To recognize the innovative research gaining attention across the diverse span of its topical interest areas, the Society highlights 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 fourth quarter of 2018 (October through December) are listed below.
Highlights are based on articles published since January 1, 2016.
Articles marked OA 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 | OA
- 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 | OA
- Enhanced Crystallization Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Nanocomposites Assisted by Poly(amidoamine) Functionalized Graphene Oxide | Dongliang Wu, Hao Guo, Ruliang Zhang, and Hongzhi Cui
- Investigation of the Electrical Properties of Polymer/Carbon Composites Exposed to Joule Heating and Heat Treatment | Reza Taherian and Mohammad Matboo Ghorbani | OA
- Reduced Graphene Oxide-NiO/Ni Nanomembranes as Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts | Daoyuan Wang, Fumiya Watanabe, and Wei Zhao | OA
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 | OA
- Capacitance Stability in Polymer Tantalum Capacitors with PEDOT Counter Electrodes | Y. Freeman, I. Luzinov, R. Burtovyy, P. Lessner, W. R. Harrell, S. Chinnam, and J. Qazi | OA
- 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 | OA
- Review—Towards the Next Generation of Thermoelectric Materials: Tailoring Electronic and Phononic Properties of Nanomaterials | Olga Caballero-Calero and Roberto D’Agosta | OA
- 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 | OA
Electronic Materials and Processing
- 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 | OA
- Perspective—Opportunities and Future Directions for Ga2O3 | Michael A. Mastro, Akito Kuramata, Jacob Calkins, Jihyun Kim, Fan Ren, and S. J. Pearton | OA
- Post Cleaning for FEOL CMP with Silica and Ceria Slurries | Wei-Tsu Tseng, Changhong Wu, Tim McCormack, and Ji Chul Yang | OA
- CMP Development for Ru Liner Structures beyond 14nm | Raghuveer R. Patlolla, Koichi Motoyama, Brown Peethala, Theodorus Standaert, Donald Canaperi, and Nicole Saulnier | OA
- Process Variability for Devices at and beyond the 7 nm Node | J. K. Lorenz, A. Asenov, E. Baer, S. Barraud, F. Kluepfel, C. Millar, and M. Nedjalkov | OA
Electronic and Photonic Devices and Systems
- Review—Field-Effect Transistor Biosensing: Devices and Clinical Applications | Yu-Cheng Syu, Wei-En Hsu, and Chih-Ting Lin | OA
- Editors’ Choice—Review—In Vivo and In Vitro Microneedle Based Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Continuous Glucose Monitoring Biosensors | Somasekhar R. Chinnadayyala, Ki Deok Park, and Sungbo Cho | OA
- 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 | OA
- Review—Two-Dimensional Layered Materials for Energy Storage Applications | Pushpendra Kumar, Hatem Abuhimd, Wandi Wahyudi, Mengliu Li, Jun Ming, and Lain-Jong Li | OA
- Review—High Field Modulated FET Biosensors for Biomedical Applications | Indu Sarangadharan, Anil Kumar Pulikkathodi, Chia-Ho Chu, Yen-Wen Chen, Abiral Regmi, Pei-Chi Chen, Chen-Pin Hsu, and Yu-Lin Wang | OA
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 | OA
- Review—Synthesis, Luminescent Properties, and Stabilities of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals | Yoshiki Iso and Tetsuhiko Isobe | OA
- 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 | OA
- Critical Review—Narrow-Band Nitride Phosphors for Wide Color-Gamut White LED Backlighting | Shuxing Li, Rong-Jun Xie, Takashi Takeda, and Naoto Hirosaki | OA
- Critical Review—Narrow-Band Emission of Nitride Phosphors for Light-Emitting Diodes: Perspectives and Opportunities | Julius L. Leaño, Jr., Mu-Huai Fang, and Ru-Shi Liu | OA
Cross Disciplinary
- 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 | OA
- 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 | OA
- 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 | OA
- Planar Ohmic Contacts to Al45Ga0.55N/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 | OA
- High Frequency Noise Model of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs | Shuman Mao, Yuehang Xu, Yongbo Chen, Wenli Fu, Xiaodong Zhao, and Ruimin Xu | OA
