The European Physical Journal Applied Physics

Vol. 42 No. 2 (May 2008)

Semiconductors and Related Materials
• Formation of anti-site defects and bismuth overstoichiometry in p-type Sb_2-xBi_xTe₃ thermoelectric crystals     p. 67
  G. Kavei and M.A. Karami
  Abstract | PDF file (885.9 KB) | References



Microelectronics and Optoelectronics
• Anisotropy adjustment and thickness of thin layer doped by nanoparticules magnetic for the realization of phase matching between fundamental modes in monomode waveguides     p. 75
  M.R. Lebbal, T. Boumaza, M. Bouchemat, A. Hocini, F. Hobar, A. Benghalia, J.J. Rosseau and F. Royer
  Abstract | PDF file (402.6 KB) | References



• Synthesis and characterization of silver phthalocyanine nanowires and nanobelts     p. 81
  H. Gupta, A. Mahajan and R.K. Bedi
  Abstract | PDF file (570.1 KB) | References



• An analytical study of hot-carrier degradation effects in sub-micron MOS devices     p. 87
  A.K. Singh
  Abstract | PDF file (550.4 KB) | References



Surfaces, Interfaces and Films
• Influence of deposition parameters on the preferred orientation of BST thin films for UFPA applications     p. 95
  S.Z. Li, Y.Q. Yang, W.H. Huang, T.J. Zhang and S.B. Wang
  Abstract | PDF file (1.646 MB) | References



• Strain effects of InP/Si and InP/porous Si studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry     p. 99
  M. Lajnef, N. Ben Sedrine, J.C. Harmand, L. Travers, H. Ezzaouia and R. Chtourou
  Abstract | PDF file (644.7 KB) | References



• Structural and optical properties of silicon nitride film generated on Si substrate by low energy ion implantation     p. 103
  D. Dorranian, P. Azadfar, A.H. Sari, S. Ghorbani, A. Hojabri and M. Ghoranneviss
  Abstract | PDF file (804.4 KB) | References



Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies
• Enhanced radiative emission rate of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots on semi-continuous gold films     p. 109
  Y.-Y. Zhai, H. Song, Z.-K. Zhou, M. Li and Z.-H. Hao
  Abstract | PDF file (1.248 MB) | References



• Frequency dependent electrical characteristics of PbS quantum dots     p. 113
  S. Chowdhury, A.M.P. Hussain, G.A. Ahmed and A. Choudhury
  Abstract | PDF file (1.015 MB) | References



Laser and Optics
• Single-frequency operation of an orange avalanche upconversion laser for high-resolution laser spectroscopy     p. 121
  T.H. My, Ph. Goldner, O. Guillot-Noël, M. Tonelli and F. Bretenaker
  Abstract | PDF file (264.6 KB) | References



Magnetism and Superconductivity
• Magnetic energy distribution in polycrystalline sputtered CoCr magnetic thin films     p. 125
  J.F. Al-Sharab, J.E. Wittig, G. Bertero, T. Yamashita, J. Bentley and N.D. Evans
  Abstract | PDF file (1.201 MB) | References



Characterization of Materials: Imaging, Microscopy and Spectroscopy
• Active spectro-polarimetric imaging: signature modeling, imaging demonstrator and target detection     p. 129
  M. Alouini, F. Goudail, N. Roux, L. Le Hors, P. Hartemann, S. Breugnot and D. Dolfi
  Abstract | PDF file (2.290 MB) | References



• Electropolymerization of polypyrrole films doped with sulfonated polyaniline     p. 141
  Yuanyuan Zhou, Min Yu, Song Li and Lei Li
  Abstract | PDF file (361.8 KB) | References



Plasma, Discharge and Processes
• Deposition of titanium nitride on AISI-304 in a plasma focus environment     p. 145
  S. Zeb, A. Qayyum, M. Shafiq and M. Zakaullah
  Abstract | PDF file (1.386 MB) | References



Physics of Energy Conversion and Coupled Phenomena
• A constitutive law for magnetostrictive materials and its application to Terfenol-D single and polycrystals     p. 153
  L. Daniel and N. Galopin
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Instrumentation and Metrology
• Back-illuminated CCD for coherent soft X-ray imaging     p. 161
  G. Beutier, G. van der Laan, A. Marty and F. Livet
  Abstract | PDF file (815.0 KB) | References



• Optical detection of weak spatial modulation in acoustic pulses by applying 2-dimensional Fourier transforms     p. 169
  I. Núñez, A. Arzúa and T. de los Campos
  Abstract | PDF file (1.568 MB) | References