Microwave detectors based on the spin-torque diode effect are among the key emerging spintronic devices. By utilizing the spin of electrons in addition to charge, they have the potential to overcome the theoretical performance limits of their semiconductor (Schottky) counterparts. However, so far, practical implementations of spin-diode microwave detectors have been limited by the necessity to ...

We report on the fabrication and characterization of the first p-n diode made from a heterojunction of epitaxial p-type Ge0:998C0:002 on an n-type Si substrate. Epitaxial Ge0:998C0:002 was grown on a (100) Si substrate by solid source molecular beam epitaxy. The p-GeC/n-Si junction exhibits diode rectification. The I-V characteristics of the p-GeC/n-Si diode indicate a reasonable reverse satura...

This paper proposes a novel methodology for AMS SoC formal verification based on Hybrid Scheme combined with symbolic computing and LHPN model, FV-HS. The paper is concerned with a class of AMS designs, continuous-time AMS designs i.e., tunnel diode oscillator for research target. Firstly, Labeled Hybrid Petri Net model is established for safety property verification of tunnel diode oscillator,...

AIMS To estimate the effectiveness of diode laser photocoagulation of the retina posterior to the ridge in eyes with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS Diode laser photocoagulation was applied posterior to the fibrovascular ridge in stage 4a ROP in six eyes of four infants and in advancing stage 3+ in two eyes of one infant. Seven eyes had previously been unsuccessfully treated with di...

Present work is an effort to reveal the junction properties of gold (Au) / Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods based Schottky diode by using the frequency dependent electrical properties. The most important electrical parameters such as conductance (G), resistance (R), capacitance (C) and impedance (Z) were studied as function of frequency across the series of AC voltages. Moreover, current density-volta...

Earlobe piercing is a common office room procedure done by a plastic surgeon. Various methods of ear piercing have been described. In this article, we describe a novel method of laser ear piercing using the diode laser. An 18-year-old female patient underwent an ear piercing using a diode laser with a power of 2.0 W in continuous mode after topical local anaesthetic and pre-cooling. The diode l...

GaN-based Negative Differential Resistance (NDR) diode oscillators have been studied by employing Gunn design criteria applicable to this material system. Numerical simulations were used to carry out large-signal analysis of the GaN NDR diode oscillators in order to evaluate their potential for THz signal generation. It was found that, due to the higher electron velocity and reduced time consta...

Unidirectional electric current flow, such as that found in a diode, is essential for modern electronics. It usually occurs at asymmetric interfaces such as p-n junctions or metal/semiconductor interfaces with Schottky barriers. We report on a diode effect associated with the direction of bulk electric polarization in BiFeO3: a ferroelectric with a small optical gap edge of approximately 2.2 el...

We present a painless, almost-free upgrade to present extended-cavity diode lasers (ECDLs) that improves the long-term mode-hop-free performance by stabilizing the resonance of the internal cavity to the external cavity. This stabilization is based on the observation that the frequency or amplitude noise of the ECDL is lowest at the optimum laser diode temperature or injection current. Thus, ke...

Vertically aligned p-type silicon nanowire (SiNW) arrays were fabricated through metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) of Si wafers. An indium tin oxide/indium zinc oxide/silicon nanowire (ITO/IZO/SiNW) heterojunction diode was formed by depositing ITO and IZO thin films on the vertically aligned SiNW arrays. The structural and electrical properties of the resulting ITO/IZO/SiNW heterojunction...