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| Author | Sisakht, E.T.; Fazileh, F.; Zare, M.H.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Strain-induced topological phase transition in phosphorene and in phosphorene nanoribbons | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 085417 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using the tight-binding (TB) approximation with inclusion of the spin-orbit interaction, we predict a topological phase transition in the electronic band structure of phosphorene in the presence of axial strains. We derive a low-energy TB Hamiltonian that includes the spin-orbit interaction for bulk phosphorene. Applying a compressive biaxial in-plane strain and perpendicular tensile strain in ranges where the structure is still stable leads to a topological phase transition. We also examine the influence of strain on zigzag phosphorene nanoribbons (zPNRs) and the formation of the corresponding protected edge states when the system is in the topological phase. For zPNRs up to a width of 100 nm the energy gap is at least three orders of magnitude larger than the thermal energy at room temperature. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000381600800004 | Publication Date | 2016-08-18 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 76 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran. M.Z. acknowledges support as a postdoctoral fellow of the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:135643 | Serial | 4309 | ||
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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 | |
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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 | De Beule, C.; Ziani, N.T.; Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B.; Trauzettel, B. | ||||
| Title | Correlation and current anomalies in helical quantum dots | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 155111 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We theoretically investigate the ground-state properties of a quantum dot defined on the surface of a strong three-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulator. Confinement is realized by ferromagnetic barriers and Coulomb interaction is treated numerically for up to seven electrons in the dot. Experimentally relevant intermediate interaction strengths are considered. The topological origin of the dot has several consequences: (i) spin polarization increases and the ground state exhibits quantum phase transitions at specific angular momenta as a function of interaction strength, (ii) the onset of Wigner correlations takes place mainly in one spin channel, and (iii) the ground state is characterized by a robust persistent current that changes sign as a function of the distance from the center of the dot. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000385242200001 | Publication Date | 2016-10-07 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We thank F. Cavaliere, F. Crepin, C. Felser, and B. Yan for interesting discussions, and S. Curreli for performing the finite-element calculation of the magnetic field in COMSOL. C.D.B. and M.Z. are supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO). N.T.Z. and B.T. acknowledge financial support by the DFG (SPP1666 and SFB1170 “ToCoTronics”), the Helmholtz Foundation (VITI), and the ENB Graduate School on “Topological Insulators.” ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137234 | Serial | 4351 | ||
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| Author | Mirzakhani, M.; Zarenia, M.; da Costa, D.R.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Energy levels of ABC-stacked trilayer graphene quantum dots with infinite-mass boundary conditions | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 165423 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using the continuum model, we investigate the confined states and the corresponding wave functions of ABC-stacked trilayer graphene (TLG) quantum dots (QDs). First, a general infinite-mass boundary condition is derived and applied to calculate the electron and hole energy levels of a circular QD in both the absence and presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. Our analytical results for the energy spectra agree with those obtained by using the tight-binding model, where a TLG QD is surrounded by a staggered potential. Our findings show that (i) the energy spectrum exhibits intervalley symmetry E-K(e)(m) = -E-K'(h)(m) for the electron (e) and hole (h) states, where m is the angular momentum quantum number, (ii) the zero-energy Landau level (LL) is formed by the magnetic states with m <= 0 for both Dirac valleys, that is different from monolayer and bilayer graphene QD with infinite-mass potential in which only one of the cones contributes, and (iii) groups of three quantum Hall edge states in the tight-binding magnetic spectrum approach the zero LL, which results from the layer symmetry in TLG QDs. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000386168000011 | Publication Date | 2016-10-19 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 9 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), the Science without Borders program, PRONEX/FUNCAP, and CAPES foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138174 | Serial | 4353 | ||
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| Author | Xiao, Y.M.; Xu, W.; Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Infrared to terahertz optical conductivity of n-type and p-type monolayer MoS2 in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 155432 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We investigate the effect of Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on the optoelectronic properties of n- and p-type monolayer MoS2. The optical conductivity is calculated within the Kubo formalism. We find that the spin-flip transitions enabled by the Rashba SOC result in a wide absorption window in the optical spectrum. Furthermore, we evaluate the effects of the polarization direction of the radiation, temperature, carrier density, and the strength of the Rashba spin-orbit parameter on the optical conductivity. We find that the position, width, and shape of the absorption peak or absorption window can be tuned by varying these parameters. This study shows that monolayer MoS2 can be a promising tunable optical and optoelectronic material that is active in the infrared to terahertz spectral range. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000386097800003 | Publication Date | 2016-10-18 | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 20 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; Y.M.X. acknowledges financial support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC). This work was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11574319), Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2011YQ130018), Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. B.V.D. is supported by a Ph.D. fellowship from the Flemish Science Foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138175 | Serial | 4355 | ||
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| Author | Yagmurcukardes, M.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. | ||||
| Title | Mechanical properties of monolayer GaS and GaSe crystals | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 245407 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The mechanical properties of monolayer GaS and GaSe crystals are investigated in terms of their elastic constants: in-plane stiffness (C), Poisson ratio (nu), and ultimate strength (sigma(U)) by means of first-principles calculations. The calculated elastic constants are compared with those of graphene and monolayer MoS2. Our results indicate that monolayer GaS is a stiffer material than monolayer GaSe crystals due to the more ionic character of the Ga-S bonds than the Ga-Se bonds. Although their Poisson ratio values are very close to each other, 0.26 and 0.25 for GaS and GaSe, respectively, monolayer GaS is a stronger material than monolayer GaSe due to its slightly higher sU value. However, GaS and GaSe crystals are found to be more ductile and flexible materials than graphene and MoS2. We have also analyzed the band-gap response of GaS and GaSe monolayers to biaxial tensile strain and predicted a semiconductor-metal crossover after 17% and 14% applied strain, respectively, for monolayer GaS and GaSe. In addition, we investigated how the mechanical properties are affected by charging. We found that the flexibility of single layer GaS and GaSe displays a sharp increase under 0.1e/cell charging due to the repulsive interactions between extra charges located on chalcogen atoms. These charging-controllable mechanical properties of single layers of GaS and GaSe can be of potential use for electromechanical applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000389503400008 | Publication Date | 2016-12-05 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 108 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges support from Bilim Akademisi-The Science Academy, Turkey under the BAGEP program. R.T.S. acknowledges the support from TUBITAK through project 114F397. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139229 | Serial | 4356 | ||
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| Author | Khoeini, F.; Shakouri; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Peculiar half-metallic state in zigzag nanoribbons of MoS2 : spin filtering | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 125412 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Layered structures of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) belong to a new class of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials in which monolayers exhibit a direct band gap in their electronic spectrum. This band gap has recently been shown to vanish due to the presence of metallic edge modes when MoS2 monolayers are terminated by zigzag edges on both sides. Here, we demonstrate that a zigzag nanoribbon of MoS2, when exposed to an external exchange field in combination with a transverse electric field, has the potential to exhibit a peculiar half-metallic nature and thereby allows electrons of only one spin direction to move. The peculiarity of such spin-selective conductors originates from a spin switch near the gap-closing region, so the allowed spin orientation can be controlled by means of an external gate voltage. It is shown that the induced half-metallic phase is resistant to random fluctuations of the exchange field as well as the presence of edge vacancies. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000383238800009 | Publication Date | 2016-09-09 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 38 | Open Access | |
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| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137130 | Serial | 4360 | ||
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| Author | Callewaert, V.; Shastry, K.; Saniz, R.; Makkonen, I.; Barbiellini, B.; Assaf, B.A.; Heiman, D.; Moodera, J.S.; Partoens, B.; Bansil, A.; Weiss, A.H.; | ||||
| Title | Positron surface state as a spectroscopic probe for characterizing surfaces of topological insulator materials | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 115411 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Topological insulators are attracting considerable interest due to their potential for technological applications and as platforms for exploring wide-ranging fundamental science questions. In order to exploit, fine-tune, control, and manipulate the topological surface states, spectroscopic tools which can effectively probe their properties are of key importance. Here, we demonstrate that positrons provide a sensitive probe for topological states and that the associated annihilation spectrum provides a technique for characterizing these states. Firm experimental evidence for the existence of a positron surface state near Bi2Te2Se with a binding energy of E-b = 2.7 +/- 0.2 eV is presented and is confirmed by first-principles calculations. Additionally, the simulations predict a significant signal originating from annihilation with the topological surface states and show the feasibility to detect their spin texture through the use of spin-polarized positron beams. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000383232800012 | Publication Date | 2016-09-06 | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; I.M. acknowledges discussions with M. Ervasti and A. Harju. V.C. and R.S. were supported by the FWO-Vlaanderen through Project No. G. 0224.14N. The computational resources and services used in this paper were, in part, provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). I.M. acknowledges financial support from the Academy of Finland (Projects No. 285809 and No. 293932). The work at Northeastern University was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46352 and benefited from Northeastern University's Advanced Scientific Computation Center (ASCC) and the NERSC supercomputing center through DOE Grant No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. K.S. and A.W. acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation through Grants No. DMR-MRI-1338130 and No. DMR-1508719. D.H. received financial support from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. ECCS-1402738). J.S.M. was supported by the STC Center for Integrated Quantum Materials under NSF Grants No. DMR-1231319, No. DMR-1207469, and ONR Grant No. N00014-13-1-0301. B.A.A. also acknowledges support from the LabEx ENS-ICFP Grant No. ANR-10-LABX-0010/ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSL. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137134 | Serial | 4362 | ||
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| Author | Yagmurcukardes, M.; Torun, E.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. | ||||
| Title | Mg(OH)2-WS2 van der Waals heterobilayer : electric field tunable band-gap crossover | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 195403 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Magnesium hydroxide [Mg(OH)(2)] has a layered brucitelike structure in its bulk form and was recently isolated as a new member of two-dimensional monolayer materials. We investigated the electronic and optical properties of monolayer crystals of Mg(OH)(2) and WS2 and their possible heterobilayer structure by means of first-principles calculations. It was found that both monolayers of Mg(OH)(2) and WS2 are direct-gap semiconductors and these two monolayers form a typical van der Waals heterostructure with a weak interlayer interaction and a type-II band alignment with a staggered gap that spatially separates electrons and holes. We also showed that an out-of-plane electric field induces a transition from a staggered to a straddling-type heterojunction. Moreover, by solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation on top of single-shot G(0)W(0) calculations, we show that the low-energy spectrum of the heterobilayer is dominated by the intralyer excitons of the WS2 monolayer. Because of the staggered interfacial gap and the field-tunable energy-band structure, the Mg(OH)(2)-WS2 heterobilayer can become an important candidate for various optoelectronic device applications in nanoscale. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000386769400007 | Publication Date | 2016-11-03 | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 38 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. is supported by a FWOPegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. H.S. and R.T.S. acknowledge support from TUBITAK through Project No. 114F397. H.S. acknowledges support from Bilim Akademisi – The Science Academy, Turkey, under the BAGEP program. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138205 | Serial | 4364 | ||
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| Author | Shumilin, A.V.; Baranov, V.V.; Kabanov, V.V. | ||||
| Title | Upper critical field in the model with finite-range interaction between electrons | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 174506 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We develop a theory of the upper critical field in a BCS superconductor with a nonlocal interaction between electrons. We have shown that the nonlocal interaction is characterized by the parameter k(F)rho(0), where k(F) is the Fermi momentum and rho(0) is the radius of electron-electron interaction. The presence of the external magnetic field leads to the generation of additional components of the order parameter with different angular momenta. This effect leads to the enhancement of the upper critical field above the orbital limiting field. In addition the upward curvature in the temperature dependence of H-c2 (T) in the clean limit is predicted. The impurity scattering suppresses the effect in the dirty limit. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000387884100005 | Publication Date | 2016-11-14 | |
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| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139166 | Serial | 4365 | ||
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| Author | Fernández Becerra, V.; Milošević, M.V. | ||||
| Title | Multichiral ground states in mesoscopic p-wave superconductors | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 184517 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using Ginzburg-Landau formalism, we investigate the effect of confinement on the ground state of mesoscopic chiral p-wave superconductors in the absence of magnetic field. We reveal stable multichiral states with domain walls separating the regions with different chiralities, as well as monochiral states with spontaneous currents flowing along the edges. We show that multichiral states can exhibit identifying signatures in the spatial profile of the magnetic field if those are not screened by edge currents in the case of strong confinement. Such magnetic detection of domain walls in topological superconductors can serve as long-sought evidence of broken time-reversal symmetry. Furthermore, when applying electric current to mesoscopic p-wave samples, we found a hysteretic behavior in the current-voltage characteristic that distinguishes states with and without domain walls, thereby providing another useful hallmark for indirect confirmation of chiral p-wave superconductivity. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000388816700001 | Publication Date | 2016-11-30 | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen), the COST-EU action MP1201, and the MultiSuper network. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139241 | Serial | 4456 | ||
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| Author | Petrovic, M.D.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Quantum transport in graphene Hall bars: Effects of vacancy disorder | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 235413 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using the tight-binding model, we investigate the influence of vacancy disorder on electrical transport in graphene Hall bars in the presence of quantizing magnetic fields. Disorder, induced by a random distribution of monovacancies, breaks the graphene sublattice symmetry and creates states localized on the vacancies. These states are observable in the bend resistance, as well as in the total DOS. Their energy is proportional to the square root of the magnetic field, while their localization length is proportional to the cyclotron radius. At the energies of these localized states, the electron current flows around the monovacancies and, as we show, it can follow unexpected paths depending on the particular arrangement of vacancies. We study how these localized states change with the vacancy concentration, and what are the effects of including the next-nearest-neighbor hopping term. Our results are also compared with the situation when double vacancies are present in the system. Double vacancies also induce localized states, but their energy and magnetic field dependencies are different. Their localization energy scales linearly with the magnetic field, and their localization length appears not to depend on the field strength. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000389574200005 | Publication Date | 2016-12-14 | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140237 | Serial | 4459 | ||
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| Author | Krstajić, P.M.; Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Plasmons and their interaction with electrons in trilayer graphene | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2013 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 88 | Issue | 19 | Pages | 195423 |
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| Abstract | The interaction between electrons and plasmons in trilayer graphene is investigated within the Overhauser approach resulting in the “plasmaron” quasiparticle. This interaction is cast into a field theoretical problem, and its effect on the energy spectrum is calculated using improved Wigner-Brillouin perturbation theory. The plasmaron spectrum is shifted with respect to the bare electron spectrum by ΔE(k)∼150−200meV for ABC stacked trilayer graphene and for ABA trilayer graphene by ΔE(k)∼30−150 meV[ ΔE(k) ∼1 −5meV] for the hyperbolic (linear) part of the spectrum. The shift in general increases with the electron concentration and electron momentum. The dispersion of plasmarons is more pronounced in ABC stacked than in ABA stacked trilayer graphene, because of the different energy band structure and their different plasmon dispersion. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000327239200003 | Publication Date | 2013-11-21 | |
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| ISSN | 1098-0121 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 10 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), by the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CON-GRAN, and by the Serbian Ministry of Education and Science, within the Project No. TR 32008. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664 | ||
| Call Number | CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:112702 | Serial | 4489 | ||
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| Author | Li, L.L.; Moldovan, D.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in phosphorene quantum rings | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 20 | Pages | 205426 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect in square phosphorene quantum rings, with armchair and zigzag edges, is investigated using the tight-binding method. The energy spectra and wave functions of such rings, obtained as a function of the magnetic flux Phi threading the ring, are strongly influenced by the ringwidthW, an in-plane electric field E-p, and a side-gating potential V-g. Compared to a square dot, the ring shows an enhanced confinement due to its inner edges and an interedge coupling along the zigzag direction, both of which strongly affect the energy spectrum and the wave functions. The energy spectrum that is gapped consists of a regular part, of conduction (valence) band states, that shows the usual AB oscillations in the higher-(lower-) energy region, and of edge states, in the gap, that exhibit no AB oscillations. As the width W decreases, the AB oscillations become more distinct and regular and their period is close to Phi(0)/2, where the flux quantum Phi(0) = h/e is the period of an ideal circular ring (W -> 0). Both the electric field E-p and the side-gating potential V-g reduce the amplitude of the AB oscillations. The amplitude can be effectively tuned by E-p or V-g and exhibits an anisotropic behavior for different field directions or side-gating configurations. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000402003700010 | Publication Date | 2017-05-23 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor |
3.836 | Times cited | 16 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was financially supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1), and by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756 (P.V.). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144267 | Serial | 4638 | ||
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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 | Li, L.L.; Zarenia, M.; Xu, W.; Dong, H.M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Exciton states in a circular graphene quantum dot: Magnetic field induced intravalley to intervalley transition | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 045409 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The magnetic-field dependence of the energy spectrum, wave function, binding energy, and oscillator strength of exciton states confined in a circular graphene quantum dot (CGQD) is obtained within the configuration interaction method. We predict that (i) excitonic effects are very significant in the CGQD as a consequence of a combination of geometric confinement, magnetic confinement, and reduced screening; (ii) two types of excitons (intravalley and intervalley) are present in the CGQD because of the valley degree of freedom in graphene; (iii) the intravalley and intervalley exciton states display different magnetic-field dependencies due to the different electron-hole symmetries of the single-particle energy spectra; (iv) with increasing magnetic field, the exciton ground state in the CGQD undergoes an intravalley to intervalley transition accompanied by a change of angular momentum; (v) the exciton binding energy does not increase monotonically with the magnetic field due to the competition between geometric and magnetic confinements; and (vi) the optical transitions of the intervalley and intravalley excitons can be tuned by the magnetic field, and valley-dependent excitonic transitions can be realized in a CGQD. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000391856000006 | Publication Date | 2017-01-12 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor |
3.836 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was financially supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11304316, No. 11574319, and No. 11604380), and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141444 | Serial | 4555 | ||
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| Author | Heshmati-Moulai, A.; Simchi, H.; Esmaeilzadeh, M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Phase transition and spin-resolved transport in MoS2 nanoribbons | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 235424 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The electronic structure and transport properties of monolayer MoS2 are studied using a tight-binding approach coupled with the nonequilibrium Green's function method. A zigzag nanoribbon of MoS2 is conducting due to the intersection of the edge states with the Fermi level that is located within the bulk gap. We show that applying a transverse electric field results in the disappearance of this intersection and turns the material into a semiconductor. By increasing the electric field the band gap undergoes a two stage linear increase after which it decreases and ultimately closes. It is shown that in the presence of a uniform exchange field, this electric field tuning of the gap can be exploited to open low energy domains where only one of the spin states contributes to the electronic conductance. This introduces possibilities in designing spin filters for spintronic applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000394546100005 | Publication Date | 2016-12-20 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor |
3.836 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141978 | Serial | 4557 | ||
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| Author | Satarifard, V.; Mousaei, M.; Hadadi, F.; Dix, J.; Sobrino Fernández, M.; Carbone, P.; Beheshtian, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M. | ||||
| Title | Reversible structural transition in nanoconfined ice | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 064105 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The report on square ice sandwiched between two graphene layers by Algara-Siller et al. [Nature (London) 519, 443 (2015)] has generated a large interest in this system. By applying high lateral pressure on nanoconfined water, we found that monolayer ice is transformed to bilayer ice when the two graphene layers are separated by H = 6,7 angstrom. It was also found that three layers of a denser phase of ice with smaller lattice constant are formed if we start from bilayer ice and apply a lateral pressure of about 0.7 GPa with H = 8,9 angstrom. The lattice constant (2.5-2.6 angstrom) in both transitions is found to be smaller than those typical for the known phases of ice and water, i.e., 2.8 angstrom. We validate these results using ab initio calculations and find good agreement between ab initio O-O distance and those obtained from classical molecular dynamics simulations. The reversibility of the mentioned transitions is confirmed by decompressing the systems. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000393943300005 | Publication Date | 2017-02-16 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor |
3.836 | Times cited | 23 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141994 | Serial | 4558 | ||
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| Author | Han, F.W.; Xu, W.; Li, L.L.; Zhang, C.; Dong, H.M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Electronic and transport properties of n-type monolayer black phosphorus at low temperatures | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 115436 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We present a detailed theoretical study of the electronic and transport properties of monolayer black phosphorus (BP). This study is motivated by recent experimental activities in investigating n-type few-layer BP systems. The electron density of states, the screening length, and the low-temperature electron mobility are calculated for monolayer BP (MLBP). In particular, the electron transport mobilities along the armchair and zigzag directions are examined on the basis of the momentum-balance equation derived from a semiclassical Boltzmann equation. The anisotropic electron mobilities in MLBP along different directions are demonstrated where the electron-impurity scattering is considered. Furthermore, we compare the results obtained from two electronic band structures of MLBP and find that the simplified model can describe quite rightly the electronic and transport properties of MLBP. This study is relevant to the application of few-layer BP based electronic systems as advanced electronic devices. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000399140700012 | Publication Date | 2017-03-27 | |
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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 | 12 | Open Access | |
| Notes | National Natural Science Foundation of China, 11574319 11304316 11304317 11604380 ; Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, 2011YQ130018 ; Chinese Academy of Sciences; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:142431 | Serial | 4564 | ||
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| Author | Çakir, D.; Otalvaro, D.M.; Brocks, G. | ||||
| Title | From spin-polarized interfaces to giant magnetoresistance in organic spin valves | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2014 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 89 | Issue | 11 | Pages | 115407 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We calculate the spin-polarized electronic transport through a molecular bilayer spin valve from first principles, and establish the link between the magnetoresistance and the spin-dependent interactions at the metal-molecule interfaces. The magnetoresistance of a Fe vertical bar bilayer-C-70 vertical bar Fe spin valve attains a high value of 70% in the linearresponse regime, but it drops sharply as a function of the applied bias. The current polarization has a value of 80% in linear response and also decreases as a function of bias. Both these trends can be modeled in terms of prominent spin-dependent Fe vertical bar C-70 interface states close to the Fermi level, unfolding the potential of spinterface science to control and optimize spin currents. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000332504900007 | Publication Date | 2014-03-10 | |
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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 | 14 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128321 | Serial | 4596 | ||
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| Author | Zhao, H.J.; Misko, V.R.; Tempere, J.; Nori, F. | ||||
| Title | Pattern formation in vortex matter with pinning and frustrated intervortex interactions | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 104519 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We investigate the effects related to vortex-core deformations when vortices approach each other. As a result of these vortex-core deformations, the vortex-vortex interaction effectively acquires an attractive component leading to a variety of vortex patterns typical for systems with nonmonotonic repulsive-attractive interaction, such as stripes and labyrinths. The core deformations are anisotropic and can induce frustration in the vortex-vortex interaction. In turn, this frustration has an impact on the resulting vortex patterns, which are analyzed in the presence of additional random pinning, as a function of the pinning strength. This analysis can be applicable to vortices in multiband superconductors or to vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000399138800006 | Publication Date | 2017-03-30 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor |
3.836 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We acknowledge fruitful discussions with E. Babaev and V. Gladilin. This work is partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20150595), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. NSFC-U1432135, No. 11611140101, and No. 11674054), the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and Flemish Research Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Flemish Research Foundation (through Projects No. G.0115.12N, No. G.0119.12N, No. G.0122.12N, and No. G.0429.15N), the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp, the RIKEN iTHES Project, the MURI Center for Dynamic Magneto-Optics via the AFOSR Award No. FA9550-14-1-0040, the IMPACT program of JST, a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI), CREST, and a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142429 | Serial | 4602 | ||
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| Author | Michel, K.H.; Çakir, D.; Sevik, C.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Piezoelectricity in two-dimensional materials : comparative study between lattice dynamics and ab initio calculations | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 125415 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The elastic constant C-11 and piezoelectric stress constant e(1),(11) of two-dimensional (2D) dielectric materials comprising h-BN, 2H-MoS2, and other transition-metal dichalcogenides and dioxides are calculated using lattice dynamical theory. The results are compared with corresponding quantities obtained with ab initio calculations. We identify the difference between clamped-ion and relaxed-ion contributions with the dependence on inner strains which are due to the relative displacements of the ions in the unit cell. Lattice dynamics allows us to express the inner-strain contributions in terms of microscopic quantities such as effective ionic charges and optoacoustical couplings, which allows us to clarify differences in the piezoelectric behavior between h-BN and MoS2. Trends in the different microscopic quantities as functions of atomic composition are discussed. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000396013400005 | Publication Date | 2017-03-11 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor |
3.836 | Times cited | 29 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; The authors acknowledge useful discussions with L. Wirtz and A. Molina-Sanchez. This work was supported by the Methusalem program and the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek-Vlaanderen. Computational resources were provided by HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142444 | Serial | 4603 | ||
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| Author | De Beule, C.; Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B. | ||||
| Title | Transmission in graphene-topological insulator heterostructures | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 115424 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We investigate scattering of the topological surface state of a three-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulator when graphene is deposited on the topological-insulator surface. Specifically, we consider the (111) surface of a Bi2Se3-like topological insulator. We present a low-energy model for the graphene-topological insulator heterostructure and we calculate the transmission probability at zigzag and armchair edges of the deposited graphene, and the conductance through graphene nanoribbon barriers, and show that its features can be understood from antiresonances in the transmission probability. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000399216700004 | Publication Date | 2017-03-22 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor |
3.836 | Times cited | 4 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; The authors would like to thank B. Van Duppen for interesting discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) through the Aspirant Fellowship of Christophe De Beule. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143652 | Serial | 4609 | ||
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| Author | de Sousa, G.O.; da Costa, D.R.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Unusual quantum confined Stark effect and Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in semiconductor quantum rings with anisotropic effective masses | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 205414 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The effects of external electric and magnetic fields on the energy spectrum of quantum rings made out of a bidimensional semiconductor material with anisotropic band structures are investigated within the effective-mass model. The interplay between the effective-mass anisotropy and the radial confinement leads to wave functions that are strongly localized at two diametrically opposite regions where the kinetic energy is lowest due to the highest effective mass. We show that this quantum phenomenon has clear consequences on the behavior of the energy states in the presence of applied in-plane electric fields and out-of-plane magnetic fields. In the former, the quantum confined Stark effect is observed with either linear or quadratic shifts, depending on the direction of the applied field. As for the latter, the usual Aharonov-Bohm oscillations are not observed for a circularly symmetric confining potential, however they can be reinstated if an elliptic ring with an appropriate aspect ratio is chosen. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000401230600007 | Publication Date | 2017-05-12 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 19 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was financially supported by CNPq under the PRONEX/FUNCAP grants, CAPES Foundation, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143746 | Serial | 4610 | ||
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| Author | Gillis, S.; Jaykka, J.; Milošević, M.V. | ||||
| Title | Vortex states in mesoscopic three-band superconductors | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2014 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 89 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 024512 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using multicomponent Ginzburg-Landau simulations, we show a plethora of vortex states possible in mesoscopic three-band superconductors. We find that mesoscopic confinement stabilizes chiral states, with nontrivial phase differences between the band condensates, as the ground state of the system. As a consequence, we report the broken-symmetry vortex states, the chiral states where vortex cores in different band condensates do not coincide (split-core vortices), as well as fractional-flux vortex states with broken time-reversal symmetry. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000333653800001 | Publication Date | 2014-01-24 | |
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| ISSN | 1098-0121; 1550-235x | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 26 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO). Critical remarks of Lucia Komendova are gratefully acknowledged. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128885 | Serial | 4611 | ||
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| Author | Zarenia, M.; Neilson, D.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Wigner crystallization in transition metal dichalcogenides : a new approach to correlation energy | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 115438 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We introduce a new approach for the correlation energy of one- and two-valley two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) systems. Our approach is based on an interpolation between two limits, a random phase approximation at high densities and a classical approach at low densities which gives excellent agreement with available Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) calculations. The two-valley 2DEG model is introduced to describe the electron correlations in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). We study the zero-temperature transition from a Fermi liquid to a quantum Wigner crystal phase in monolayer TMDs. Consistent with QMC, we find that electrons crystallize at r(s) = 31 in one-valley 2DEG. For two valleys, we predict Wigner crystallization at r(s) = 30, implying that valley degeneracy has little effect on the critical r(s), in contrast to an earlier claim. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000399141200003 | Publication Date | 2017-03-30 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor |
3.836 | Times cited | 18 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was partially supported by the Flanders Research Foundation (FWO) and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. D.N. acknowledges support by the University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142428 | Serial | 4613 | ||
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| Author | Cavalcante, L.S.; Chaves, A.; da Costa, D.R.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | All-strain based valley filter in graphene nanoribbons using snake states | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 7 | Pages | 075432 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | A pseudomagnetic field kink can be realized along a graphene nanoribbon using strain engineering. Electron transport along this kink is governed by snake states that are characterized by a single propagation direction. Those pseudomagnetic fields point towards opposite directions in the K and K' valleys, leading to valley polarized snake states. In a graphene nanoribbon with armchair edges this effect results in a valley filter that is based only on strain engineering. We discuss how to maximize this valley filtering by adjusting the parameters that define the stress distribution along the graphene ribbon. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000381889300002 | Publication Date | 2016-08-23 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 29 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; Discussions with R. Grassi are gratefully acknowledged. This work was supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), under the PRONEX/FUNCAP and Science Without Borders (SWB) programs, CAPES, the Lemann Foundation, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144667 | Serial | 4639 | ||
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| Author | Fernandez, M.S.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M. | ||||
| Title | Electric-field-induced structural changes in water confined between two graphene layers | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 045436 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | An external electric field changes the physical properties of polar liquids due to the reorientation of their permanent dipoles. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we predict that an in-plane electric field applied parallel to the channel polarizes water molecules which are confined between two graphene layers, resulting in distinct ferroelectricity and electrical hysteresis. We found that electric fields alter the in-plane order of the hydrogen bonds: Reversing the electric field does not restore the system to the nonpolar initial state, instead a residual dipole moment remains in the system. The square-rhombic structure of 2D ice is transformed into two rhombic-rhombic structures. Our study provides insights into the ferroelectric state of water when confined in nanochannels and shows how this can be tuned by an electric field. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000381485200005 | Publication Date | 2016-07-27 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 31 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144684 | Serial | 4649 | ||
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| Author | Van Pottelberge, R.; Zarenia, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Graphene quantum dot with a Coulomb impurity : subcritical and supercritical regime | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 24 | Pages | 245410 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We study the influence of confinement on the atomic collapse due to a Coulomb impurity placed at the center of a graphene quantum dot of radius R. We apply the zigzag or infinite-mass boundary condition and consider both a point-size and a finite-size impurity. As a function of the impurity strength Za, the energy spectra are discrete. In the case of the zigzag boundary condition, the degenerate (with respect to the angular momentum m) zero-energy levels are pulled down in energy as Z alpha increases, and they remain below epsilon = – Z alpha. Our results show that the energy levels exhibit a 1/R dependence in the subcritical regime [Z alpha < |km + 1/2|, k = 1 (-1) for the K (K') valley]. In the supercritical regime (Z alpha > |km + 1/2|) we find a qualitatively very different behavior where the levels decrease as a function of R in a nonmonotonic manner. While the valley symmetry is preserved in the presence of the impurity, we find that the impurity breaks electron-hole symmetry. We further study the energy spectrum of zigzag quantum dots in gapped graphene. Our results show that as the gap increases, the lowest electron states are pushed into the gap by the impurity. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000403072400005 | Publication Date | 2017-06-13 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 13 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We thank Massoud Ramezani-Masir and Dean Moldovan for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government, and by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756 (P. V.). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144197 | Serial | 4661 | ||
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| Author | Aierken, Y.; Leenaerts, O.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Intrinsic magnetism in penta-hexa-graphene: A first-principles study | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 94 | Issue | 15 | Pages | 155410 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Recently, several monolayer carbon allotropes have been proposed. The magnetic properties of these metal-free materials are investigated, and we explore a special type of all carbon system having an intrinsic magnetic ground state. The structure is composed of mixing pentagonal and hexagonal rings of carbon atoms, such that the unit cell consists of eleven atoms, where two C atoms each have an unpaired electron each with a local magnetic moment. The antiferromagnetic (AFM) state has a lower energy than the ferromagnetic (FM) one. However, a strain-driven transition to the FM ground state is possible. The application of strain not only lowers the energy of the FM state but it also induces an energy barrier of about 13 meV/(magnetic atom) to protect the FM state from excitation. Our findings based on first-principles calculations will motivate other works on similar metal-free magnetic monolayer materials and will have an impact on their possible applications in spintronic devices. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000385623700006 | Publication Date | 2016-10-10 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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3.836 | Times cited | 13 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government-department EWI. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144641 | Serial | 4665 | ||
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