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	Author	Santos-Castro, G.; Pandey, T.; Bruno, C.H.V.; Santos Caetano, E.W.; Milošević, M.V.; Chaves, A.; Freire, V.N.
	Title	Silicon and germanium adamantane and diamantane monolayers as two-dimensional anisotropic direct-gap semiconductors			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2023	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	108	Issue	3	Pages	035302-35310
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Structural and electronic properties of silicon and germanium monolayers with two different diamondoid crystal structures are detailed ab initio. Our results show that, despite Si and Ge being well-known indirect gap semiconductors in their bulk form, their adamantane and diamantane monolayers can exhibit optically active direct gap in the visible frequency range, with highly anisotropic effective masses, depending on the monolayer crystal structure. Moreover, we reveal that gaps in these materials are highly tunable with applied strain. These stable monolayer forms of Si and Ge are therefore expected to help bridging the gap between the fast growing area of opto-electronics in two-dimensional materials and the established silicon-based technologies.
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	Language		Wos	001074455300012	Publication Date	2023-07-05
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2469-9969; 2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:200348			Serial	9089
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	Author	Tran, T.T.; Lee, Y.; Roy, S.; Tran, T.U.; Kim, Y.; Taniguchi, T.; Watanabe, K.; Milošević, M.V.; Lim, S.C.; Chaves, A.; Jang, J.I.; Kim, J.
	Title	Synergetic enhancement of quantum yield and exciton lifetime of monolayer WS₂ by proximal metal plate and negative electric bias			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2023	Publication	ACS nano	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	18	Issue	1	Pages	220-228
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The efficiency of light emission is a critical performance factor for monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (1L-TMDs) for photonic applications. While various methods have been studied to compensate for lattice defects to improve the quantum yield (QY) of 1L-TMDs, exciton-exciton annihilation (EEA) is still a major nonradiative decay channel for excitons at high exciton densities. Here, we demonstrate that the combined use of a proximal Au plate and a negative electric gate bias (NEGB) for 1L-WS2 provides a dramatic enhancement of the exciton lifetime at high exciton densities with the corresponding QY enhanced by 30 times and the EEA rate constant decreased by 80 times. The suppression of EEA by NEGB is attributed to the reduction of the defect-assisted EEA process, which we also explain with our theoretical model. Our results provide a synergetic solution to cope with EEA to realize high-intensity 2D light emitters using TMDs.
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	Language		Wos	001139516800001	Publication Date	2023-12-21
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	ISSN	1936-0851	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:202811			Serial	9101
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	Author	Lima, I.L.C.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Chaves, A.
	Title	Tuning of exciton type by environmental screening			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2023	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	108	Issue	11	Pages	115303-115308
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We theoretically investigate the binding energy and electron-hole (e-h) overlap of excitonic states confined at the interface between two-dimensional materials with type-II band alignment, i.e., with lowest conduction and highest valence band edges placed in different materials, arranged in a side-by-side planar heterostructure. We propose a variational procedure within the effective mass approximation to calculate the exciton ground state and apply our model to a monolayer MoS2/WS2 heterostructure. The role of nonabrupt interfaces between the materials is accounted for in our model by assuming a WxMo1-xS2 alloy around the interfacial region. Our results demonstrate that (i) interface-bound excitons are energetically favorable only for small interface thickness and/or for systems under high dielectric screening by the materials surrounding the monolayer, and that (ii) the interface exciton binding energy and its e-h overlap are controllable by the interface width and dielectric environment.
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	Language		Wos	001077758300002	Publication Date	2023-09-08
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2469-9969; 2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:200356			Serial	9110
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	Author	Ludu, A.; Van Deun, J.; Milošević, M.V.; Cuyt, A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Analytic treatment of vortex states in cylindrical superconductors in applied axial magnetic field			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Journal of mathematical physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Math Phys
	Volume	51	Issue	8	Pages	082903,1-082903,29
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We solve the linear GinzburgLandau (GL) equation in the presence of a uniform magnetic field with cylindrical symmetry and we find analytic expressions for the eigenfunctions in terms of the confluent hypergeometric functions. The discrete spectrum results from an implicit equation associated to the boundary conditions and it is resolved in analytic form using the continued fractions formalism. We study the dependence of the spectrum and the eigenfunctions on the sample size and the surface conditions for solid and hollow cylindrical superconductors. Finally, the solutions of the nonlinear GL formalism are constructed as expansions in the linear GL eigenfunction basis and selected by minimization of the free energy. We present examples of vortex states and their energies for different samples in enhancing/suppressing superconductivity surroundings.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000281905000026	Publication Date	2010-08-23
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	ISSN	0022-2488;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.077	Times cited	10	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.077; 2010 IF: 1.291
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84880			Serial	106
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	Author	Stosic, D.; Mulkers, J.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Ludermir, T.B.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Paths to collapse for isolated skyrmions in few-monolayer ferromagnetic films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	95	Issue	21	Pages	214418
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Magnetic skyrmions are topological spin configurations in materials with chiral Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), that are potentially useful for storing or processing information. To date, DMI has been found in few bulk materials, but can also be induced in atomically thin magnetic films in contact with surfaces with large spin-orbit interactions. Recent experiments have reported that isolated magnetic skyrmions can be stabilized even near room temperature in few-atom-thick magnetic layers sandwiched between materials that provide asymmetric spin-orbit coupling. Here we present the minimum-energy path analysis of three distinct mechanisms for the skyrmion collapse, based on ab initio input and the performed atomic-spin simulations. We focus on the stability of a skyrmion in three atomic layers of Co, either epitaxial on the Pt(111) surface or within a hybrid multilayer where DMI nontrivially varies per monolayer due to competition between different symmetry breaking from two sides of the Co film. In laterally finite systems, their constrained geometry causes poor thermal stability of the skyrmion toward collapse at the boundary, which we show to be resolved by designing the high-DMI structure within an extended film with lower or no DMI.
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	Language		Wos	000404015500001	Publication Date	2017-06-23
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	ISSN	2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	48	Open Access
	Notes	This work was supported by the Research Foundation, Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) and Brazilian agency CNPq (Grants No. 442668/2014-7 and No. 140840/2016-8).			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	CMT @ cmt @c:irua:144865			Serial	4704
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	Author	Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Non commensurate vortex lattices in a composite antidot lattice or dc current			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2008	Publication	Physica: C : superconductivity	Abbreviated Journal	Physica C
	Volume	468	Issue	7/10	Pages	809-812
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Language		Wos	000257355300070	Publication Date	2008-03-03
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	ISSN	0921-4534;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.404	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.404; 2008 IF: 0.740
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:70075			Serial	2343
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	Author	Lukyanchuk, I.; Vinokur, V.M.; Rydh, A.; Xie, R.; Milošević, M.V.; Welp, U.; Zach, M.; Xiao, Z.L.; Crabtree, G.W.; Bending, S.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Kwok, W.K.
	Title	Rayleigh instability of confined vortex droplets in critical superconductors			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Nature physics	Abbreviated Journal	Nat Phys
	Volume	11	Issue	11	Pages	21-25
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Depending on the Ginzburg-Landau parameter kappa, superconductors can either be fully diamagnetic if kappa < 1/root 2 (type I superconductors) or allow magnetic flux to penetrate through Abrikosov vortices if kappa > 1/root 2 (type II superconductors; refs 1,2). At the Bogomolny critical point, kappa = kappa(c) = 1/root 2, a state that is infinitely degenerate with respect to vortex spatial configurations arises(3,4). Despite in-depth investigations of conventional type I and type II superconductors, a thorough understanding of the magnetic behaviour in the near-Bogomolny critical regime at kappa similar to kappa(c) remains lacking. Here we report that in confined systems the critical regime expands over a finite interval of kappa forming a critical superconducting state. We show that in this state, in a sample with dimensions comparable to the vortex core size, vortices merge into a multi-quanta droplet, which undergoes Rayleigh instability(5) on increasing kappa and decays by emitting single vortices. Superconducting vortices realize Nielsen-Olesen singular solutions of the Abelian Higgs model, which is pervasive in phenomena ranging from quantum electrodynamics to cosmology(6-9). Our study of the transient dynamics of Abrikosov-Nielsen-Olesen vortices in systems with boundaries promises access to non-trivial effects in quantum field theory by means of bench-top laboratory experiments.
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	Language		Wos	000346831100018	Publication Date	2014-11-06
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	ISSN	1745-2473;1745-2481;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	22.806	Times cited	20	Open Access
	Notes	; We would like to thank N. Nekrasov for illuminating discussions. The work was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science Materials Sciences and Engineering Division (V.M.V., W.K.K., U.W., R.X., M.Z., Z.L.X., G.W.C. and partially I.L. through the Materials Theory Institute), by FP7-IRSES-SIMTECH and ITN-NOTEDEV programs (I.L.), and by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen) (M.V.M. and F.M.P.). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 22.806; 2015 IF: 20.147
	Call Number	c:irua:122791 c:irua:122791			Serial	2815
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	Author	Roditchev, D.; Brun, C.; Serrier-Garcia, L.; Cuevas, J.C.; Bessa, V.H.L.; Milošević, M.V.; Debontridder, F.; Stolyarov, V.; Cren, T.
	Title	Direct observation of Josephson vortex cores			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Nature physics	Abbreviated Journal	Nat Phys
	Volume	11	Issue	11	Pages	332-337
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Superconducting correlations may propagate between two superconductors separated by a tiny insulating or metallic barrier, allowing a dissipationless electric current to flow(1,2). In the presence of a magnetic field, the maximum supercurrent oscillates(3) and each oscillation corresponding to the entry of one Josephson vortex into the barrier(4). Josephson vortices are conceptual blocks of advanced quantum devices such as coherent terahertz generators(5) or qubits for quantum computing(6), in which on-demand generation and control is crucial. Here, we map superconducting correlations inside proximity Josephson junctions(7) using scanning tunnelling microscopy. Unexpectedly, we find that such Josephson vortices have real cores, in which the proximity gap is locally suppressed and the normal state recovered. By following the Josephson vortex formation and evolution we demonstrate that they originate from quantum interference of Andreev quasiparticles(8), and that the phase portraits of the two superconducting quantum condensates at edges of the junction decide their generation, shape, spatial extent and arrangement. Our observation opens a pathway towards the generation and control of Josephson vortices by applying supercurrents through the superconducting leads of the junctions, that is, by purely electrical means without any need for a magnetic field, which is a crucial step towards high-density on-chip integration of superconducting quantum devices.
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	Language		Wos	000352163100016	Publication Date	2015-02-23
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	ISSN	1745-2473;1745-2481;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	22.806	Times cited	102	Open Access
	Notes	T.C., C.B., F.D., V.S. and D.R. acknowledge financial support from the French ANR project and the French-Russian program PICS-CNRS/RAS. The authors also thank V. Cherkez for assistance during experiments and V. Vinokur (Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois USA) and A. Buzdin (University of Bordeaux 1, France) for stimulating discussions. J.C.C. acknowledges financial support from the Spanish MICINN (Contract No. FIS2011-28851-C1). V.H.L.B. acknowledges support from CNPq Brazil and productive discussions with Prof. A. Chaves (UFC, Brazil). M.V.M. acknowledges support from Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) and CAPES Brazil (PVE project BEX1392/11-5).			Approved	Most recent IF: 22.806; 2015 IF: 20.147
	Call Number	c:irua:132524 c:irua:132524			Serial	3943
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	Author	Milošević, M.V.; Perali, A.
	Title	Emergent phenomena in multicomponent superconductivity: an introduction to the focus issue			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Superconductor Science & Technology	Abbreviated Journal	Supercond Sci Tech
	Volume	28	Issue	28	Pages	060201
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; CMT
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	Language		Wos	000354110200001	Publication Date	2015-04-24
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	ISSN	0953-2048;1361-6668;	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	2.878	Times cited	41	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @			Serial	3945
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Aguiar, J.A.; Vagov, A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Atomically flat superconducting nanofilms: multiband properties and mean-field theory			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Superconductor science and technology	Abbreviated Journal	Supercond Sci Tech
	Volume	28	Issue	28	Pages	054001
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Recent progress in materials synthesis enabled fabrication of superconducting atomically flat single-crystalline metallic nanofilms with thicknesses down to a few monolayers. Interest in such nano-thin systems is attracted by the dimensional 3D-2D crossover in their coherent properties which occurs with decreasing the film thickness. The first fundamental aspect of this crossover is dictated by the Mermin-Wagner-Hohenberg theorem and concerns frustration of the long-range order due to superconductive fluctuations and the possibility to track its impact with an unprecedented level of control. The second important aspect is related to the Fabri-Perot modes of the electronic motion strongly bound in the direction perpendicular to the nanofilm. The formation of such modes results in a pronounced multiband structure that changes with the nanofilm thickness and affects both the mean-field behavior and superconductive fluctuations. Though the subject is very rich in physics, it is scarcely investigated to date. The main obstacle is that there are no manageable models to study a complex magnetic response in this case. Full microscopic consideration is rather time consuming, if practicable at all, while the standard Ginzburg-Landau theory is not applicable. In the present work we review the main achievements in the subject to date, and construct and justify an efficient multiband mean-field formalism which allows for numerical and even analytical treatment of nano-thin superconductors in applied magnetic fields.
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	Language		Wos	000353015700005	Publication Date	2015-03-19
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	ISSN	0953-2048;1361-6668;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.878	Times cited	23	Open Access
	Notes	This work was supported by the Brazilian agencies CNPq (grants 307552/2012-8 and 141911/2012-3) and FACEPE (APQ-0589-1.05/08). AAS acknowledges fruitful discussions with A Perali and D Neilson during his stay in the University of Camerino and is thankful for partial support of his visit by the University of Camerino under the project FAR 'Control and enhancement of superconductivity by engineering materials at the nanoscale'. MDC acknowledges the support from the Back to Belgium Grant of the federal Science Policy (BELSPO).			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
	Call Number	c:irua:132501			Serial	3944
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	Author	Ludu, A.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Vortex states in axially symmetric superconductors in applied magnetic field			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2012	Publication	Sn – 0378-4754	Abbreviated Journal	Math Comput Simulat
	Volume	82	Issue	7	Pages	1258-1270
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We solve analytically the linearized Ginzburg-Landau (GL) equation in the presence of an uniform magnetic field with cylindrical boundary conditions. The solution of the non-linear GL equation is provided as an expansion in the basis of linearized solutions. We present examples of the resulting vortex structure for a solid and perforated superconducting cylinder. (C) 2012 IMACS. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000303097000009	Publication Date	2012-02-11
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	ISSN	0378-4754;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.218	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.218; 2012 IF: 0.836
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98300			Serial	3887
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	Author	Zhang, L.-F.; Covaci, L.; Milošević, M.V.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Vortex states in nanoscale superconducting squares : the influence of quantum confinement			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2013	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	88	Issue	14	Pages	144501
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Bogoliubov-de Gennes theory is used to investigate the effect of the size of a superconducting square on the vortex states in the quantum confinement regime. When the superconducting coherence length is comparable to the Fermi wavelength, the shape resonances of the superconducting order parameter have strong influence on the vortex configuration. Several unconventional vortex states, including asymmetric ones, giant-multivortex combinations, and states comprising giant antivortices, were found as ground states and their stability was found to be very sensitive on the value of k(F)xi(0), the size of the sample W, and the magnetic flux Phi. By increasing the temperature and/or enlarging the size of the sample, quantum confinement is suppressed and the conventional mesoscopic vortex states as predicted by the Ginzburg-Laudau (GL) theory are recovered. However, contrary to the GL results we found that the states containing symmetry-induced vortex-antivortex pairs are stable over the whole temperature range. It turns out that the inhomogeneous order parameter induced by quantum confinement favors vortex-antivortex molecules, as well as giant vortices with a rich structure in the vortex core-unattainable in the GL domain.
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	Language		Wos	000325498300004	Publication Date	2013-10-09
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	19	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen) and Methusalem Funding of the Flemish government. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:111145			Serial	3891
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	Author	Jelić, Ž.L.; Milošević, M.V.; Van de Vondel, J.; Silhanek, A.V.
	Title	Stroboscopic phenomena in superconductors with dynamic pinning landscape			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Scientific reports	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Rep-Uk
	Volume	5	Issue	5	Pages	14604
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Introducing artificial pinning centers is a well established strategy to trap quantum vortices and increase the maximal magnetic field and applied electric current that a superconductor can sustain without dissipation. In case of spatially periodic pinning, a clear enhancement of the superconducting critical current arises when commensurability between the vortex configurations and the pinning landscape occurs. With recent achievements in (ultrafast) optics and nanoengineered plasmonics it has become possible to exploit the interaction of light with superconductivity, and create not only spatially periodic imprints on the superconducting condensate, but also temporally periodic ones. Here we show that in the latter case, temporal matching phenomena develop, caused by stroboscopic commensurability between the characteristic frequency of the vortex motion under applied current and the frequency of the dynamic pinning. The matching resonances persist in a broad parameter space, including magnetic field, driving current, or material purity, giving rise to unusual features such as externally variable resistance/impedance and Shapiro steps in current-voltage characteristics. All features are tunable by the frequency of the dynamic pinning landscape. These findings open further exploration avenues for using flashing, spatially engineered, and/or mobile excitations on superconductors, permitting us to achieve advanced functionalities.
	Address	Departement de Physique, Universite de Liege, Allee du 6-Aout 17, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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	Language	English	Wos	000362082500001	Publication Date	2015-10-01
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	ISSN	2045-2322	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.259	Times cited	29	Open Access
	Notes	Acknowledgements: This work was supported by the Methusalem Funding of the Flemish Government, the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the COST Action MP1201. The work of Ž.L.J. and A.V.S. was partially supported by “Mandat d’Impulsion Scientifique” of the F.R.S.-FNRS.			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.259; 2015 IF: 5.578
	Call Number	c:irua:129807 c:irua:129807			Serial	3980
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	Author	Adami, O.-A.; Jelić, Ž.L.; Xue, C.; Abdel-Hafiez, M.; Hackens, B.; Moshchalkov, V.V.; Milošević, M.V.; Van de Vondel, J.; Silhanek, A.V.
	Title	Onset, evolution, and magnetic braking of vortex lattice instabilities in nanostructured superconducting films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review: B: condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	134506
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	In 1976, Larkin and Ovchinnikov [Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 68, 1915 (1975) [Sov. Phys.–JETP 41, 960 (1976)]] predicted that vortex matter in superconductors driven by an electrical current can undergo an abrupt dynamic transition from a flux-flow regime to a more dissipative state at sufficiently high vortex velocities. Typically, this transition manifests itself as a large voltage jump at a particular current density, so-called instability current density J∗, which is smaller than the depairing current. By tuning the effective pinning strength in Al films, using an artificial periodic pinning array of triangular holes, we show that a unique and well-defined instability current density exists if the pinning is strong, whereas a series of multiple voltage transitions appear in the relatively weaker pinning regime. This behavior is consistent with time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau simulations, where the multiple-step transition can be unambiguously attributed to the progressive development of vortex chains and subsequently phase-slip lines. In addition, we explore experimentally the magnetic braking effects, caused by a thick Cu layer deposited on top of the superconductor, on the instabilities and the vortex ratchet effect.
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	Language		Wos	000362433200003	Publication Date	2015-10-08
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	ISSN	1098-0121	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	21	Open Access
	Notes	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: This work was partially supported by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique-FNRS, the Methusalem Funding of the Flemish Government, the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO), and COST Action MP1201. The work of A.V.S. and Z.L.J. is partially supported by “Mandat d’Impulsion Scientifique” MIS F.4527.13 of the F.R.S.-FNRS. B.H. is an associate researcher of the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique- FNRS. The authors thank J. Cuppens for the data analysis at the early stage of this work, R. Delamare for his valuable help during the fabrication of the samples, and G. Grimaldi for helpful discussions.			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	c:irua:128747			Serial	3981
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	Author	Mulkers, J.; Milošević, M.V.; Van Waeyenberge, B.
	Title	Cycloidal versus skyrmionic states in mesoscopic chiral magnets			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	93	Issue	93	Pages	214405
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	When subjected to the interfacially induced Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, the ground state in thin ferromagnetic films with high perpendicular anisotropy is cycloidal. The period of this cycloidal state depends on the strength of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. In this work, we have studied the effect of confinement on the magnetic ground state and excited states, and we determined the phase diagram of thin strips and thin square platelets by means of micromagnetic calculations. We show that multiple cycloidal states with different periods can be stable in laterally confined films, where the period of the cycloids does not depend solely on the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction strength but also on the dimensions of the film. The more complex states comprising skyrmions are also found to be stable, though with higher energy.
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	Language		Wos	000377298600006	Publication Date	2016-06-06
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	ISSN	2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	28	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	c:irua:133919			Serial	4081
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Vasenko, A.S.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Influence of disorder on superconducting correlations in nanoparticles			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism	Abbreviated Journal	J Supercond Nov Magn
	Volume	29	Issue	29	Pages	605-609
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We investigate how the interplay of quantum confinement and level broadening caused by disorder affects superconducting correlations in ultra-small metallic grains. We use the electron-phonon interaction-induced electron mass renormalization and the reduced static-path approximation of the BCS formalism to calculate the critical temperature as a function of the grain size. We show how the strong electron-impurity scattering additionally smears the peak structure in the electronic density of states of a metallic grain and imposes additional limits on the critical temperature under strong quantum confinement.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000371089500013	Publication Date	2016-01-08
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1557-1939	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.18	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO Back to Belgium Grant), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, TOPBOF-UA, and the bilateral project CNPq-FWO-Vl. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.18
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132286			Serial	4195
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	Author	Bekaert, J.; Vercauteren, S.; Aperis, A.; Komendová, L.; Prozorov, R.; Partoens, B.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Anisotropic type-I superconductivity and anomalous superfluid density in OsB2			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	94	Issue	94	Pages	144506
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We present a microscopic study of superconductivity in OsB2 , and discuss the origin and characteristic length scales of the superconducting state. From first-principles we show that OsB2 is characterized by three different Fermi sheets, and we prove that this fermiology complies with recent quantum-oscillation experiments. Using the found microscopic properties, and experimental data from the literature, we employ Ginzburg-Landau relations to reveal that OsB2 is a distinctly type-I superconductor with a very low Ginzburg-Landau parameter κ—a rare property among compound materials. We show that the found coherence length and penetration depth corroborate the measured thermodynamic critical field. Moreover, our calculation of the superconducting gap structure using anisotropic Eliashberg theory and ab initio calculated electron-phonon interaction as input reveals a single but anisotropic gap. The calculated gap spectrum is shown to give an excellent account for the unconventional behavior of the superfluid density of OsB2 measured in experiments as a function of temperature. This reveals that gap anisotropy can explain such behavior, observed in several compounds, which was previously attributed solely to a two-gap nature of superconductivity.
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	Language		Wos	000385622500009	Publication Date	2016-10-12
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	ISSN	2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	19	Open Access
	Notes	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; European Cooperation in Science and Technology, MP1201 ; Vetenskapsrådet;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:139020			Serial	4338
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	Author	Mulkers, J.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Effects of spatially engineered Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in ferromagnetic films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	95	Issue	95	Pages	144401
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is a chiral interaction that favors formation of domain walls. Recent experiments and ab initio calculations show that there are multiple ways to modify the strength of the interfacially induced DMI in thin ferromagnetic films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. In this paper we reveal theoretically the effects of spatially varied DMI on the magnetic state in thin films. In such heterochiral 2D structures we report several emergent phenomena, ranging from the equilibrium spin canting at the interface between regions with different DMI, over particularly strong confinement of domain walls and skyrmions within high-DMI tracks, to advanced applications such as domain tailoring nearly at will, design of magnonic waveguides, and much improved skyrmion racetrack memory.
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	Language		Wos	000399382100003	Publication Date	2017-04-03
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	ISSN	2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	60	Open Access
	Notes	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G098917N ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:141917			Serial	4534
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	Author	Vagov, A.; Shanenko, A.A.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Vinokur, V.M.; Aguiar, J.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Superconductivity between standard types: Multiband versus single-band materials			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	93	Issue	93	Pages	174503
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Language		Wos	000375527500001	Publication Date	2016-05-06
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	37	Open Access
	Notes	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, 307552/2012-8 141911/2012-3 ; Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco, APQ-0589-1.05/08 ; U.S. Department of Energy;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:141732			Serial	4480
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	Author	Mulkers, J.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Tunable Snell's law for spin waves in heterochiral magnetic films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	97	Issue	10	Pages	104422
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Thin ferromagnetic films with an interfacially induced DMI exhibit nontrivial asymmetric dispersion relations that lead to unique and useful magnonic properties. Here we derive an analytical expression for the magnon propagation angle within the micromagnetic framework and show how the dispersion relation can be approximated with a comprehensible geometrical interpretation in the k space of the propagation of spin waves. We further explore the refraction of spin waves at DMI interfaces in heterochiral magnetic films, after deriving a generalized Snell's law tunable by an in-plane magnetic field, that yields analytical expressions for critical incident angles. The found asymmetric Brewster angles at interfaces of regions with different DMI strengths, adjustable by magnetic field, support the conclusion that heterochiral ferromagnetic structures are an ideal platform for versatile spin-wave guides.
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	Language		Wos	000428238600006	Publication Date	2018-03-26
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	ISSN	2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	20	Open Access
	Notes	This work was supported by the Research Foundation- Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) through Project No. G098917N.			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	CMT @ cmt @c:irua:150118UA @ admin @ c:irua:150118			Serial	4915
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	Author	Chaves, A.; Moura, V.N.; Linard, F.J.A.; Covaci, L.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Tunable magnetic focusing using Andreev scattering in superconductor-graphene hybrid devices			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2020	Publication	Journal Of Applied Physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Appl Phys
	Volume	128	Issue	12	Pages	124303
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We perform the wavepacket dynamics simulation of a graphene-based device where propagating electron trajectories are tamed by an applied magnetic field toward a normal/superconductor interface. The magnetic field controls the incidence angle of the incoming electronic wavepacket at the interface, which results in the tunable electron-hole ratio in the reflected wave function due to the angular dependence of the Andreev reflection. Here, mapped control of the quasiparticle trajectories by the external magnetic field not only defines an experimental probe for fundamental studies of the Andreev reflection in graphene but also lays the foundation for further development of magnetic focusing devices based on nanoengineered superconducting two-dimensional materials.
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	Language		Wos	000576393200002	Publication Date	2020-09-28
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	ISSN	0021-8979; 1089-7550	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.2	Times cited	1	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq) through the PRONEX/FUNCAP and PQ programs and by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.2; 2020 IF: 2.068
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:172730			Serial	6639
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	Author	Milošević, M.V.; Mandrus, D.
	Title	2D quantum materials : magnetism and superconductivity			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2021	Publication	Journal Of Applied Physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Appl Phys
	Volume	130	Issue	18	Pages	180401
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Language		Wos	000720289900004	Publication Date	2021-11-11
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0021-8979; 1089-7550	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	2.068	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.068
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:184090			Serial	6963
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	Author	Pandey, T.; Covaci, L.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Flexoelectricity and transport properties of phosphorene nanoribbons under mechanical bending			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2021	Publication	Physical Review B	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	103	Issue	23	Pages	235406
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We examine from first principles the flexoelectric properties of phosphorene nanoribbons under mechanical bending along armchair and zigzag directions. In both cases we find that the radial polarization depends linearly on the strain gradient. The flexoelectricity along the armchair direction is over 40% larger than along the zigzag direction. The obtained flexoelectric coefficients of phosphorene are four orders of magnitude larger than those of graphene and comparable to transition metal dichalcogenides. Analysis of charge density shows that the flexoelectricity mainly arises from the pz orbitals of phosphorus atoms. The electron mobilities in bent phosphorene can be enhanced by over 60% along the armchair direction, which is significantly higher than previous reports of mobility tuned by uniaxial strain. Our results indicate phosphorene is a candidate for a two-dimensional material applicable in flexible-electronic devices.
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	Language		Wos	000657129800006	Publication Date	2021-06-02
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2469-9969; 2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	8	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:179109			Serial	6996
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	Author	Pandey, T.; Peeters, F.M.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Pivotal role of magnetic ordering and strain in lattice thermal conductivity of chromium-trihalide monolayers			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2022	Publication	2D materials	Abbreviated Journal	2D Mater
	Volume	9	Issue	1	Pages	015034
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Understanding the coupling between spin and phonons is critical for controlling the lattice thermal conductivity (kappa ( l )) in magnetic materials, as we demonstrate here for CrX3 (X = Br and I) monolayers. We show that these compounds exhibit large spin-phonon coupling (SPC), dominated by out-of-plane vibrations of Cr atoms, resulting in significantly different phonon dispersions in ferromagnetic (FM) and paramagnetic (PM) phases. Lattice thermal conductivity calculations provide additional evidence for strong SPC, where particularly large kappa ( l ) is found for the FM phase. Most strikingly, PM and FM phases exhibit radically different behavior with tensile strain, where kappa ( l ) increases with strain for the PM phase, and strongly decreases for the FM phase-as we explain through analysis of phonon lifetimes and scattering rates. Taken all together, we uncover the high significance of SPC on the phonon transport in CrX3 monolayers, a result extendable to other 2D magnetic materials, that will be useful in further design of thermal spin devices.
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	Language		Wos	000735170300001	Publication Date	2021-12-13
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2053-1583	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.5	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 5.5
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:184642			Serial	7010
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	Author	Tao, Z.H.; Dong, H.M.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B.
	Title	Tailoring dirac plasmons via anisotropic dielectric environment by design			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2021	Publication	Physical Review Applied	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev Appl
	Volume	16	Issue	5	Pages	054030
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Dirac plasmons in a two-dimensional (2D) crystal are strongly affected by the dielectric properties of the environment, due to interaction of their electric field lines with the surrounding medium. Using graphene as a 2D reservoir of free carriers, one can engineer a material configuration that provides an anisotropic environment to the plasmons. In this work, we discuss the physical properties of Dirac plasmons in graphene surrounded by an arbitrary anisotropic dielectric and exemplify how h-BN-based heterostructures can be designed to bear the required anisotropic characteristics. We calculate how dielec-tric anisotropy impacts the spatial propagation of the plasmons and find that an anisotropy-induced plasmon mode emerges, together with a damping pathway, that stem from the out-of-plane off-diagonal elements in the dielectric tensor. Furthermore, we find that one can create hyperbolic plasmons by inher-iting the dielectric hyperbolicity of the designed material environment. Strong control over plasmon propagation patterns can be realized in a similar manner. Finally, we show that in this way one can also control the polarization of the light-matter excitations that constitute the plasmon. Taken together, our results promote the design of the dielectric environment as an effective path to tailor the plasmonic response of graphene on the nanoscopic level.
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	Language		Wos	000720372500002	Publication Date	2021-11-15
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2331-7019	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.808	Times cited	1	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 4.808
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:184063			Serial	7028
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	Author	Sevik, C.; Bekaert, J.; Petrov, M.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	High-temperature multigap superconductivity in two-dimensional metal borides			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2022	Publication	Physical review materials	Abbreviated Journal	Phys. Rev. Materials
	Volume	6	Issue	2	Pages	024803
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Language		Wos	000766666300003	Publication Date	2022-02-28
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2475-9953	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.4	Times cited	4	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Universiteit Antwerpen; Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu, COST-118F187 ; Air Force Office of Scientific Research, FA9550-19-1-7048 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.4
	Call Number	CMT @ cmt @c:irua:187126			Serial	7047
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	Author	Shafiei, M.; Fazileh, F.; Peeters, F.M.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Controlling the hybridization gap and transport in a thin-film topological insulator : effect of strain, and electric and magnetic field			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2022	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	106	Issue	3	Pages	035119-7
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	In a thin-film topological insulator (TI), the edge states on two surfaces may couple by quantum tunneling, opening a gap known as the hybridization gap. Controlling the hybridization gap and transport has a variety of potential uses in photodetection and energy-harvesting applications. In this paper, we report the effect of strain, and electric and magnetic field, on the hybridization gap and transport in a thin Bi2Se3 film, investigated within the tight-binding theoretical framework. We demonstrate that vertical compression decreases the hybridization gap, as does tensile in-plane strain. Applying an electric field breaks the inversion symmetry and leads to a Rashba-like spin splitting proportional to the electric field, hence closing and reopening the gap. The influence of a magnetic field on thin-film TI is also discussed, starting from the role of an out-of-plane magnetic field on quantum Hall states. We further demonstrate that the hybridization gap can be controlled by an in-plane magnetic field, and that by applying a sufficiently strong field a quantum phase transition from an insulator to a semimetal can be achieved.
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	Language		Wos	000832277500001	Publication Date	2022-07-13
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2469-9969; 2469-9950	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.7	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.7
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:189515			Serial	7140
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	Author	Yorulmaz, U.; Šabani, D.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Sevik, C.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	High-throughput analysis of tetragonal transition metal Xenes			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2022	Publication	Physical chemistry, chemical physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Chem Chem Phys
	Volume	24	Issue	48	Pages	29406-29412
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We report a high-throughput first-principles characterization of the structural, mechanical, electronic, and vibrational properties of tetragonal single-layer transition metal Xenes (t-TMXs). Our calculations revealed 22 dynamically, mechanically and chemically stable structures among the 96 possible free-standing layers present in the t-TMX family. As a fingerprint for their structural identification, we identified four characteristic Raman active phonon modes, namely three in-plane and one out-of-plane optical branches, with various intensities and frequencies depending on the material in question. Spin-polarized electronic calculations demonstrated that anti-ferromagnetic (AFM) metals, ferromagnetic (FM) metals, AFM semiconductors, and non-magnetic semiconductor materials exist within this family, evidencing the potential of t-TMXs for further use in multifunctional heterostructures.
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	Language		Wos	000892446100001	Publication Date	2022-11-30
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1463-9076; 1463-9084	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.3	Times cited	1	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.3
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:192762			Serial	7310
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	Author	Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Hamilton, A.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D.
	Title	Chester supersolid of spatially indirect excitons in double-layer semiconductor heterostructures			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2023	Publication	Physical review letters	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	130	Issue	5	Pages	057001-57006
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	A supersolid, a counterintuitive quantum state in which a rigid lattice of particles flows without resistance, has to date not been unambiguously realized. Here we reveal a supersolid ground state of excitons in a double-layer semiconductor heterostructure over a wide range of layer separations outside the focus of recent experiments. This supersolid conforms to the original Chester supersolid with one exciton per supersolid site, as distinct from the alternative version reported in cold-atom systems of a periodic density modulation or clustering of the superfluid. We provide the phase diagram augmented by the supersolid. This new phase appears at layer separations much smaller than the predicted exciton normal solid, and it persists up to a solid-solid transition where the quantum phase coherence collapses. The ranges of layer separations and exciton densities in our phase diagram are well within reach of the current experimental capabilities.
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	Language		Wos	000968650900001	Publication Date	2023-02-01
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	ISSN	0031-9007; 1079-7114	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	8.6	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 8.6; 2023 IF: 8.462
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:196742			Serial	8817
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	Author	Pandey, T.; Peeters, F.M.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	High thermoelectric figure of merit in p-type Mg₃Si₂Te₆: role of multi-valley bands and high anharmonicity			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2023	Publication	Journal of materials chemistry C : materials for optical and electronic devices	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	11	Issue	33	Pages	11185-11194
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Silicon-based materials are attractive for thermoelectric applications due to their thermal stability, chemical inertness, and natural abundance of silicon. Here, using a combination of first-principles and Boltzmann transport calculations we report the thermoelectric properties of the recently synthesized compound Mg3Si2Te6. Our analysis reveals that Mg3Si2Te6 is a direct bandgap semiconductor with a bandgap of 1.6 eV. The combination of heavy and light valence bands, along with a high valley degeneracy, results in a large power factor under p-type doping. We also find that Mg is weakly bonded both within and between the layers, leading to low phonon group velocities. The vibrations of the Mg atoms are localized and make a significant contribution to phonon-phonon scattering. This high anharmonicity, coupled with low phonon group velocity, results in a low lattice thermal conductivity of & kappa;(l) = 0.5 W m(-1) K-1 at room temperature, along the cross-plane direction. Combining excellent electronic transport properties and low & kappa;(l), p-type Mg3Si2Te6 achieves figure-of-merit (zT) values greater than 1 at temperatures above 600 K. Specifically, a zT of 2.0 is found at 900 K along the cross-plane direction. Our findings highlight the importance of structural complexity and chemical bonding in electronic and phonon transport, providing guiding insights for further design of Si-based thermoelectrics.
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	Language		Wos	001041124900001	Publication Date	2023-07-26
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	ISSN	2050-7526; 2050-7534	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	6.4	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 6.4; 2023 IF: 5.256
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:198296			Serial	8821
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