasitic parameters. And thermal generation…
Here, we isolate thin TiS3 ribbons, a layered direct band gap semiconductor (1.1 eV, well suited for detection all across the visible spectrum), thus far almost unexplored. We fabricate field effect transistors and study their electrical…
Band edge photocurrent spectra are typically observed in either of two shapes: a peak or a step. In this study, we show that the photocurrent band edge response of a GaN layer forms a peak, while the same response in GaN nanowires takes the…
Photonic integrated circuits currently use platform intrinsic thermo-optic and electro-optic effects to implement dynamic functions such as switching, modulation and other processing. Currently, there is a drive to implement field…
We propose and numerically analyze the hybrid Si-Ge\textsubscript{2}Sb\textsubscript{2}Te\textsubscript{5} strip waveguide switches for Mid-IR wavelength of 2.1 $\mu$m. The switches investigated are one input-one output (on-off) type and…