Applied Physics Reviews

Article	Citations
Nature-inspired miniaturized magnetic soft robotic swimmers	175
Achieving low driving voltage and high-efficiency afterglow organic light-emitting diodes through host–guest doping	159
Textural landscapes of VOC-sensitive chiral liquid crystal-based materials	126
Integration of color centers into silicon photonic structures	119
Cooperative near- and far-field thermal management via diffusive superimposed dipoles	115
A new frontier of flexible energy devices: Aqueous proton supercapacitors	112
Manipulating the Nernst effect in RuO2 thin films by crystal symmetry	112
Spatially resolved lock-in micro-thermography (SR-LIT): A tensor analysis-enhanced method for anisotropic thermal characterization	111
Metal–organic frameworks for high-efficiency solid-state hydrogen storage: Design, synthesis, regulation, and prospects	109
Untethered kirigami soft robots with programmable locomotion	107
An engineering guide to superconducting quantum circuit shielding	106
Spin-induced nanomaterials for detection of chiral volatile organic compounds	101
Reconfigurable multifunctional neuromorphic memristor fabricated from two-dimensional ReSe2 ferroelectric nanosheet films	99
3D printing-based photonic waveguides, fibers, and applications	98
Superorders and terahertz acoustic modes in multiferroic BiFeO3/LaFeO3 superlattices	96
Artificial neural networks in semiconductor device compact modeling: A review	92
Enhanced quantum transport in all-carbon molecular junctions based on topologically tailored cyclocarbon nanostructures	92
Sensor-driven modeling of complex systems using physics-informed supervised machine intelligence	87
A comparison of current analytical methods for detecting particulate matter and micro/nanoplastics	85
Advances in chalcogenide perovskites: Fundamentals and applications	85
Synthesis and novel applications of graphene fibers	83
The enduring legacy of scanning spreading resistance microscopy: Overview, advancements, and future directions	82
Status of Ga2O3 for power device and UV photodetector applications	81
Recent progress and applications of III–V quantum dots in quantum technologies	81
Encapsulating perovskite solar cells for long-term stability and prevention of lead toxicity	80

Precise Fermi level engineering in a topological Weyl semimetal via fast ion implantation	76
Wavelength-tuned transformation between photonic skyrmion and meron spin textures	74
Deconstructing the dynamic loop of phase segregation in mixed-halide perovskites	74
Integrated strategy for icing/fogging mitigation with electromagnetic metamaterials and thin film surface acoustic waves	74
Liquid metal gallium-based printing of Cu-doped p-type Ga2O3 semiconductor and Ga2O3 homojunction diodes	73
Application of tunable liquid lens in imaging and display	71
Erratum: “Topological insulator materials for optics: Research progress and prospects” [Appl. Phys. Rev. 13 , 011301 (2026)]	68
Alloying effect of rare-earth tritellurides on the charge density wave and magnetic properties	67
Polyphenol-modified MXene membrane with Ag nanoparticles intercalation for high-performance nanofiltration	67
Giant terahertz magnetoelastic phase-shift modulator	66
Charge-transfer hyperbolic polaritons in α-MoO3/graphene heterostructures	65
History and perspective of phonon–drag effect advancing thermoelectrics	64
Nonlinear nanoresonators for Bell state generation	64
Minimization of the electrical contact resistance in thin-film thermoelectric device	63
Exploring new logic devices: Unlocking potential with floating-gate transistor	63
Mechanical forces amplify TCR mechanotransduction in T cell activation and function	63
Advances in fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy: Techniques and biomedical applications	60
Controlling acoustic non-Hermitian skin effect via synthetic magnetic fields	60
Photoemission spectroscopy of battery materials	57
Advances in volatile organic compounds detection: From fundamental research to real-world applications	56
MXene as a hydrogen storage material	56
Programmable magnetized pillars enabled self-powered, single-channel and identity identifiable handwritten e-skin	55
Advances and future perspectives for super-high frequency, wide-band, and miniaturized acoustic wave filters	55
Linear flip-chipped resonant-cavity green μLEDs arrays for low-crosstalk optogenetic probes with low damage	55
Recent advances in multicolor organic room-temperature phosphorescence	52
Light element (B, N) co-doped graphitic films on copper as highly robust current collectors for anode-free Li metal battery applications	52
An integrated mechanism–monitoring–control–application framework for power ultrasound cavitation in intelligent theranostics and engineering	51
Dry electrode geometry optimization for wearable ECG devices	50
High-mobility wide bandgap amorphous gallium oxide thin-film transistors for NMOS inverters	49
The noise of the charge density waves in quasi-1D NbSe3 nanowires — contributions of electrons and quantum condensate	49
Unveiling the waveform feature enhancement strategy of a triboelectric signal by exploring a unique one- and two-dimensional composite structural interface	49
Isomorphic organic crystal families: Analogous crystal structure with largely different physical and terahertz properties	49
Emerging optoelectronic artificial synapses and memristors based on low-dimensional nanomaterials	47
Advanced thermal sensing techniques for characterizing the physical properties of skin	47
A review on graphene oxide: 2D colloidal molecule, fluid physics, and macroscopic materials	46
Thermal transport property of boron nitride nanosheets	45
Modulating non-radiative recombination related to shallow traps in halide perovskites	45
Band-to-band tunneling switches based on two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunctions	45
Autonomous (AI-driven) materials science	44
Carrier-doping-driven insulator-metal transition in disordered materials for memristive switching with high uniformity	43
Algorithms, architectures, and platform implementations of integrated photonic neural networks	43
The role of gallium nitride in the evolution of electric vehicles: Energy applications, technology, and challenges	42
Efficient shift of ferromagnetic resonance by superconductor gating	42
The quest for harnessing nuclear effects in graphene-based devices	42
Recent advances and applications on fiber-optic scalar and vector magnetometers	42
Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles: The physics, synthesis, properties, and applications	42
3D printing for sodium batteries: From material design to integrated devices	42
Statistical physics for artificial neural networks	42
Triplet-mediated waveguiding and energy transfer in organic phosphors on cellulose	41
What we talk about when we talk about breaking scaling relations	41

Quantum point contacts for multifunctional sensing	41
High-energy P2-type Na-layered oxide cathode with sequentially occurred anionic redox and suppressed phase transition	41
Photostriction in emerging inorganic materials for next-generation micro-optomechanical devices	41
Erratum: “Harnessing disorder for photonic device applications” [Appl. Phys. Rev. 9, 011309 (2022)]	40
From architectures to device physics: Pathways to integrate lateral, vertical, and heterogeneous schemes in gallium oxide transistors	39
Multicolor light emission in manganese-based metal halide composites	39
Quantum interference effects in a 3D topological insulator with high-temperature bulk-insulating behavior	39
Weak value and measurement in precision sensing	39
Optoelectronic tweezers meet microfluidics: A powerful approach for micromanipulation and biochemical analysis	38
Bioengineered cell-constructs using decellularized fish skin-based composite bioink for regenerating muscle tissue	38
Carbon-based implantable bioelectronics	38
Erbium-doped yttrium oxide thin films grown by chemical vapor deposition for quantum technologies	38
A general method to synthesize high-entropy oxide nanoparticles by low-energy-recoil ion implantation for efficient oxygen evolution reaction	38
Exploring the effect of dielectric screening on neutral and charged-exciton properties in monolayer and bilayer MoTe2	38
Energy conversion and transport in molecular-scale junctions	37
Quantum sensing enhancement through a nuclear spin register in nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond	37
Advanced theoretical modeling methodologies for electrocatalyst design in sustainable energy conversion	36
In-fiber interferometry sensors for refractive index	36
Synchronized B-site alloying for high-efficiency inorganic tin–lead perovskite solar cells	36
Heterostructures enhance the absorption of lanthanides	36
Disentangling stress and strain effects in ferroelectric HfO2	36
Progress, challenges, and perspectives of magnetoelectric composites and devices based on relaxor-PT single crystals	35
Deep-learning-aided metasurface design for megapixel acoustic hologram	34
Liquid metal flexible electronics: Past, present, and future	34
Topological thermal crystalline insulators	34
Nucleic acid nanostructures for in vivo applications: The influence of morphology on biological fate	34
A novel nanoplasmonic-based diagnosis platform: Advances and emerging technologies	34
Theoretically revisiting structural thermal armor for efficient Leidenfrost effect inhabitation	33
Ultrashort channel chemical vapor deposited bilayer WS2 field-effect transistors	33
Making hollow fibers using pressurized spinning	33
Direct x-ray scattering signal measurements in edge-illumination/beam-tracking imaging and their interplay with the variance of the refraction signals	33
Enhanced linear dynamic range and response speed in interdigital-electrode solar-blind photodetector by contact engineering	31
Molecular mechanism enabling linearity and symmetry in neuromorphic elements	31
Speed of sound for understanding metals in extreme environments	31
Concurrent high thermal conductivity and high carrier mobility in tetragonal tantalum nitride	30
Dynamic ultrasound tuning of quantum tunneling barrier height via dielectric dependence	30
Vertical oxygen-gradient-engineered photoelectrochemical transistors for efficient on-chip sparsity capture and neural network processing units	30
Physical cues of scaffolds promote peripheral nerve regeneration	30
Protein engineering of antibody fragments for pharmaceutical production	30
MicroLED/LED electro-optical integration techniques for non-display applications	30
Perovskite photonic crystal photoelectric devices	30
Prussian blue and its analogues for flexible electrochemical energy storage: From materials to devices	30
Acoustics in additive manufacturing: A path toward contactless, scalable, and high-precision manufacturing	30
Superior self-powered infrared photodetector via semiconducting graphene-nanoribbons-based vertical heterojunctions	29
Recent progress in artificial intelligence enabled NMR spectroscopy: Methodologies, implementations, quality assessments, and prospects	29
Toward the working mechanisms of tin oxide as buffer layer in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells	29
Engineering THz-frequency light generation, detection, and manipulation through graphene	29
CMOS on-chip thermometry at deep cryogenic temperatures	29
Optical phonons on thermal conduction in advanced materials	29
On-chip mid-infrared spectroscopy without mid-infrared photons	29
Emerging applications of metal-oxide thin films for flexible and stretchable electronic devices	29
100 years of Brillouin scattering: Historical and future perspectives	29
Dynamic landscape of chemiresistive breathomic nanosensors based on fifth-generation chips for complex disease diagnosis and healthcare monitoring	29
Materials discovery in combinatorial and high-throughput synthesis and processing: A new Frontier for SPM	28
Large interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction of epitaxial perovskite La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 films	28
Enhancing chip performance and reliability by CMOS+X technologies	28
Optimizing thermal energy harvesting in few-layer MoS2 with measurements of electron's effective mass in two-dimensional semiconductors	28
Exciton control enables high-performance colloidal quantum well light-emitting diodes	28
Significant anharmonic scattering in single-crystalline Mg4.8Ag1.4Sb4 with site-occupation disorders	28
A generalized model for tribovoltaic nanogenerator	28
SuperConga: An open-source framework for mesoscopic superconductivity	27
Ferroelectrically modulated α-In2Se3/ReS2 heterostructure for sensing-memory-computing devices	27
Antimicrobial high-entropy alloys as a new player against microbiologically influenced corrosion: Recent advances and comparison with steels and other conventional alloys	27
High-photoresponse mixed-dimensional CuOx/WSe2 p-type phototransistor with van der Waals interface	27
Irradiation methods for engineering of graphene related two-dimensional materials	26
Structural and angle-resolved optical and vibrational properties of chiral trivial insulator InSeI	26
Highly flexible and temperature-tolerant phase change devices for dual-band camouflage	26
Computational understanding and prediction of 8-electron half-Heusler compounds with unusual suppressed phonon conduction	26
Degradation factors of commercial lithium-ion batteries	25
Massive, soft, and tunable chiral photonic crystals for optical polarization manipulation and pulse modulation	25
Boosting near-infrared mechanoluminescence from activated gallate solids by Ga2O3 heterojunction engineering for intelligent sensing	25
Advanced GeSe-based thermoelectric materials: Progress and future challenge	25
Reversed Cherenkov radiation via Fizeau–Fresnel drag	25
Advances in theory and computational methods for next-generation thermoelectric materials	25
Nanoarchitectured MOF-derived porous carbons: Road to future carbon materials	25
Metalens array for quantum random number	25
Fibrous wearable and implantable bioelectronics	24
Gate-tunable dual-mode BiOI photodetector for precise object identification	24
Spatial filtering and optimal generation of high-flux soft x-ray high harmonics using a Bessel–Gauss beam	24
Synthesis and characterization of amine-functionalized graphene as a nitric oxide-generating coating for vascular stents	24

Classical-to-quantum crossover in 2D TMD field-effect transistors: A first-principles study via sub-10 nm channel scaling beyond Boltzmann tyranny	24
Precision blood biopsy for lung cancer diagnosis using a targeting nanoprobe to detect multiple mRNA biomarkers in circulating malignant cells	24
Chemically exfoliated inorganic nanosheets for nanoelectronics	24
Phase diagram of CuInP2S6 across wide temperature and pressure ranges	23
Operando nano-mapping of sodium-diglyme co-intercalation and SEI formation in sodium ion batteries' graphene anodes	23
Creation and microscopic origins of single-photon emitters in transition-metal dichalcogenides and hexagonal boron nitride	23
2D layered halide perovskite for field-effect transistors	23
Ambient-stable storage of molecular hydrogen in crystalline silicon clathrate	23
Electrodermal activity in pain assessment and its clinical applications	23
3D printed soft robotic arm with integrated tool-transfer channels enables diverse interventional functions	23
Small polarons mediated near-room-temperature metal–insulator transition in vanadium dioxide and their hopping dynamics	23
Toroidal dipole bound states in the continuum in asymmetric dimer metasurfaces	23
Second-harmonic generation circular dichroism of chiral organic–inorganic hybrid metal halides: Insights and perspectives	23
Unveiling magnetism in individual CuCrP2S6 flakes by magnetic proximity effect	23
Charge carrier trapping management in Bi3+ and lanthanides doped Li(Sc,Lu)GeO4 for x-ray imaging, anti-counterfeiting, and force recording	23
Recent advances of phase transition and ferroelectric device in two-dimensional In2Se3	23
Signal enhancement and noise suppression technologies in Raman spectroscopic gas sensing	23
Diffractive deep neural networks: Theories, optimization, and applications	22
Recent progress in the JARVIS infrastructure for next-generation data-driven materials design	22
Polaron hopping induced dual-band absorption in all amorphous cathodic electrochromic oxides	22
Sludge-derived biochar: Physicochemical characteristics for environmental remediation	22
Printing flexible thin-film transistors	22
Accelerated exceptional point encirclement in anti-parity-time symmetric systems for ultra-compact chiral mode switching	22
3D bioprinted in vitro secondary hyperoxaluria model by mimicking intestinal-oxalate-malabsorption-related kidney stone disease	22
Demystifying metal-assisted chemical etching of GaN and related heterojunctions	22
Exploring advanced microwave strategy for the synthesis of two-dimensional energy materials	22
Defects in poly(vinylidene fluoride)-based ferroelectric polymers from a molecular perspective	22
Bioprinting 3D muscle tissue supplemented with endothelial-spheroids for neuromuscular junction model	21
Hybrid integration of chipscale photonic devices using accurate transfer printing methods	21
Smart electronics based on 2D materials for wireless healthcare monitoring	21
Electric field-directed anisotropic failure of β -Ga2O3	21
Virus inactivation by matching the vibrational resonance	21
Rapidly synthesized laser-induced graphene and its derivatives for miniaturized energy devices: Principles, applications, and challenges	21
Individual-neuron optical brain stimulation (iOBS) alleviates behaviors in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model	21
III-nitride-based monolithic integration: From electronics to photonics	20
A point-of-care biosensor for rapid detection and differentiation of COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza virus using subwavelength grating micro-ring resonator	20
Multimode tunable atomically thin vibrating-channel-transistor resonators with ultra-efficient electromechanical transduction	20
Pockels effect-induced strong effective Kerr nonlinearity in a lithium niobate waveguide	20
A novel tapered quartz tuning fork-based laser spectroscopy sensing	20
Phonon engineering in thermal materials with nano-carbon dopants	20
Non-collinear spin textures in a lateral heterostructure of nickel-dihalide monolayers	20
Room-temperature exciton-polariton lasing in semiconductor colloidal quantum wells	20
Manipulation of resonances governed by Fabry–Pérot bound states in the continuum	20
Ferroelectric and ferroionic multifunctional quantum sensors: Incursion into applications	20
Modular all-day continuous thermal-driven atmospheric water harvester with rotating adsorption strategy	20
Directional liquid dynamics on superwetting interfaces	20
Graphene–fullerene heterostructures as robust and flexible nanomechanical bits	20
Beyond T-graphene: Two-dimensional tetragonal allotropes and their potential applications	20
Modeling quantum optical phenomena using transition currents	19
Quenching of oxygen-related defects in graphene oxide nanohybrid: Highly selective room-temperature ethanol sensor	19
Ordered oxygen vacancies modulate hole transport and enhance the photoresponse in p-type SnO thin films	19
Flexible organic transistors for neural activity recording	19
Exploring electron transfer: Bioinspired, biomimetics, and bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable energy and Value-Added compound synthesis	19
3D printing and artificial intelligence tools for droplet microfluidics: Advances in the generation and analysis of emulsions	19
3D-printed lithium-metal batteries: Multiscale architectures, hybrid technologies, and monolithic integration for next-generation energy storage	19
Multisensory integration neuromorphic device based on ferroelectric polar order change in atomic-thick α-In2Se3	19
Organic active waveguides	18
Flexible and wearable acoustic wave technologies	18
Antibonding valence states induce low lattice thermal conductivity in metal halide semiconductors	18
MOCVD-grown α-Ga2O3 with increased growth rate and improved crystal quality for deep UV optoelectronics application	18
Above 400 K robust ferromagnetic insulating phase in hydrogenated brownmillerite iron oxide films with distinct coordinate	18
The effect of intrinsic magnetic order on electrochemical water splitting	18
Glows, arcs, ohmic discharges: An electrode-centered review on discharge modes and the transitions between them	18
Suppressing leakage current by interfacial engineering for highly sensitive, broadband, self-powered FACsPbI3 perovskite photodetectors	18
Radioisotope thermoelectric generators: Evolution, materials, and future prospects	18
Quantum dots as solid-state sources of entangled photon pairs	18
Liquid crystal enabled nonlinear optics and quantum optics	17
High-bandwidth density silicon photonic resonators for energy-efficient optical interconnects	17
Why is it challenging to improve the thermoelectric properties of n-type Bi2Te3 alloys?	17
Experimental observation of extremely strong defect–phonon scatterings in cubic SiC single crystals	17
Plasma surface functionalization: A comprehensive review of advances in the quest for bioinstructive materials and interfaces	17
Metal anodes meet ionic liquids: An interfacial perspective	17
Multiphoton quantum imaging using natural light	17
High-Q silicon microring resonator with ultrathin sub-wavelength thicknesses for sensitive gas sensing	17
Designing workflows for materials characterization	17
Symmetry breaking for current-induced magnetization switching	17
Developments for quantum inertial navigation systems employing Bose–Einstein condensates	17
Flexible and smart electronics for single-cell resolved brain–machine interfaces	17
Intrinsically ultralow thermal conductivity in all-inorganic superatomic bulk crystals	17
Design of perovskite ink for scalable solution process	17
Atomistic effect on infrared dielectric response of GaN/AlN superlattices	17
Ultrafast laser-matter interaction mechanisms and applications in functional device fabrication: Recent advances and perspectives	17
Advancing nano-optical investigations: Metallic and dielectric Mie particles in SPM techniques and their emerging applications	17
Scaling the topological transport based on an effective Weyl picture	17
Guest editorial: Materials and technologies for bioimaging and biosensing	16
Phonon entropy engineering for caloric cooling	16
Enabling bipolar photoresponse improvement of a-GaOx/Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 heterojunction self-powered solar-blind photodetector by coupling ferro-pyro-phototronic effect	16
Zero-dimensional nano-carbons: Synthesis, properties, and applications	16
Dimensional synergy in 3D thermally conductive boron nitride/polymer composites	16
Navigating the landscape of 2D ferroic materials: Mechanisms, manipulation, and an AI-empowered exploration future	16
A robotic arm with open-source reconstructive workflow for in vivo bioprinting of patient-specific scaffolds	16
Ghost diffraction in complex scattering media: Principles and applications	16
Recent trends in neuromorphic systems for non-von Neumann in materia computing and cognitive functionalities	16
Single-photon extraction via spatial topological transition	16
Realization of long retention properties of quantum conductance through confining the oxygen vacancy diffusion	16