In an effort to better recognize the innovative research gaining traction across the diverse span of ECS’s topical interest areas, the Society has instituted a new blog series, which will highlight the top five most-downloaded journal articles in each TIA during each quarter of the year.
The most-downloaded ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology articles by TIA during the first quarter of 2018 (January through March) are listed below.
Highlights are based on articles published since January 1, 2016.
ALL of the articles listed below are open access.
Carbon Nanostructures and Devices
- Review—The Beautiful Molecule: 30 Years of C60 and Its Derivatives | Steve F. A. Acquah, Anastasia V. Penkova, Denis A. Markelov, Anna S. Semisalova, Branden E. Leonhardt, and James M. Magi
- Review—Critical Considerations of High Quality Graphene Synthesized by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition for Electronic and Energy Storage Devices | Mohd Asyadi Azam, Nor Najihah Zulkapli, Norasimah Dorah, Raja Noor Amalina Raja Seman, Mohd Hanafi Ani, Mohd Shukri Sirat, Edhuan Ismail, Fatin Bazilah Fauzi, Mohd Ambri Mohamed, and Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis
- Investigation of the Electrical Properties of Polymer/Carbon Composites Exposed to Joule Heating and Heat Treatment | Reza Taherian and Mohammad Matboo Ghorbani
- Review—Electrochemical Growth of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene from Ambient Carbon Dioxide: Synergy with Conventional Gas-Phase Growth Mechanisms | Anna Douglas and Cary L. Pint
- High Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors Based on Dual Phosphorus (P) and Nitrogen (N) co-Doped Carbon and Graphene-Polyaniline Electrodes | Punya A. Basnayaka, Ashok Kumar, Manoj K. Ram, Elias K. Stefanakos, Venu Gopal Bairi, Sunil Kumar Ramasahayam, and Tito Viswanathan
Dielectric Science and Materials
- Review—Organic Materials for Thermoelectric Energy Generation | Lewis M. Cowen, Jonathan Atoyo, Matthew J. Carnie, Derya Baran, and Bob C. Schroeder
- Review—Towards the Next Generation of Thermoelectric Materials: Tailoring Electronic and Phononic Properties of Nanomaterials | Olga Caballero-Calero and Roberto D’Agosta
- Review—Micro and Nano-Engineering Enabled New Generation of Thermoelectric Generator Devices and Applications | Jhonathan P. Rojas, Devendra Singh, Salman B. Inayat, Galo A. Torres Sevilla, Hossain M. Fahad, and Muhammad M. Hussain
- Review—Investigation and Review of the Thermal, Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, and Structural Properties of Atomic Layer Deposited High-k Dielectrics: Beryllium Oxide, Aluminum Oxide, Hafnium Oxide, and Aluminum Nitride | John T. Gaskins, Patrick E. Hopkins, Devin R. Merrill, Sage R. Bauers, Erik Hadland, David C. Johnson, Donghyi Koh, Jung Hwan Yum, Sanjay Banerjee, Bradley J. Nordell, Michelle M. Paquette, Anthony N. Caruso, William A. Lanford, Patrick Henry, Liza Ross, Han Li, Liyi Li, Marc French, Antonio M. Rudolph, and Sean W. King
- Post Plasma Oxidation Processed ALD Al2O3/Hf1-xZrxO2 Thin Films on Ge Substrates: Reliability | M. N. Bhuyian, P. Shao, A. Sengupta, Y. Ding, D. Misra, K. Tapily, R. D. Clark, S. Consiglio, C. S. Wajda, and G. J. Leusink
Electronic Materials and Processing
- Perspective—Opportunities and Future Directions for Ga2O3 | Michael A. Mastro, Akito Kuramata, Jacob Calkins, Jihyun Kim, Fan Ren, and S. J. Pearton
- Review—Silicon Nitride and Silicon Nitride-Rich Thin Film Technologies: Trends in Deposition Techniques and Related Applications | Alain E. Kaloyeros, Fernando A. Jové, Jonathan Goff, and Barry Arkles
- Post Cleaning for FEOL CMP with Silica and Ceria Slurries | Wei-Tsu Tseng, Changhong Wu, Tim McCormack, and Ji Chul Yang
- Citric Acid as a Complexing Agent in Chemical Mechanical Polishing Slurries for Cobalt Films for Interconnect Applications | R. Popuri, K. V. Sagi, S. R. Alety, B. C. Peethala, H. Amanapu, R. Patlolla, and S. V. Babu
- Investigations of Sol-Gel ZnO Films Nanostructured by Reactive Ion Beam Etching for Broadband Anti-Reflection | D. Visser, Z. Ye, C. S. Prajapati, N. Bhat, and S. Anand
Electronic and Photonic Devices and Systems
- Editors’ Choice—Field-Effect Transistor-Based Biosensors and a Portable Device for Personal Healthcare | Pei-Chi Chen, Yen-Wen Chen, Indu Sarangadharan, Chen-Pin Hsu, Chih-Chen Chen, Shu-Chu Shiesh, Gwo-Bin Lee, and Yu-Lin Wang
- Review—Group III-Nitride-Based Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes: Ways of Increasing External Quantum Efficiency | Jae-Seong Park, Jong Kyu Kim, Jaehee Cho, and Tae-Yeon Seong
- Review—Two-Dimensional Layered Materials for Energy Storage Applications | Pushpendra Kumar, Hatem Abuhimd, Wandi Wahyudi, Mengliu Li, Jun Ming, and Lain-Jong Li
- A Comprehensive Model for Whole Cell Sensing and Transmembrane Potential Measurement Using FET Biosensors | Anil Kumar Pulikkathodi, Indu Sarangadharan, Yi-Hong Chen, Geng-Yen Lee, Jen-Inn Chyi, Gwo-Bin Lee, and Yu-Lin Wang
- Performance Comparison of GaN HEMTs on Diamond and SiC Substrates Based on Surface Potential Model | Qingzhi Wu, Yuehang Xu, Jianjun Zhou, Yuechan Kong, Tangsheng Chen, Yan Wang, Fujiang Lin, Yu Fu, Yonghao Jia, Xiaodong Zhao, Bo Yan, and Ruimin Xu
Luminescence and Display Materials, Devices, and Processing
- Review—Light Emission from Thin Film Solar Cell Materials: An Emerging Infrared and Visible Light Emitter | Yoshihiko Kanemitsu, Makoto Okano, Le Quang Phuong, and Yasuhiro Yamada
- Critical Review—Narrow-Band Nitride Phosphors for Wide Color-Gamut White LED Backlighting | Shuxing Li, Rong-Jun Xie, Takashi Takeda, and Naoto Hirosaki
- Review—Synthesis, Luminescent Properties, and Stabilities of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals | Yoshiki Iso and Tetsuhiko Isobe
- Review—Phosphor Plates for High-Power LED Applications: Challenges and Opportunities toward Perfect Lighting | Yoon Hwa Kim, Noolu S. M. Viswanath, Sanjith Unithrattil, Ha Jun Kim, and Won Bin Im
- Circadian Light Source Based on KxNa1-xLuS2:Eu2+ Phosphor | Vítězslav Jarý, Lubomír Havlák, Jan Bárta, Martin Rejman, Aleš Bystřický, Christophe Dujardin, Gilles Ledoux, and Martin Nikl
Cross Disciplinary
- Device Characteristics of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with p-GaN Cap Layer | Chih-Hao Li, Yan-Cheng Jiang, Hsin-Chang Tsai, Yi-Nan Zhong, and Yue-ming Hsin
- Simulation of Deep-Level Trap Distributions in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs and Its Influence on Transient Analysis of Drain Current | S. Mukherjee, E. E. Patrick, and M. E. Law
- Gate-Lag in AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors: A Model of Charge Capture | A. Y. Polyakov, N. B. Smirnov, I. V. Shchemerov, Fan Ren, and S. J. Pearton
- Planar Ohmic Contacts to Al0.45Ga0.55N/Al0.3Ga0.7N High Electron Mobility Transistors | B. A. Klein, A. G. Baca, A. M. Armstrong, A. A. Allerman, C. A. Sanchez, E. A. Douglas, M. H. Crawford, M. A. Miller, P. G. Kotula, T. R. Fortune, and V. M. Abate
- Low Source/Drain Contact Resistance for AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with High Al Concentration and Si-HP [111] Substrate | S. J. Duffy, B. Benbakhti, M. Mattalah, W. Zhang, M. Bouchilaoun, M. Boucherta, K. Kalna, N. Bourzgui, H. Maher, and A. Soltani
