Sample manuscript for Applied Physics Letters
A. Author,1,2,a) B. Author,2,b,c) and C. Author3,c)
1Department, University, City, Postal code, Country
2Corporation or Laboratory, Street address, Postal code, City, Country
33Department, University, City, State (spell out full name), Zip code, USA
This is an abstract.  It gives the reader an overview of the manuscript. Abstracts are required for all manuscripts. The Abstract should be self-contained (contain no footnotes or citations to references). It should be adequate as an index (giving all subjects, major and minor, about which new information is given), and as a summary (giving the conclusions and all results of general interest in the article). It should be approximately 250 words. The abstract should be written as one paragraph and should not contain displayed mathematical equations or tabular material. In this sample article we provide instructions on how to prepare and submit
your paper to Applied Physic Letters, a journal published by AIP Publishing LLC.  The AIP Publishing staff appreciates your effort to follow our style when preparing your manuscript.
NB: Contrary to the structure of this sample, headings are not permitted in APL. They are used in this sample to assist the reader in locating information.

THE MANUSCRIPT
          Please use this “sample manuscript” as a guide for preparing your article.  This will ensure that your submission will be in the required format for Peer Review.  Please read all of the following manuscript preparation instructions carefully and in their entirety.  The manuscript must be in good scientific American English; this is the author's responsibility.  All files will be submitted through our online electronic submission system at .
Manuscript preparation
Articles can be prepared as either a Microsoft Word .doc/.docx file or a REVTeX/LaTeX file.  The entire manuscript, should be set up for 21.6 × 28 cm (8-1/2 × 11 in. or A4) pages with 2.54 cm (1 in.) margins all the way around.  The font and
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Note: This is an example of a footnote to the title if the paper was part of a conference: Contributed paper, published as part of the Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Physics, Anytown, State, May 2010.
a)This is an example of a footnote to an author’s name: Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.  Electronic mail:  ********************.
b)  This research was performed while B. Author was at Anywhere National Laboratory, City, State, Postal code, Country.
appreciatesc)  B. Author and C. Author contributed equally to this work.
the point size will be reset according to the journal’s specs, but authors most commonly use the Times Roman font and point size 12.  The manuscript begins with a title, names of all authors and their affiliations, and an abstract, followed by the body of the paper, tables and figures, if any, included, and the reference section.  Consecutively number all tables (I, II, III, etc.) and figures (1, 2, 3, etc.), including those in an Appendix.  Figures, with figure captions, may be embedded within the manuscript to assist the reviewers.  Number all pages consecutively, beginning with 1.
Manuscript submission
All files will be submitted through the online system: /.  Each version of the manuscript (the original and subsequent revisions) should be submitted with its own complete set of files: a cover letter (indicating the title, authors, and contact information), a complete article file, and separate figure files (see Sec. IX―FIGURES).  When uploading a revised manuscript, also include a response/rebuttal letter (indicating the changes made to address the Editor’s and Reviewers’ comments).
MANUSCRIPT LENGTH
Manuscripts should not exceed 3500 words.
TeX users
Authors are advised to use the REVTeX 4.1 file. If the double-column version of the manuscript obtained using the "reprint" option fits on four pages, the length is acceptable.
Word users
Please note that the abstract, title, author list, references, and acknowledgments are all excluded from the 3500-word limit. Figures, tables, and equations, however, are included and must be accounted for by calculating a word count equivalent to the space they occupy.