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REVIEW ARTICLES

Quantum computers
T. D. Ladd, F. Jelezko, R. Laflamme, Y. Nakamura, C. Monroe, and J. L. O'Brien
Nature   464, 45-53 (2010)   
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ADVANCES IN FABRICATION AND PROCESSING

Present status of theoretical modeling the magnetoelectric effect in magnetostrictive-piezoelectric nanostructures. Part II: Magnetic and magnetoacoustic resonance ranges
M. I. Bichurin, V. M. Petrov, S. V. Averkin, and E. Liverts
Journal of Applied Physics   107, 053905 (2010) (18 pages)   
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STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES

Marshmallowing of nanopillar arrays by field emission
Hua Qin, Hyun-Seok Kim, and Robert H. Blick
Journal of Applied Physics   107, 054308 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Multiferroic GaN nanofilms grown within Na-4 mica channels
Santanu Bhattacharya, A. Datta, and D. Chakravorty
Applied Physics Letters   96, 093109 (2010) (3 pages)   
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How Boron Nitride Forms a Regular Nanomesh on Rh(111)
Guocai Dong, Elodie B. Fourré, Femke C. Tabak, and Joost W. M. Frenken
Physical Review Letters   104, 096102 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Nanostructures: Scattering beyond the Born approximation
S. V. Grigoriev, A. V. Syromyatnikov, A. P. Chumakov, N. A. Grigoryeva, K. S. Napolskii, I. V. Roslyakov, A. A. Eliseev, A. V. Petukhov, and H. Eckerlebe
Physical Review B   81, 125405 (2010) (7 pages)   
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Highly polarized Raman scattering anisotropy in single GaN nanowires
E. O. Schäfer-Nolte, T. Stoica, T. Gotschke, F. Limbach, E. Sutter, P. Sutter, and R. Calarco
Applied Physics Letters   96, 091907 (2010) (3 pages)   
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ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT

Fabrication and characterization of an induced GaAs single hole transistor
O. Klochan, J. C. H. Chen, A. P. Micolich, A. R. Hamilton, K. Muraki, and Y. Hirayama
Applied Physics Letters   96, 092103 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Theory of phonon-mediated relaxation in doped quantum dot molecules
A. Grodecka-Grad and J. Förstner
Physical Review B   81, 115305 (2010) (5 pages)   
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Tuning the Kondo and Fano effects in double quantum dots
Tie-Feng Fang and Hong-Gang Luo
Physical Review B   81, 113402 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Theory of the quantum Hall effect in finite graphene devices
Tobias Kramer, Christoph Kreisbeck, Viktor Krueckl, Eric J. Heller, Robert E. Parrott, and Chi-Te Liang
Physical Review B   81, 081410 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Plasmon scattering approach to energy exchange and high-frequency noise in =2 quantum Hall edge channels
P. Degiovanni, Ch. Grenier, G. Fève, C. Altimiras, H. le Sueur, and F. Pierre
Physical Review B   81, 121302 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Mobilities and scattering times in decoupled graphene monolayers
H. Schmidt, T. Lüdtke, P. Barthold, and R. J. Haug
Physical Review B   81, 121403 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Magnetoconductance of the Corbino disk in graphene
Adam Rycerz
Physical Review B   81, 121404 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Anomalous Exciton Condensation in Graphene Bilayers
Yafis Barlas, R. Côté, J. Lambert, and A. H. MacDonald
Physical Review Letters   104, 096802 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Nanoscale Electronic Order in Iron Pnictides
G. Lang, H.-J. Grafe, D. Paar, F. Hammerath, K. Manthey, G. Behr, J. Werner, and B. Büchner
Physical Review Letters   104, 097001 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Correlation-induced single-flux-quantum penetration in quantum rings
A. J. M. Giesbers, U. Zeitler, M. I. Katsnelson, D. Reuter, A. D. Wieck, G. Biasiol, L. Sorba, and J. C. Maan
Nature Physics   6, 173-177 (2010)   
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NANOMAGNETISM AND SPINTRONICS

Ferroelectricity in a one-dimensional organic quantum magnet
Fumitaka Kagawa, Sachio Horiuchi, Masashi Tokunaga, Jun Fujioka, and Yoshinori Tokura
Nature Physics   6, 169-172 (2010)   
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Massive Dirac fermions and spin physics in an ultrathin film of topological insulator
Hai-Zhou Lu, Wen-Yu Shan, Wang Yao, Qian Niu, and Shun-Qing Shen
Physical Review B   81, 115407 (2010) (7 pages)   
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Pressure-induced Jahn–Teller switching in a Mn₁₂ nanomagnet
Pascal Parois, Stephen A. Moggach, Javier Sanchez-Benitez, Konstantin V. Kamenev, Alistair R. Lennie, John E. Warren, Euan K. Brechin, Simon Parsons, and Mark Murrie
Chemical Communications   46, 1881-1883 (2010)   
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Normal-state spin dynamics and temperature-dependent spin-resonance energy in optimally doped BaFe_1.85Co_0.15As₂
D. S. Inosov, J. T. Park, P. Bourges, D. L. Sun, Y. Sidis, A. Schneidewind, K. Hradil, D. Haug, C. T. Lin, B. Keimer, and V. Hinkov
Nature Physics   6, 178-181 (2010)   
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Anomalous magnetoresistance of a two-dimensional ferromagnet/ferromagnet junction on the surface of a topological insulator
Takehito Yokoyama, Yukio Tanaka, and Naoto Nagaosa
Physical Review B   81, 121401 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Edge-induced spin polarization in two-dimensional electron gas
P. Bokes and F. Horváth
Physical Review B   81, 125302 (2010) (7 pages)   
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Spin-dependent tunneling spectroscopy for interface characterization of epitaxial Fe/MgO/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions
G. X. Du, S. G. Wang, Q. L. Ma, Yan Wang, R. C. C. Ward, X.-G. Zhang, C. Wang, A. Kohn, and X. F. Han
Physical Review B   81, 064438 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Spin-polarized electric currents in quantum transport through tubular two-dimensional electron gases
O. Entin-Wohlman, A. Aharony, Y. Tokura, and Y. Avishai
Physical Review B   81, 075439 (2010) (6 pages)   
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Quantum coherence in spin-torque nano-oscillators
Sergio M. Rezende
Physical Review B   81, 092401 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Spin transfer torque in the presence of Andreev reflections
Shuai Wang, Ling Tang, and Ke Xia
Physical Review B   81, 094404 (2010) (7 pages)   
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Measurement of the Spin Relaxation Time of Single Electrons in a Silicon Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor-Based Quantum Dot
M. Xiao, M. G. House, and H. W. Jiang
Physical Review Letters   104, 096801 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Strength and directionality of surface Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida interaction mapped on the atomic scale
Lihui Zhou, Jens Wiebe, Samir Lounis, Elena Vedmedenko, Focko Meier, Stefan Blügel, Peter H. Dederichs, and Roland Wiesendanger
Nature Physics   6, 187-191 (2010)   
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Intrinsic damping of spin waves by spin current in conducting two-dimensional systems
J. Gómez, F. Perez, E. M. Hankiewicz, B. Jusserand, G. Karczewski, and T. Wojtowicz
Physical Review B   81, 100403 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Long-term dynamics of the electron-nuclear spin system of a semiconductor quantum dot
I. A. Merkulov, G. Alvarez, D. R. Yakovlev, and T. C. Schulthess
Physical Review B   81, 115107 (2010) (13 pages)   
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Single-Shot Time-Domain Studies of Spin-Torque-Driven Switching in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions
Y.-T. Cui, G. Finocchio, C. Wang, J. A. Katine, R. A. Buhrman, and D. C. Ralph
Physical Review Letters   104, 097201 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Rapid Domain Wall Motion in Permalloy Nanowires Excited by a Spin-Polarized Current Applied Perpendicular to the Nanowire
C. T. Boone, J. A. Katine, M. Carey, J. R. Childress, X. Cheng, and I. N. Krivorotov
Physical Review Letters   104, 097203 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Optically and thermally manipulated spin transport through a quantum dot
Yibo Ying and Guojun Jin
Applied Physics Letters   96, 093104 (2010) (3 pages)   
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IMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hard x-ray nanobeam characterization by coherent diffraction microscopy
A. Schropp, P. Boye, J. M. Feldkamp, R. Hoppe, J. Patommel, D. Samberg, S. Stephan, K. Giewekemeyer, R. N. Wilke, T. Salditt, J. Gulden, A. P. Mancuso, I. A. Vartanyants, E. Weckert, S. Schöder, M. Burghammer, and C. G. Schroer
Applied Physics Letters   96, 091102 (2010) (3 pages)   
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An efficient, simple, and precise way to map strain with nanometer resolution in semiconductor devices
Christoph T. Koch, V. Burak Özdöl, and Peter A. van Aken
Applied Physics Letters   96, 091901 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Local measurement of the penetration depth in the pnictide superconductor Ba(Fe_0.95Co_0.05)₂As₂
Lan Luan, Ophir M. Auslaender, Thomas M. Lippman, Clifford W. Hicks, Beena Kalisky, Jiun-Haw Chu, James G. Analytis, Ian R. Fisher, John R. Kirtley, and Kathryn A. Moler
Physical Review B   81, 100501 (2010) (4 pages)   
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OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND QUANTUM OPTICS

Reinventing germanium avalanche photodetector for nanophotonic on-chip optical interconnects
Solomon Assefa, Fengnian Xia, and Yurii A. Vlasov
Nature   464, 80-84 (2010)   
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Controlling the quantum yield of a dipole emitter with coupled plasmonic modes
C. Vandenbem, D. Brayer, L. S. Froufe-Pérez, and R. Carminati
Physical Review B   81, 085444 (2010) (9 pages)   
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Single-photon emission from InGaAs quantum dots grown on (111) GaAs
Erik Stock, Till Warming, Irina Ostapenko, Sven Rodt, Andrei Schliwa, Jan Amaru Töfflinger, Anatol Lochmann, Aleksandr I. Toropov, Sergej A. Moshchenko, Dimitry V. Dmitriev, Vladimir A. Haisler, and Dieter Bimberg
Applied Physics Letters   96, 093112 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Engineering directed excitonic energy transfer
Alejandro Perdomo, Leslie Vogt, Ali Najmaie, and Alan Aspuru-Guzik
Applied Physics Letters   96, 093114 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Functional silica nano-connections based on fluidic approach for integrated photonics
B. Bêche, A. Jimenez, L. Courbin, L. Camberlein, F. Artzner, and E. Gaviot
Electronics Letters   46, 356-358 (2010)   
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MICRO AND NANO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS / NEMS)

Back-action-evading measurements of nanomechanical motion
J. B. Hertzberg, T. Rocheleau, T. Ndukum, M. Savva, A. A. Clerk, and K. C. Schwab
Nature Physics   6, 213-217 (2010)   
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Static control logic for microfluidic devices using pressure-gain valves
James A. Weaver, Jessica Melin, Don Stark, Stephen R. Quake, and Mark A. Horowitz
Nature Physics   6, 218-223 (2010)   
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Ultrahigh-throughput screening in drop-based microfluidics for directed evolution
Jeremy J. Agresti, Eugene Antipov, Adam R. Abate, Keunho Ahn, Amy C. Rowat, Jean-Christophe Baret, Manuel Marquez, Alexander M. Klibanov, Andrew D. Griffiths, and David A. Weitz
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America   107, 4004-4009 (2010)   
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Hybrid silica-polymer ultra-high-Q microresonators
Hong Seok Choi, Xiaomin Zhang, and Andrea M. Armani
Optics Letters   35, 459-461 (2010)   
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Electron mobility increase in submicronic transistors integrated on ultrathin silicon membranes subjected to high mechanical stress
Bogdan Bercu, Laurent Montès, Florent Rochette, Mireille Mouis, Xu Xin, and Panagiota Morfouli
Applied Physics Letters   96, 092107 (2010) (3 pages)   
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CARBON NANOTUBES, C60, AND RELATED STUDIES

Ultralow-threshold field emission from oriented nanostructured GaN films on Si substrate
Wei Zhao, Ru-Zhi Wang, Xue-Mei Song, Hao Wang, Bo Wang, Hui Yan, and Paul K. Chu
Applied Physics Letters   96, 092101 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Mechanism of carbon nanostructure synthesis in arc plasma
M. Keidar, A. Shashurin, O. Volotskova, Y. Raitses, and I. I. Beilis
Physics of Plasmas   17, 057101 (2010) (9 pages)   
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Solution-processed bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices based on poly(2-methoxy,5-octoxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene-multiwalled carbon nanotubes/PbSe quantum dots bilayer
Yiyu Feng, Daqin Yun, Xuequan Zhang, and Wei Feng
Applied Physics Letters   96, 093301 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Four probe architecture using high spatial resolution single multi-walled carbon nanotube electrodes for electrophysiology and bioimpedance monitoring of whole tissue
Edward D. de Asis, Jr., Joseph Leung, Sally Wood, and Cattien V. Nguyen
Applied Physics Letters   96, 093701 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Modified Kirkendall effect for fabrication of magnetic nanotubes
Qian Wang, Baoyou Geng, Shaozhen Wang, Yixing Ye, and Bo Tao
Chemical Communications   46, 1899-1901 (2010)   
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Single wall carbon nanotubes deposited on stainless steel sheet substrates as novel counter electrodes for ruthenium polypyridine based dye sensitized solar cells
Giuseppe Calogero, Francesco Bonaccorso, Onofrio M. Maragò, Pietro G. Gucciardi, and Gaetano Di Marco
Dalton Transactions   39, 2903-2909 (2010)   
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Electrical conductivity of carbon-nanotube/cellulose composite paper
Tomo Tanaka, Eiichi Sano, Masanori Imai, and Kousuke Akiyama
Journal of Applied Physics   107, 054307 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Effect of sequential grafting of magnetic nanoparticles onto metallic and semiconducting carbon-nanotube devices: towards self-assembled multi-dots
Lapo Bogani, Romain Maurand, Laëtitia Marty, Claudio Sangregorio, Claudia Altavilla, and Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2099-2107 (2010)   
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Thymidine-functionalized silica nanotubes for selective recognition and separation of oligoadenosines
Nam Hoon Kim, Hye Young Lee, Youngje Cho, Won Seok Han, Dongmin Kang, Shim Sung Lee, and Jong Hwa Jung
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2139-2144 (2010)   
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Metal-like single crystalline boron nanotubes: synthesis and in situ study on electric transport and field emission properties
Fei Liu, Chengmin Shen, Zanjia Su, Xingle Ding, Shaozhi Deng, Jun Chen, Ningsheng Xu, and Hongjun Gao
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2197-2205 (2010)   
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Control of neuronal cell adhesion on single-walled carbon nanotube 3D patterns
Chiara Dionigi, Michele Bianchi, Pasquale D'Angelo, Beatrice Chelli, Pierpaolo Greco, Arian Shehu, Ilaria Tonazzini, Adina Nicoleta Lazar, and Fabio Biscarini
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2213-2218 (2010)   
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Synthesis and photoelectrochemical cell properties of vertically grown -Fe₂O₃ nanorod arrays on a gold nanorod substrate
Aiming Mao, Gui Young Han, and Jong Hyeok Park
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2247-2250 (2010)   
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Kinetics and regioselectivity in the Diels–Alder reaction of fulleroids vs. methanofullerene and C₆₀
Naohiko Ikuma, Yasunori Susami, and Takumi Oshima
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry   8, 1394-1398 (2010)   
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Ionic liquids assisted formation of an oil/water emulsion stabilised by a carbon nanotube/ionic liquid composite layer
Lili Gao, Huayi Yin, and Dihua Wang
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics   12, 2535-2540 (2010)   
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Enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit in edge-disordered zigzag graphene nanoribbons
H. Sevinçli and G. Cuniberti
Physical Review B   81, 113401 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Hierarchy of spin and valley symmetry breaking in quantum Hall single-layer graphene
Zhihua Yang and Jung Hoon Han
Physical Review B   81, 115405 (2010) (6 pages)   
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Predicting phonon dispersion relations and lifetimes from the spectral energy density
John A. Thomas, Joseph E. Turney, Ryan M. Iutzi, Cristina H. Amon, and Alan J. H. McGaughey
Physical Review B   81, 081411 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Frequency analysis of nanotubes with consideration of surface effects
Behrooz Farshi, Abbas Assadi, and Ali Alinia-ziazi
Applied Physics Letters   96, 093105 (2010) (3 pages)   
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QUANTUM COHERENCE, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION STORAGE

Vector magnetic field microscopy using nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond
B. J. Maertz, A. P. Wijnheijmer, G. D. Fuchs, M. E. Nowakowski, and D. D. Awschalom
Applied Physics Letters   96, 092504 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger and W entanglement witnesses for the noninteracting Fermi gas
Hessam Habibian, John W. Clark, Naeimeh Behbood, and Kurt Hingerl
Physical Review A   81, 032302 (2010) (14 pages)   
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Spin current through an ESR quantum dot: A real-time study
Lei Wang, Hua Jiang, J. N. Zhuang, Xi Dai, and X. C. Xie
Physical Review B   81, 075323 (2010) (5 pages)   
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Entanglement spectrum of a topological phase in one dimension
Frank Pollmann, Ari M. Turner, Erez Berg, and Masaki Oshikawa
Physical Review B   81, 064439 (2010) (10 pages)   
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Phase readout of a charge qubit capacitively coupled to an open double quantum dot
Christoph Kreisbeck, Franz J. Kaiser, and Sigmund Kohler
Physical Review B   81, 125404 (2010) (5 pages)   
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SUPRAMOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL ASSEMBLY

Electron-induced adhesion and patterning of gold nanoparticles
I. Torchinsky, N. Amdursky, A. Inberg, and G. Rosenman
Applied Physics Letters   96, 093106 (2010) (3 pages)   
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Amphiphilic block copolymer nano-fibers via RAFT-mediated polymerization in aqueous dispersed system
Stéphanie Boissé, Jutta Rieger, Khaled Belal, Aurélie Di-Cicco, Patricia Beaunier, Min-Hui Li, and Bernadette Charleux
Chemical Communications   46, 1950-1952 (2010)   
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High Speed Through Silicon Via Filling by Copper Electrodeposition
Kazuo Kondo, Yushi Suzuki, Takeyasu Saito, Naoki Okamoto, and Minoru Takauchi
Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters   13, D26-D28 (2010)   
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Sol–gel films with polymodal porosity by surfactant-assisted breath figure templating
Marina Lomoschitz, Stefan Edinger, Gerald Bauer, Gernot Friedbacher, and Ulrich Schubert
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2075-2078 (2010)   
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Compartmentalization and delivery via asymmetric copolymer monolayers with swollen or inverse swollen micelles
Hong Xia Guo and Monica Olvera de la Cruz
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 094902 (2010) (7 pages)   
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Liquid crystals enable chemoresponsive reconfigurable colloidal self-assembly
Ivan I. Smalyukh
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America   107, 3945-3946 (2010)   
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Chemoresponsive assemblies of microparticles at liquid crystalline interfaces
Gary M. Koenig, I-Hsin Lin, and Nicholas L. Abbott
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America   107, 3998-4003 (2010)   
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Membrane curvature controls dynamin polymerization
Aurélien Roux, Gerbrand Koster, Martin Lenz, Benoît Sorre, Jean-Baptiste Manneville, Pierre Nassoy, and Patricia Bassereau
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America   107, 4141-4146 (2010)   
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Versatile chiroptics of peptide-induced assemblies of metalloporphyrins
Hirokuni Jintoku, Takashi Sagawa, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Makoto Takafuji, and Hirotaka Ihara
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry   8, 1344-1350 (2010)   
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ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES

Effect of Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Concentration on Surface Qualities of Silicon Wafer after Touch Polishing Process
Hee-Sub Hwang, Jae-Hyung Lim, Jin-Hyung Park, Eun-Suck Choi, Jin-Woo Ahn, and Jea-Gun Park
Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters   13, H147-H150 (2010)   
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Cumulene molecular wire conductance from first principles
J. Prasongkit, A. Grigoriev, G. Wendin, and Rajeev Ahuja
Physical Review B   81, 115404 (2010) (5 pages)   
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Synthesis and characterization of [Pb{Se₂P(OⁱPr)₂}₂]_n pseudo polymorphs: Polymeric, single source precursor enabling preparation of shape-controlled lead selenide structures
Wen-Shiang Chang, Yi-Feng Lin, Bijay Sarkar, Yu-Min Chang, Ling-Kang Liu, and C. W. Liu
Dalton Transactions   39, 2821-2830 (2010)   
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Proton-regulated rectified ionic transport through solid-state conical nanopores modified with phosphate-bearing polymer brushes
Basit Yameen, Mubarak Ali, Reinhard Neumann, Wolfgang Ensinger, Wolfgang Knoll, and Omar Azzaroni
Chemical Communications   46, 1908-1910 (2010)   
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Synthesis of bismuth vanadate nanoplates with exposed {001} facets and enhanced visible-light photocatalytic properties
Guangcheng Xi and Jinhua Ye
Chemical Communications   46, 1893-1895 (2010)   
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SURFACE AND INTERFACE PROPERTIES

Chemical reactivity on surfaces: Modeling the imide synthesis from DATP and PTCDA on Au(111)
E. Rauls, S. Blankenburg, and W. G. Schmidt
Physical Review B   81, 125401 (2010) (5 pages)   
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First-principles study of the dipole layer formation at metal-organic interfaces
Paul C. Rusu, Gianluca Giovannetti, Christ Weijtens, Reinder Coehoorn, and Geert Brocks
Physical Review B   81, 125403 (2010) (17 pages)   
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Flow dependence of interfacial thermal resistance in nanochannels
Chong Liu, Hai-Bo Fan, Kai Zhang, Matthew M. F. Yuen, and Zhigang Li
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 094703 (2010) (5 pages)   
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Tuning surface metallicity and ferromagnetism by hydrogen adsorption at the polar ZnO(0001) surface
N. Sanchez, S. Gallego, J. Cerdá, and M. C. Muñoz
Physical Review B   81, 115301 (2010) (6 pages)   
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MISCELLANEOUS

Goldstone-like States in a Layered Perovskite with Frustrated Polarization: A First-Principles Investigation of PbSr₂Ti₂O₇
S. M. Nakhmanson and Ivan Naumov
Physical Review Letters   104, 097601 (2010) (4 pages)   
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The Role of Sulfuric Acid in Atmospheric Nucleation
Mikko Sipil, Torsten Berndt, Tuukka Petj, David Brus, Joonas Vanhanen, Frank Stratmann, Johanna Patokoski, Roy L. Mauldin III, Antti-Pekka Hyvrinen, Heikki Lihavainen, and Markku Kulmala
Science   327, 1243-1246 (2010)   
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Accurate implementation of leaping in space: The spatial partitioned-leaping algorithm
Krishna A. Iyengar, Leonard A. Harris, and Paulette Clancy
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 094101 (2010) (14 pages)   
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New phase hollandite-type VOOH quadrangular nanorods: a new smart electrical switch material
Changzheng Wu, He Wei, Bo Ning, Jinlong Yang, and Yi Xie
Chemical Communications   46, 1845-1847 (2010)   
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A small library of DNA-encapsulated supramolecular nanoparticles for targeted gene delivery
Hao Wang, Kuan-Ju Chen, Shutao Wang, Minori Ohashi, Ken-ichiro Kamei, Jing Sun, Ji Hoon Ha, Kan Liu, and Hsian-Rong Tseng
Chemical Communications   46, 1851-1853 (2010)   
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Small molecule-triggered assembly of DNA nanoarchitectures
Markus Wieland, Armin Benz, Janina Haar, Kangkan Halder, and Jörg S. Hartig
Chemical Communications   46, 1866-1868 (2010)   
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Ultralong Pt-on-Pd bimetallic nanowires with nanoporous surface: nanodendritic structure for enhanced electrocatalytic activity
Shaojun Guo, Shaojun Dong, and Erkang Wang
Chemical Communications   46, 1869-1871 (2010)   
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Unraveling solvent effects on the electronic absorption spectra of TRITC fluorophore in solution: a theoretical TD-DFT/PCM study
Alfonso Pedone and Vincenzo Barone
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics   12, 2722-2729 (2010)   
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Calculation of absorption and emission spectra of [n]cycloparaphenylenes: the reason for the large Stokes shift
Dage Sundholm, Stefan Taubert, and Fabio Pichierri
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics   12, 2751-2757 (2010)   
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Boson peak in confined disordered systems
Reiner Zorn
Physical Review B   81, 054208 (2010) (10 pages)   
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Targeted activation in deterministic and stochastic systems
Bryan Eisenhower and Igor Mezić
Physical Review E   81, 026603 (2010) (7 pages)   
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Dynamics of biomembranes with active multiple-state inclusions
Hsuan-Yi Chen and Alexander S. Mikhailov
Physical Review E   81, 031901 (2010) (11 pages)   
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Dynamical Transition of Protein-Hydration Water
W. Doster, S. Busch, A. M. Gaspar, M.-S. Appavou, J. Wuttke, and H. Scheer
Physical Review Letters   104, 098101 (2010) (4 pages)   
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Size dependent oxygen buffering capacity of ceria nanocrystals
Jiahui Xu, Jeffrey Harmer, Guoqiang Li, Thomas Chapman, Paul Collier, Sarennah Longworth, and Shik Chi Tsang
Chemical Communications   46, 1887-1889 (2010)   
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Excitation-wavelength-dependent photoluminescence of a pyromellitic diimide nanowire network
Hairong Zhang, Xiaohe Xu, and Hai-Feng Ji
Chemical Communications   46, 1917-1919 (2010)   
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Tetrachloro-tetra(perylene bisimides): an approach towards N-type graphene nanoribbons
Yonggang Zhen, Chunru Wang, and Zhaohui Wang
Chemical Communications   46, 1926-1928 (2010)   
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The cascade carbo-carbonylation of unactivated alkenes catalyzed by an organocatalyst and a transition metal catalyst: a facile approach to -diketones and -carbonyl aldehydes from arylalkenes under air
Jin Xie and Zhi-Zhen Huang
Chemical Communications   46, 1947-1949 (2010)   
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Sulfur-assisted synthesis of nitride nanocrystals
Lishan Yang, Hongxiao Yu, Liqiang Xu, Qiang Ma, and Yitai Qian
Dalton Transactions   39, 2855-2860 (2010)   
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Phenyl groups in supramolecular nanofibers confer hydrogels with high elasticity and rapid recovery
Zhimou Yang, Ling Wang, Jingyu Wang, Ping Gao, and Bing Xu
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2128-2132 (2010)   
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Highly fluorescent water soluble Cd_xZn_1-xTe alloyed quantum dots prepared in aqueous solution: one-step synthesis and the alloy effect of Zn
Wanwan Li, Jie Liu, Kang Sun, Hongjing Dou, and Ke Tao
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2133-2138 (2010)   
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Synthesis of Ag–In binary sulfide nanoparticles—structural tuning and their photoluminescence properties
Tetsuya Ogawa, Toshihiro Kuzuya, Yasushi Hamanaka, and Kenji Sumiyama
Journal of Materials Chemistry   20, 2226-2231 (2010)   
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Communications: Short-range dynamics of a nematic liquid-crystalline phase
Andreas S. Poulos, Doru Constantin, Patrick Davidson, Brigitte Pansu, Éric Freyssingeas, Anders Madsen, and Corinne Chanéac
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 091101 (2010) (4 pages)   
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