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APL Materials Template

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About the APL Materials format

APL Materials is a peer-reviewed journal published by AIP Publishing, covering Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, ZnO doping and properties. Over its lifetime it has published 3,011 papers, which have received 93,426 citations.

PublisherAIP Publishing
Reference styleNumbered (AIP)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, APL Materials 12, 45 (2023).

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Publishes research inElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials ZnO doping and properties Perovskite Materials and Applications Magnetic properties of thin films
ISSN2166-532X
Citation impact (2-yr)5.18
h-index109
i10-index1,745
Article processing charge$2,200
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websiteaplmaterials.aip.org
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Papers published in APL Materials per year

216
2014
181
2015
189
2016
155
2017
178
2018
252
2019
239
2020
265
2021
220
2022
293
2023
352
2024
292
2025

Citation impact of APL Materials by publication year

10.2K
2014
8.5K
2015
8.9K
2016
4.6K
2017
7.2K
2018
10K
2019
9.2K
2020
7K
2021
4.5K
2022
3.2K
2023
3K
2024
808
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in APL Materials

Characterization of Lorenz number with Seebeck coefficient measurement

Hyun‐Sik Kim, Zachary M. Gibbs, Yinglu Tang et al. · 18 Feb 2015

In analyzing zT improvements due to lattice thermal conductivity (κL) reduction, electrical conductivity (σ) and total thermal conductivity (κTotal) are often used to estimate the electronic component of the thermal conductivity (κE) and in turn κL from κL = ∼ κTotal − LσT. The Wiedemann-Franz law, κE = LσT, where L is Lorenz number, is…

1,920 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Perspective: Materials informatics and big data: Realization of the “fourth paradigm” of science in materials science

Ankit Agrawal, Alok Choudhary · 15 Apr 2016

Our ability to collect “big data” has greatly surpassed our capability to analyze it, underscoring the emergence of the fourth paradigm of science, which is data-driven discovery. The need for data informatics is also emphasized by the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), further boosting the emerging field of materials informatics. In this article, we look at…

1,308 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Structural and electronic properties of hybrid perovskites for high-efficiency thin-film photovoltaics from first-principles

Federico Brivio, Alison Walker, Aron Walsh · 1 Oct 2013

The performance of perovskite solar cells recently exceeded 15% solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency for small-area devices. The fundamental properties of the active absorber layers, hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites formed from mixing metal and organic halides [e.g., (NH4)PbI3 and (CH3NH3)PbI3], are largely unknown. The materials are semiconductors with direct band gaps at the boundary of the first Brillouin…

Recent progress on the electronic structure, defect, and doping properties of Ga2O3

Jiaye Zhang, Jueli Shi, Dongchen Qi et al. · 1 Feb 2020

Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) is an emerging wide bandgap semiconductor that has attracted a large amount of interest due to its ultra-large bandgap of 4.8 eV, a high breakdown field of 8 MV/cm, and high thermal stability. These properties enable Ga2O3 a promising material for a large range of applications, such as high power electronic devices…

Molecular ferroelectric contributions to anomalous hysteresis in hybrid perovskite solar cells

Jarvist M. Frost, Keith T. Butler, Aron Walsh · 21 Jul 2014

We report a model describing the molecular orientation disorder in CH3NH3PbI3, solving a classical Hamiltonian parametrised with electronic structure calculations, with the nature of the motions informed by ab initio molecular dynamics. We investigate the temperature and static electric field dependence of the equilibrium ferroelectric (molecular) domain structure and resulting polarisability. A rich domain structure…

APL Materials template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the APL Materials format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the APL Materials template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official AIP Publishing format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does APL Materials use?
APL Materials uses Numbered (AIP) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, APL Materials 12, 45 (2023).
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to APL Materials?
No. DocuGuru generates the revtex4-2 LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a AIP Publishing-ready APL Materials document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the APL Materials template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the APL Materials format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is APL Materials?
AIP Publishing journal (REVTeX 4.2). It is a physics journal, published by AIP Publishing.
Can I export a submission-ready APL Materials PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official APL Materials template (the revtex4-2 class) that is ready to submit to AIP Publishing, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the APL Materials template cost?
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