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Author Liao, Z.L.; Green, R.J.; Gauquelin, N.; Gonnissen, J.; Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; et al. openurl 
  Title Engineering properties by long range symmetry propagation initiated at perovskite heterostructure interface Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Advanced functional materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Funct Mater  
  Volume Issue (up) Pages 1-25  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract In epitaxial thin film systems, the crystal structure and its symmetry deviate from the bulk counterpart due to various mechanisms such as epitaxial strain and interfacial structural coupling, which induce an accompanying change in their properties. In perovskite materials, the crystal symmetry can be described by rotations of 6-fold coordinated transition metal oxygen octahedra, which are found to be altered at interfaces. Here, we unravel how the local oxygen octahedral coupling (OOC) at perovskite heterostructural interfaces initiates a different symmetry in epitaxial films and provide design rules to induce various symmetries in thin films by careful selecting appropriate combinations of substrate/buffer/film. Very interestingly we discovered that these combinations lead to symmetry changes throughout the full thickness of the film. Our results provide a deep insight into understanding the origin of induced crystal symmetry in a perovskite heterostructure and an intelligent route to achieve unique functional properties.  
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  ISSN 1616-301x ISBN Additional Links UA library record  
  Impact Factor 12.124 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 12.124  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134842 Serial 4176  
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Author Grieten, E.; Schalm, O.; Tack, P.; Bauters, S.; Storme, P.; Gauquelin, N.; Caen, J.; Patelli, A.; Vincze, L.; Schryvers, D. pdf  doi
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  Title Reclaiming the image of daguerreotypes: Characterization of the corroded surface before and after atmospheric plasma treatment Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Journal of cultural heritage Abbreviated Journal J Cult Herit  
  Volume Issue (up) Pages  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Art; History; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES)  
  Abstract Technological developments such as atmospheric plasma jets for industry can be adapted for the conservation of cultural heritage. This application might offer a potential method for the removal or transformation of the corrosion on historical photographs. We focus on daguerreotypes and present an in-depth study of the induced changes by a multi-analytical approach using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, different types of transmission electron microscopy and X-ray absorption fine structure. The H2-He afterglow removes S from an Ag2S or Cu2S layer which results in a nano-layer of metallic Ag or Cu on top of the deteriorated microstructure. In case the corrosion layer is composed of Cu-Ag-S compounds, our proposed setup can be used to partially remove the corrosion. These alterations of the corrosion results in an improvement in the readability of the photographic image.  
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  Language Wos 000414230700007 Publication Date 2017-06-16  
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  ISSN 1296-2074 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.838 Times cited 9 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes The authors thank Herman Maes for the daguerreotypes used in this study. The authors also acknowledge the opportunity to perform XAFS measurements at the DUBBLE beamline of the ESRF storage ring under the approval of the advisory Committee (beam time nr. 26-01-990) and acknowledge the DUBBLE beamline staff for their support. They are also grateful for the financial support by the EU-FP7 grant PANNA no. 282998 and the STIMPRO project FFB150215 of the University of Antwerp. Pieter Tack is funded by a Ph.D. grant of the Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT). Approved Most recent IF: 1.838  
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:144430 Serial 4625  
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Author Conings, B.; Babayigit, A.; Klug, M.; Bai, S.; Gauquelin, N.; Sakai, N.; Wang, J.T.-W.; Verbeeck, J.; Boyen, H.-G.; Snaith, H. pdf  doi
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  Title Getting rid of anti-solvents: gas quenching for high performance perovskite solar cells Type P1 Proceeding
  Year 2018 Publication 2018 Ieee 7th World Conference On Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (wcpec)(a Joint Conference Of 45th Ieee Pvsc, 28th Pvsec & 34th Eu Pvsec) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue (up) Pages  
  Keywords P1 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract As the field of perovskite optoelectronics developed, a plethora of strategies has arisen to control their electronic and morphological characteristics for the purpose of producing high efficiency devices. Unfortunately, despite this wealth of deposition approaches, the community experiences a great deal of irreproducibility between different laboratories, batches and preparation methods. Aiming to address this issue, we developed a simple deposition method based on gas quenching that yields smooth films for a wide range of perovskite compositions, in single, double, triple and quadruple cation varieties, and produces planar heterojunction devices with competitive efficiencies, so far up to 20%.  
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  Language Wos 000469200401163 Publication Date 2018-12-08  
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  ISSN 978-1-5386-8529-7 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:160468 Serial 5365  
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Author Egoavil, R.; Gauquelin, N.; Martinez, G.T.; Van Aert, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Verbeeck, J. pdf  url
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  Title Atomic resolution mapping of phonon excitations in STEM-EELS experiments Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy  
  Volume 147 Issue (up) Pages 1-7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Atomically resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy experiments are commonplace in modern aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopes. Energy resolution has also been increasing steadily with the continuous improvement of electron monochromators. Electronic excitations however are known to be delocalized due to the long range interaction of the charged accelerated electrons with the electrons in a sample. This has made several scientists question the value of combined high spatial and energy resolution for mapping interband transitions and possibly phonon excitation in crystals. In this paper we demonstrate experimentally that atomic resolution information is indeed available at very low energy losses around 100 meV expressed as a modulation of the broadening of the zero loss peak. Careful data analysis allows us to get a glimpse of what are likely phonon excitations with both an energy loss and gain part. These experiments confirm recent theoretical predictions on the strong localization of phonon excitations as opposed to electronic excitations and show that a combination of atomic resolution and recent developments in increased energy resolution will offer great benefit for mapping phonon modes in real space.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000343157400001 Publication Date 2014-05-29  
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  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 22 Open Access  
  Notes 246102 IFOX; 278510 VORTEX; 246791 COUNTATOMS; Hercules; 312483 ESTEEM2; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2014 IF: 2.436  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118332UA @ admin @ c:irua:118332 Serial 177  
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Author Jimenez-Mena, N.; Jacques, P.J.; Ding, L.; Gauquelin, N.; Schryvers, D.; Idrissi, H.; Delannay, F.; Simar, A. pdf  url
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  Title Enhancement of toughness of Al-to-steel Friction Melt Bonded welds via metallic interlayers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Materials science and engineering: part A: structural materials: properties, microstructure and processing Abbreviated Journal Mat Sci Eng A-Struct  
  Volume 740-741 Issue (up) Pages 274-284  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The toughness of Al-to-steel welds decreases with increasing thickness of the intermetallic (IM) layer formed at the interface. Co plating has been added as interlayer in Al-to-steel Friction Melt Bonded (FMB) welds to control the nature and thickness of the IM layer. In comparison to a weld without interlayer, Co plating brings about a reduction of the thickness of the IM layer by 70%. The critical energy release rate of the crack propagating in the weld is used as an indicator of toughness. It is evaluated via an adapted crack propagation test using an energy conservation criterion. For a weld without interlayer, critical energy release rate is found to increase when the thickness of the intermetallic layer decreases. When the intermetallic layer is thick, the crack propagates in a brittle manner through the intermetallic whereas, at low layer thickness, the crack deviates and partially propagates through the Al plate, which causes an increase of toughness. The use of a Co interlayer brings about an increase of toughness by causing full deviation of the crack towards the Al plate.  
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  Language Wos 000453494500029 Publication Date 2018-10-24  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0921-5093 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.094 Times cited 4 Open Access Not_Open_Access: Available from 25.10.2020  
  Notes The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Program from the Belgian State through the Belgian Policy Agency, Belgium, contract IAP7/21 INTEMATE. N. Jimenez-Mena acknowledges the financial support of the (Fonds pour la formation à la recherchedans l'industrie et dans l'agriculture (FRIA), Belgium. A. Simar acknowledges the financial support of the (European Research Council – Starting Grant (ERC-StG), project ALUFIX, grant agreement no 716678. H. Idrissi is mandated by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FSR-FNRS), Belgium. The authors also acknowledge M. Coulombier for the help provided in the measurement of the friction coefficient, and T. Pardoen and F. Lani for the fruitful discussions. Approved Most recent IF: 3.094  
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:154866UA @ admin @ c:irua:154866 Serial 5061  
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Author Godet, M.; Vergès-Belmin, V.; Gauquelin, N.; Saheb, M.; Monnier, J.; Leroy, E.; Bourgon, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Andraud, C. pdf  url
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  Title Nanoscale investigation by TEM and STEM-EELS of the laser induced yellowing Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Micron Abbreviated Journal Micron  
  Volume 115 Issue (up) Pages 25-31  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Nd-YAG QS laser cleaning of soiled stone at 1064 nm can sometimes result in a more yellow appearance compared to other cleaning techniques. Especially in France, this yellowing effect is still considered as a major aesthetic issue by the architects and conservators. One explanation states that the yellowing is linked to the formation of iron-rich nanophase(s) through the laser beam interaction with black crusts that would re-deposit on the cleaned substrate after irradiation. To characterize these nanophases, a model crust containing hematite was elaborated and laser irradiated using a Nd-YAG QS laser. The color of the sample shifted instantaneously from red to a bright yellow and numerous particles were ablated in a visible smoke. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to examine the morphology and the crystallinity of the neo-formed compounds, both on the surface of the samples and in the ablated materials. In addition, an investigation of the chemical and structural properties of the nanophases was conducted by X-ray dispersive energy (EDX) and electron energy loss (EELS) spectroscopies. It was found that both the surface of the sample and the ablated materials are covered by crystallized nano-spheres and nano-residues, all containing iron and oxygen, sometimes along with calcium and sulfur. In particular an interfacial area containing the four elements was evidenced between some nanostructures and the substrate. Magnetite Fe3O4 was also identified at the nanoscale. This study demonstrates that the laser yellowing of a model crust is linked to the presence of iron-rich nanophases including CaxFeySzOδ nanostructures and magnetite Fe3O4 at the surface after irradiation.  
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  Language Wos 000449125600004 Publication Date 2018-08-18  
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  ISSN 0968-4328 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.98 Times cited 9 Open Access Not_Open_Access: Available from 19.08.2020  
  Notes The authors wish to thank Valérie Lalanne for the sample preparation for TEM and Stijn Van den Broeck for the FIB cut elaboration. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under Grant Agreement 312483 – ESTEEM2 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative–I3). Approved Most recent IF: 1.98  
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:154356UA @ admin @ c:irua:154356 Serial 5056  
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Author Keunecke, M.; Lyzwa, F.; Schwarzbach, D.; Roddatis, V.; Gauquelin, N.; Müller-Caspary, K.; Verbeeck, J.; Callori, S.J.; Klose, F.; Jungbauer, M.; Moshnyaga, V. url  doi
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  Title High-TCInterfacial Ferromagnetism in SrMnO3/LaMnO3Superlattices Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Advanced functional materials Abbreviated Journal Adv. Funct. Mater.  
  Volume Issue (up) Pages 1808270  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Heterostructures of strongly correlated oxides demonstrate various intriguing and potentially useful interfacial phenomena. LaMnO3/SrMnO3 superlattices are presented showcasing a new high‐temperature ferromagnetic phase with Curie temperature, TC ≈360 K, caused by electron transfer from the surface of the LaMnO3 donor layer into the neighboring SrMnO3 acceptor layer. As a result, the SrMnO3 (top)/LaMnO3 (bottom) interface shows an enhancement of the magnetization as depth‐profiled by polarized neutron reflectometry. The length scale of charge transfer, λTF ≈2 unit cells, is obtained from in situ growth monitoring by optical ellipsometry, supported by optical simulations, and further confirmed by high resolution electron microscopy and spectroscopy. A model of the inhomogeneous distribution of electron density in LaMnO3/SrMnO3 layers along the growth direction is concluded to account for a complex interplay between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic layers in superlattices.  
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  Language Wos 000535358900008 Publication Date 2019-02-10  
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  ISSN 1616301X ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 15.621 Times cited 26 Open Access  
  Notes The authors thank EU FP7 Framework (Project IFOX) and DFG (SFB 1073, TP B04, A02, Z02) for the financial support. J.V., K.M.C and N.G. acknowledge funding through the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp and from the FWO project G.0044.13N (Charge ordering). The microscope used in this work was partly funded by the Hercules Fund from the Flemish Government. The PNR experiment was funded by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (proposal number P3985). Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @UA @ admin @ c:irua:162108 Serial 5294  
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Author Fatermans, J.; den Dekker, Aj.; Müller-Caspary, K.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Aert, S. url  doi
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  Title Atom column detection from simultaneously acquired ABF and ADF STEM images Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy  
  Volume 219 Issue (up) Pages 113046  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab  
  Abstract In electron microscopy, the maximum a posteriori (MAP) probability rule has been introduced as a tool to determine the most probable atomic structure from high-resolution annular dark-field (ADF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) images exhibiting low contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Besides ADF imaging, STEM can also be applied in the annular bright-field (ABF) regime. The ABF STEM mode allows to directly visualize light-element atomic columns in the presence of heavy columns. Typically, light-element nanomaterials are sensitive to the electron beam, limiting the incoming electron dose in order to avoid beam damage and leading to images exhibiting low CNR. Therefore, it is of interest to apply the MAP probability rule not only to ADF STEM images, but to ABF STEM images as well. In this work, the methodology of the MAP rule, which combines statistical parameter estimation theory and model-order selection, is extended to be applied to simultaneously acquired ABF and ADF STEM images. For this, an extension of the commonly used parametric models in STEM is proposed. Hereby, the effect of specimen tilt has been taken into account, since small tilts from the crystal zone axis affect, especially, ABF STEM intensities. Using simulations as well as experimental data, it is shown that the proposed methodology can be successfully used to detect light elements in the presence of heavy elements.  
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  Language Wos 000594768500005 Publication Date 2020-06-01  
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  ISSN 0304-3991 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.2 Times cited 9 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (No. W.O.010.16N, No. G.0368.15N, No. G.0502.18N, EOS 30489208). This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 770887). The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 823717 – ESTEEM3. The direct electron detector (Medipix3, Quantum Detectors) was funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. K. M. C. acknowledges funding from the Initiative and Network Fund of the Helmholtz Association (Germany) under contract VH-NG-1317. The authors thank Mark Huijben from the University of Twente (Enschede, The Netherlands) for providing the LiMn2O4 sample used in section 4.2 of this study. N. G., J. V., and S. V. A. acknowledge funding from the University of Antwerp through the Concerted Research Actions (GOA) project Solarpaint and the TOP project. Approved Most recent IF: 2.2; 2020 IF: 2.843  
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:169706 Serial 6373  
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Author Chen, B.; Gauquelin, N.; Jannis, D.; Cunha, D.M.; Halisdemir, U.; Piamonteze, C.; Lee, J.H.; Belhadi, J.; Eltes, F.; Abel, S.; Jovanovic, Z.; Spreitzer, M.; Fompeyrine, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Bibes, M.; Huijben, M.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G. url  doi
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  Title Strain-engineered metal-to-insulator transition and orbital polarization in nickelate superlattices integrated on silicon Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Advanced Materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater  
  Volume Issue (up) Pages 2004995  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Epitaxial growth of SrTiO3 (STO) on silicon greatly accelerates the monolithic integration of multifunctional oxides into the mainstream semiconductor electronics. However, oxide superlattices (SLs), the birthplace of many exciting discoveries, remain largely unexplored on silicon. In this work, LaNiO3/LaFeO3 SLs are synthesized on STO-buffered silicon (Si/STO) and STO single-crystal substrates, and their electronic properties are compared using dc transport and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Both sets of SLs show a similar thickness-driven metal-to-insulator transition, albeit with resistivity and transition temperature modified by the different amounts of strain. In particular, the large tensile strain promotes a pronounced Ni 3dx2-y2 orbital polarization for the SL grown on Si/STO, comparable to that reported for LaNiO3 SL epitaxially strained to DyScO3 substrate. Those results illustrate the ability to integrate oxide SLs on silicon with structure and property approaching their counterparts grown on STO single crystal, and also open up new prospects of strain engineering in functional oxides based on the Si platform.  
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  Language Wos 000588146500001 Publication Date 2020-11-11  
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  ISSN 0935-9648 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 29.4 Times cited 18 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes ; This work is supported by the international M-ERA.NET project SIOX (project 4288) and H2020 project ULPEC (project 732642). M.S. acknowledges funding from Slovenian Research Agency (Grants No. J2-9237 and No. P2-0091). This work received support from the ERC CoG MINT (#615759) and from a PHC Van Gogh grant. M.B. thanks the French Academy of Science and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for supporting his stays in the Netherlands. This project has received funding as a transnational access project from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. N.G. and J.V. acknowledge GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. ; esteem3TA; esteem3reported Approved Most recent IF: 29.4; 2020 IF: 19.791  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:173516 Serial 6617  
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Author Ghidelli, M.; Orekhov, A.; Bassi, A.L.; Terraneo, G.; Djemia, P.; Abadias, G.; Nord, M.; Béché, A.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Raskin, J.-p.; Schryvers, D.; Pardoen, T.; Idrissi, H. url  doi
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  Title Novel class of nanostructured metallic glass films with superior and tunable mechanical properties Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Acta Materialia Abbreviated Journal Acta Mater  
  Volume Issue (up) Pages 116955  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract A novel class of nanostructured Zr50Cu50 (%at.) metallic glass films with superior and tunable mechanical

properties is produced by pulsed laser deposition. The process can be controlled to synthetize a wide

range of film microstructures including dense fully amorphous, amorphous embedded with nanocrystals

and amorphous nano-granular. A unique dense self-assembled nano-laminated atomic arrangement

characterized by alternating Cu-rich and Zr/O-rich nanolayers with different local chemical enrichment

and amorphous or amorphous-crystalline composite nanostructure has been discovered, while

significant in-plane clustering is reported for films synthetized at high deposition pressures. This unique

nanoarchitecture is at the basis of superior mechanical properties including large hardness and elastic

modulus up to 10 and 140 GPa, respectively and outstanding total elongation to failure (>9%), leading to

excellent strength/ductility balance, which can be tuned by playing with the film architecture. These

results pave the way to the synthesis of novel class of engineered nanostructured metallic glass films

with high structural performances attractive for a number of applications in microelectronics and

coating industry.
 
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  Language Wos 000670077800004 Publication Date 2021-05-12  
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  ISSN 1359-6454 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 5.301 Times cited 27 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes H.I. is mandated by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FSR-FNRS). This work was supported by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS under Grant T.0178.19 and Grant CDR– J011320F. We acknowledge funding for the direct electron detector used in the 4D stem studies from the Hercules fund 'Direct electron detector for soft matter TEM' from the Flemish Government J.V acknowledges funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. A.O. has received partial funding from the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. A.B. and J.V. acknowledge funding through FWO project G093417N ('Compressed sensing enabling low dose imaging in transmission electron microscopy') from the Flanders Research Fund. M.G. and A.L.B acknowledge Chantelle Ekanem for support in PLD depositions. Approved Most recent IF: 5.301  
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Author Chen, B.; Gauquelin, N.; Green, R.J.; Verbeeck, J.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G. url  doi
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  Title Asymmetric Interfacial Intermixing Associated Magnetic Coupling in LaMnO3/LaFeO3 Heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Frontiers in physics Abbreviated Journal Front. Phys.  
  Volume 9 Issue (up) Pages  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The structural and magnetic properties of LaMnO<sub>3</sub>/LaFeO<sub>3</sub>(LMO/LFO) heterostructures are characterized using a combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, bulk magnetometry, and resonant x-ray reflectivity. Unlike the relatively abrupt interface when LMO is deposited on top of LFO, the interface with reversed growth order shows significant cation intermixing of Mn<sup>3+</sup>and Fe<sup>3+</sup>, spreading ∼8 unit cells across the interface. The asymmetric interfacial chemical profiles result in distinct magnetic properties. The bilayer with abrupt interface shows a single magnetic hysteresis loop with strongly enhanced coercivity, as compared to the LMO plain film. However, the bilayer with intermixed interface shows a step-like hysteresis loop, associated with the separate switching of the “clean” and intermixed LMO sublayers. Our study illustrates the key role of interfacial chemical profile in determining the functional properties of oxide heterostructures.  
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  Language Wos 000745284500001 Publication Date 2021-12-14  
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  ISSN 2296-424X ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
  Impact Factor Times cited 1 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes This work is supported by the international M-ERA.NET project SIOX (project 4288) and H2020 project ULPEC (project 732642). The X-Ant-EM microscope and the direct electron detector were partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. NG and JV acknowledge funding from GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. RG was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Part of the research described in this paper was performed at the Canadian Light Source, a national research facility of the University of Saskatchewan, which is supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), NSERC, the National Research Council (NRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Government of Saskatchewan, and the University of Saskatchewan. Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:185176 Serial 6901  
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Author Zillner, J.; Boyen, H.-G.; Schulz, P.; Hanisch, J.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Kueffner, J.; Desta, D.; Eisele, L.; Ahlswede, E.; Powalla, M. pdf  url
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  Title The role of SnF₂ additive on interface formation in all lead-free FASnI₃ perovskite solar cells Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Advanced functional materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Funct Mater  
  Volume Issue (up) Pages 2109649-9  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Tin-based perovskites are promising alternative absorber materials for leadfree perovskite solar cells but need strategies to avoid fast tin (Sn) oxidation. Generally, this reaction can be slowed down by the addition of tin fluoride (SnF2) to the perovskite precursor solution, which also improves the perovskite layer morphology. Here, this work analyzes the spatial distribution of the additive within formamidinium tin triiodide (FASnI(3)) films deposited on top of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) hole transporting layers. Employing time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and a combination of hard and soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, it is found that Sn F2 preferably accumulates at the PEDOT:PSS/perovskite interface, accompanied by the formation of an ultrathin SnS interlayer with an effective thickness of approximate to 1.2 nm.  
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  Impact Factor 19 Times cited 22 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes J.Z. and H.-G.B. contributed equally to this work. This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 850937 (PERCISTAND). H.-G.B. and D.D. are very grateful to the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for funding the HAXPES-lab instrument within the HERCULES program for Large Research Infrastructure of the Flemish government. P.S. thanks the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche for funding under the contract number ANR-17-MPGA-0012. This work was supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) Germany under the contract number 03EE1038A (CAPITANO) and financed by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg as part of the sustainability financing of the projects of the Excellence Initiative II (KSOP). Approved Most recent IF: 19  
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Author Mary Joy, R.; Pobedinskas, P.; Baule, N.; Bai, S.; Jannis, D.; Gauquelin, N.; Pinault-Thaury, M.-A.; Jomard, F.; Sankaran, K.J.; Rouzbahani, R.; Lloret, F.; Desta, D.; D’Haen, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Becker, M.F.; Haenen, K. pdf  url
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  Title The effect of microstructure and film composition on the mechanical properties of linear antenna CVD diamond thin films Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2024 Publication Acta Materialia Abbreviated Journal Acta Materialia  
  Volume 264 Issue (up) Pages 119548  
  Keywords A1 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ;  
  Abstract This study reports the impact of film microstructure and composition on the Young’s modulus and residual stress in nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) thin films ( thick) grown on silicon substrates using a linear antenna microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system. Combining laser acoustic wave spectroscopy to determine the elastic properties with simple wafer curvature measurements, a straightforward method to determine the intrinsic stress in NCD films is presented. Two deposition parameters are varied: (1) the substrate temperature from 400 °C to 900 °C, and (2) the [P]/[C] ratio from 0 ppm to 8090 ppm in the H2/CH4/CO2/PH3 diamond CVD plasma. The introduction of PH3 induces a transition in the morphology of the diamond film, shifting from NCD with larger grains to ultra-NCD with a smaller grain size, concurrently resulting in a decrease in Young’s modulus. Results show that the highest Young’s modulus of (113050) GPa for the undoped NCD deposited at 800 °C is comparable to single crystal diamond, indicating that NCD with excellent mechanical properties is achievable with our process for thin diamond films. Based on the film stress results, we propose the origins of tensile intrinsic stress in the diamond films. In NCD, the tensile intrinsic stress is attributed to larger grain size, while in ultra-NCD films the tensile intrinsic stress is due to grain boundaries and impurities.  
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  Notes This work was financially supported by the Special Research Fund (BOF) via Methusalem NANO network, the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) via Project G0D4920N, and the CORNET project nr 263-EN “ULTRAHARD: Ultrahard optical diamond coatings” (2020–2021). Approved Most recent IF: 9.4; 2024 IF: 5.301  
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Author Idrissi, H.; Béché, A.; Gauquelin, N.; Ul-Haq, I.; Bollinger, C.; Demouchy, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Pardoen, T.; Schryvers, D.; Cordier, P. url  doi
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  Title On the formation mechanisms of intragranular shear bands in olivine by stress-induced amorphization Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Acta materialia Abbreviated Journal Acta Mater  
  Volume 239 Issue (up) Pages 118247-118249  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Intragranular amorphization shear lamellae are found in deformed olivine aggregates. The detailed trans-mission electron microscopy analysis of intragranular lamella arrested in the core of a grain provides novel information on the amorphization mechanism. The deformation field is complex and heteroge-neous, corresponding to a shear crack type instability involving mode I, II and III loading components. The formation and propagation of the amorphous lamella is accompanied by the formation of crystal defects ahead of the tip. These defects are geometrically necessary [001] dislocations, characteristics of high-stress deformation in olivine, and rotational nanodomains which are tentatively interpreted as disclinations. We show that these defects play an important role in dictating the path followed by the amorphous lamella. Stress-induced amorphization in olivine would thus result from a direct crystal-to -amorphous transformation associated with a shear instability and not from a mechanical destabilization due to the accumulation of high number of defects from an intense preliminary deformation. The pref-erential alignment of some lamellae along (010) is a proof of the lower ultimate mechanical strength of these planes.(c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )  
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  Notes The QuanTEM microscope was partially funded by the Flemish government. The K2 camera was funded by FWO Hercules fund G0H4316N 'Direct electron detector for soft matter TEM'. A. Beche acknowledges funding from FWO project G093417N ('Compressed sensing enabling low dose imaging in transmission electron microscopy'). H. Idrissi is mandated by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FSR-FNRS). This work was supported by the FNRS under Grant PDR – T011322F and by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 787,198 Time Man. J-L Rouviere is acknowledged for his support with the GPA softawre. Approved Most recent IF: 9.4  
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Author Benedet, M.; Andrea Rizzi, G.; Gasparotto, A.; Gauquelin, N.; Orekhov, A.; Verbeeck, J.; Maccato, C.; Barreca, D. pdf  url
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  Title Functionalization of graphitic carbon nitride systems by cobalt and cobalt-iron oxides boosts solar water oxidation performances Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Applied surface science Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 618 Issue (up) Pages 156652  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The ever-increasing energy demand from the world population has made the intensive use of fossil fuels an overarching threat to global environment and human health. An appealing alternative is offered by sunlight-assisted photoelectrochemical water splitting to yield carbon-free hydrogen fuel, but kinetic limitations associated to the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) render the development of cost-effective, eco-friendly and stable electrocatalysts an imperative issue. In the present work, OER catalysts based on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) were deposited on conducting glass substrates by a simple decantation procedure, followed by functionalization with low amounts of nanostructured CoO and CoFe2O4 by radio frequency (RF)-sputtering, and final annealing under inert atmosphere. A combination of advanced characterization tools was used to investigate the interplay between material features and electrochemical performances. The obtained results highlighted the formation of a p-n junction for the g-C3N4-CoO system, whereas a Z-scheme junction accounted for the remarkable performance enhancement yielded by g-C3N4-CoFe2O4. The intimate contact between the system components also afforded an improved electrocatalyst stability in comparison to various bare and functionalized g-C3N4-based systems. These findings emphasize the importance of tailoring g-C3N4 chemico-physical properties through the dispersion of complementary catalysts to fully exploit its applicative potential.  
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  Notes The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from CNR (Progetti di Ricerca @CNR – avviso 2020 – ASSIST), Padova University (P-DiSC#04BIRD2020-UNIPD EUREKA, DOR 2020–2022), AMGA Foundation (NYMPHEA project), INSTM Consortium (INSTM21PDGASPAROTTO – NANOMAT, INSTM21PDBARMAC – ATENA) and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. The FWO-Hercules fund G0H4316N 'Direct electron detector for soft matter TEM' is also acknowledged. Many thanks are due to Prof. Luca Gavioli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy) and Dr. Riccardo Lorenzin (Department of Chemical Sciences, Padova University, Italy) for their invaluable technical support.; esteem3reported; esteem3TA Approved Most recent IF: 6.7; 2023 IF: 3.387  
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Author Gauquelin, N.; Forte, F.; Jannis, D.; Fittipaldi, R.; Autieri, C.; Cuono, G.; Granata, V.; Lettieri, M.; Noce, C.; Miletto-Granozio, F.; Vecchione, A.; Verbeeck, J.; Cuoco, M. pdf  url
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  Title Pattern Formation by Electric-Field Quench in a Mott Crystal Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal  
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  Abstract The control of Mott phase is intertwined with the spatial reorganization of the electronic states. Out-of-equilibrium driving forces typically lead to electronic patterns that are absent at equilibrium, whose nature is however often elusive. Here, we unveil a nanoscale pattern formation in the Ca2 RuO4 Mott insulator. We demonstrate how an applied electric field spatially reconstructs the insulating phase that, uniquely after switching off the electric field, exhibits nanoscale stripe domains. The stripe pattern has regions with inequivalent octahedral distortions that we directly observe through high-resolution scanning transmission electron

microscopy. The nanotexture depends on the orientation of the electric field, it is non-volatile and rewritable. We theoretically simulate the charge and orbital reconstruction induced by a quench dynamics of the applied electric field providing clear-cut mechanisms for the stripe phase formation. Our results open the path for the design of non-volatile electronics based on voltage-controlled nanometric phases.
 
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  Notes This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innova- tion programme under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. The Merlin camera used in the experiment received funding from the FWO-Hercules fund G0H4316N ’Direct electron detector 15for soft matter TEM’. C. A. and G. C. are supported by the Foundation for Polish Science through the International Research Agendas program co-financed by the European Union within the Smart Growth Operational Programme. C. A. and G. C. acknowledge the access to the computing facil- ities of the Interdisciplinary Center of Modeling at the University of Warsaw, Grant No. GB84-0, GB84-1 and GB84-7 and GB84-7 and Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center Grant No. 609.. C. A. and G. C. acknowledge the CINECA award under the ISCRA initiative IsC85 “TOP- MOST” Grant, for the availability of high-performance computing resources and support. We acknoweldge A. Guarino and C. Elia for providing support about the electrical characterization of the sample. M.C., R.F., and A.V. acknowledge support from the EU’s Horizon 2020213 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No. 964398 (SUPERGATE). Approved Most recent IF: 10.8; 2023 IF: 12.712  
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Author Mary Joy, R.; Pobedinskas, P.; Bourgeois, E.; Chakraborty, T.; Görlitz, J.; Herrmann, D.; Noël, C.; Heupel, J.; Jannis, D.; Gauquelin, N.; D'Haen, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Popov, C.; Houssiau, L.; Becher, C.; Nesládek, M.; Haenen, K. url  doi
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  Title Germanium vacancy centre formation in CVD nanocrystalline diamond using a solid dopant source Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication Science talks Abbreviated Journal Science Talks  
  Volume 5 Issue (up) Pages 100157  
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Author Tran Phong Le, P.; Hofhuis, K.; Rana, A.; Huijben, M.; Hilgenkamp, H.; Rijnders, G.A.J.H.M.; ten Elshof, J.E.; Koster, G.; Gauquelin, N.; Lumbeeck, G.; Schuessler-Langeheine, C.; Popescu, H.; Fortuna, F.; Smit, S.; Verbeek, X.H.; Araizi-Kanoutas, G.; Mishra, S.; Vaskivskyi, I.; Duerr, H.A.; Golden, M.S. url  doi
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  Title Tailoring vanadium dioxide film orientation using nanosheets : a combined microscopy, diffraction, transport, and soft X-ray in transmission study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Advanced Functional Materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Funct Mater  
  Volume 30 Issue (up) 1 Pages 1900028  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is a much-discussed material for oxide electronics and neuromorphic computing applications. Here, heteroepitaxy of VO2 is realized on top of oxide nanosheets that cover either the amorphous silicon dioxide surfaces of Si substrates or X-ray transparent silicon nitride membranes. The out-of-plane orientation of the VO2 thin films is controlled at will between (011)(M1)/(110)(R) and (-402)(M1)/(002)(R) by coating the bulk substrates with Ti0.87O2 and NbWO6 nanosheets, respectively, prior to VO2 growth. Temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction and automated crystal orientation mapping in microprobe transmission electron microscope mode (ACOM-TEM) characterize the high phase purity, the crystallographic and orientational properties of the VO2 films. Transport measurements and soft X-ray absorption in transmission are used to probe the VO2 metal-insulator transition, showing results of a quality equal to those from epitaxial films on bulk single-crystal substrates. Successful local manipulation of two different VO2 orientations on a single substrate is demonstrated using VO2 grown on lithographically patterned lines of Ti0.87O2 and NbWO6 nanosheets investigated by electron backscatter diffraction. Finally, the excellent suitability of these nanosheet-templated VO2 films for advanced lensless imaging of the metal-insulator transition using coherent soft X-rays is discussed.  
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  Notes P.T.P.L. and K.H. contributed equally to this work. The authors thank Mark A. Smithers for performing high-resolution scanning electron microscopy and electron backscattering diffraction. The authors also thank Dr. Nicolas Jaouen for his contribution to the soft X-ray imaging experiments. This work is part of the DESCO research program of the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM), which is part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). P.T.P.L. acknowledges the NWO/CW ECHO grant ECHO.15.CM2.043. N.G. acknowledges funding from the Geconcentreerde Onderzoekacties (GOA) project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp and the FLAG-ERA JTC 2017 project GRAPH-EYE. G.L. acknowledges financial support from the Flemish Research Fund (FWO) under project G.0365.15N. I.V. acknowledges support by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science under Award Number 0000231415. Approved Most recent IF: 19; 2020 IF: 12.124  
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Author Do, M.T.; Gauquelin, N.; Nguyen, M.D.; Wang, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Blom, F.; Koster, G.; Houwman, E.P.; Rijnders, G. pdf  url
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  Title Interfacial dielectric layer as an origin of polarization fatigue in ferroelectric capacitors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Scientific Reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk  
  Volume 10 Issue (up) 1 Pages 7310  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Origins of polarization fatigue in ferroelectric capacitors under electric field cycling still remain unclear. Here, we experimentally identify origins of polarization fatigue in ferroelectric PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 (PZT) thin-film capacitors by investigating their fatigue behaviours and interface structures. The PZT layers are epitaxially grown on SrRuO3-buffered SrTiO3 substrates by a pulsed laser deposition (PLD), and the capacitor top-electrodes are various, including SrRuO3 (SRO) made by in-situ PLD, Pt by in-situ PLD (Pt-inPLD) and ex-situ sputtering (Pt-sputtered). We found that fatigue behaviour of the capacitor is directly related to the top-electrode/PZT interface structure. The Pt-sputtered/PZT/SRO capacitor has a thin defective layer at the top interface and shows early fatigue while the Pt-inPLD/PZT/SRO and SRO/PZT/SRO capacitor have clean top-interfaces and show much more fatigue resistance. The defective dielectric layer at the Pt-sputtered/PZT interface mainly contains carbon contaminants, which form during the capacitor ex-situ fabrication. Removal of this dielectric layer significantly delays the fatigue onset. Our results clearly indicate that dielectric layer at ferroelectric capacitor interfaces is the main origin of polarization fatigue, as previously proposed in the charge injection model.  
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  Notes ; The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek through Grant No. F62.3.15559. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.6; 2020 IF: 4.259  
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Author Lebedev, N.; Stehno, M.; Rana, A.; Reith, P.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Hilgenkamp, H.; Brinkman, A.; Aarts, J. url  doi
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  Title Gate-tuned anomalous Hall effect driven by Rashba splitting in intermixed LaAlO3/GdTiO3/SrTiO3 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Scientific Reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk  
  Volume 11 Issue (up) 1 Pages 10726  
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  Abstract The Anomalous Hall Effect (AHE) is an important quantity in determining the properties and understanding the behaviour of the two-dimensional electron system forming at the interface of SrTiO<sub>3</sub>-based oxide heterostructures. The occurrence of AHE is often interpreted as a signature of ferromagnetism, but it is becoming more and more clear that also paramagnets may contribute to AHE. We studied the influence of magnetic ions by measuring intermixed LaAlO<sub>3</sub>/GdTiO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub>at temperatures below 10 K. We find that, as function of gate voltage, the system undergoes a Lifshitz transition while at the same time an onset of AHE is observed. However, we do not observe clear signs of ferromagnetism. We argue the AHE to be due to the change in Rashba spin-orbit coupling at the Lifshitz transition and conclude that also paramagnetic moments which are easily polarizable at low temperatures and high magnetic fields lead to the presence of AHE, which needs to be taken into account when extracting carrier densities and mobilities.  
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  Notes J.V. and N.G. acknowledge funding from the Geconcentreerde Onderzoekacties (GOA) project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp and the European Union’s horizon 2020 research and innovation programme ESTEEM3 under grant agreement 823717. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope used in this study was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government.; esteem3TA; esteem3reported Approved Most recent IF: 4.259  
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Author Psilodimitrakopoulos, S.; Orekhov, A.; Mouchliadis, L.; Jannis, D.; Maragkakis, G.M.; Kourmoulakis, G.; Gauquelin, N.; Kioseoglou, G.; Verbeeck, J.; Stratakis, E. url  doi
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  Title Optical versus electron diffraction imaging of Twist-angle in 2D transition metal dichalcogenide bilayers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication npj 2D Materials and Applications Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 5 Issue (up) 1 Pages 77  
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  Abstract Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials can be vertically stacked with van der Waals bonds, which enable interlayer coupling. In the particular case of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) bilayers, the relative direction between the two monolayers, coined as twist-angle, modifies the crystal symmetry and creates a superlattice with exciting properties. Here, we demonstrate an all-optical method for pixel-by-pixel mapping of the twist-angle with a resolution of 0.55(degrees), via polarization-resolved second harmonic generation (P-SHG) microscopy and we compare it with four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D STEM). It is found that the twist-angle imaging of WS2 bilayers, using the P-SHG technique is in excellent agreement with that obtained using electron diffraction. The main advantages of the optical approach are that the characterization is performed on the same substrate that the device is created on and that it is three orders of magnitude faster than the 4D STEM. We envisage that the optical P-SHG imaging could become the gold standard for the quality examination of TMD superlattice-based devices.  
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  Notes This research has been co-financed by the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call European R & T Cooperation-Grant Act of Hellenic Institutions that have successfully participated in Joint Calls for Proposals of European Networks ERA NETS (National project code: GRAPH-EYE T8 Epsilon Rho Alpha 2-00009 and European code: 26632, FLAGERA). L.M., G.Ko. and G.Ki. acknowledge funding by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) under the “First Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Faculty members and Researchers and the procurement of high-cost research equipment grant” (Project No: HFRI-FM17-3034). GKi, S.P. and G.M.M. acknowledge funding from a research co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund-ESF) through the Operational Programme “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020” in the context of the project “Crystal quality control of two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures via imaging of their non-linear optical properties” (MIS 5050340)“. J.V acknowledges funding from FWO G093417N ('Compressed sensing enabling low dose imaging in transmission electron microscopy') from the Flanders Research Fund, EU. J.V. and N.G. acknowledge funding from the European Union under the Horizon 2020 programme within a contract for Integrating Activities for Advanced Communities No 823717-ESTEEM3. J.V. N.G. and A.O. acknowledge funding through a GOA project ”Solarpaint" of the University of Antwerp. Approved Most recent IF: NA  
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Author Chen, B.; Gauquelin, N.; Strkalj, N.; Huang, S.; Halisdemir, U.; Nguyen, M.D.; Jannis, D.; Sarott, M.F.; Eltes, F.; Abel, S.; Spreitzer, M.; Fiebig, M.; Trassin, M.; Fompeyrine, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Huijben, M.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G. url  doi
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  Title Signatures of enhanced out-of-plane polarization in asymmetric BaTiO3 superlattices integrated on silicon Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Nature communications Abbreviated Journal Nat Commun  
  Volume 13 Issue (up) 1 Pages 265  
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  Abstract In order to bring the diverse functionalities of transition metal oxides into modern electronics, it is imperative to integrate oxide films with controllable properties onto the silicon platform. Here, we present asymmetric LaMnO<sub>3</sub>/BaTiO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub>superlattices fabricated on silicon with layer thickness control at the unit-cell level. By harnessing the coherent strain between the constituent layers, we overcome the biaxial thermal tension from silicon and stabilize<italic>c</italic>-axis oriented BaTiO<sub>3</sub>layers with substantially enhanced tetragonality, as revealed by atomically resolved scanning transmission electron microscopy. Optical second harmonic generation measurements signify a predominant out-of-plane polarized state with strongly enhanced net polarization in the tricolor superlattices, as compared to the BaTiO<sub>3</sub>single film and conventional BaTiO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub>superlattice grown on silicon. Meanwhile, this coherent strain in turn suppresses the magnetism of LaMnO<sub>3</sub>as the thickness of BaTiO<sub>3</sub>increases. Our study raises the prospect of designing artificial oxide superlattices on silicon with tailored functionalities.  
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  Notes This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 823717—ESTEEM3. B.C. is sponsored by Shanghai Sailing Program 21YF1410700. J.V. and N.G. acknowledge funding through the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. The microscope used in this work was partly funded by the Hercules Fund from the Flemish Government. D.J. acknowledges funding from FWO Project G093417N from the Flemish fund for scientific research. M.T., N.S., M.F.S. and M.F. acknowledge the financial support by the EU European Research Council (Advanced Grant 694955—INSEETO). M.T. acknowledges the Swiss National Science Foundation under Project No. 200021-188414. N.S. acknowledges support under the Swiss National Science Foundation under Project No. P2EZP2-199913. M.S. acknowledges funding from Slovenian Research Agency (Grants No. J2-2510, N2-0149 and P2-0091). B.C. acknowledges Prof. C.D.; Prof. F.Y.; Prof. B.T. and Dr. K.J. for valuable discussions.; esteem3reported; esteem3TA Approved Most recent IF: 16.6  
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Author Morozov, V.A.; Lazoryak, B.I.; Shmurak, S.Z.; Kiselev, A.P.; Lebedev, O.I.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Hadermann, J.; Van Tendeloo, G. pdf  url
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  Title Influence of the structure on the properties of NaxEuy(MoO4)z red phosphors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater  
  Volume 26 Issue (up) 10 Pages 3238-3248  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Scheelite related compounds (A',A '')(n)[(B',B '')O-4](m) with B', B '' = W and/or Mo are promising new materials for red phosphors in pc-WLEDs (phosphor-converted white-light-emitting-diode) and solid-state lasers. Cation substitution in CaMoO4 of Ca2+ by the combination of Na+ and Eu3+, with the creation of A cation vacancies, has been investigated as a factor for controlling the scheelite-type structure and the luminescent properties. Na5Eu(MoO4)(4) and NaxEu(2-x)/33+square(2-x)/3MoO4 (0.138 <= x <= 0.5) phases with a scheelite-type structure were synthesized by the solid state method; their structural characteristics were investigated using transmission electron microscopy. Contrary to powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction before, the study by electron diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscopy in this paper revealed that Na0.286Eu0.571MoO4 has a (3 + 2)D incommensurately modulated structure and that (3 + 2)D incommensurately modulated domains are present in Na0.200Eu0.600MoO4. It also confirmed the (3 + 1)D incommensurately modulated character of Na(0.138)Eu(0.621)Mo04. The luminescent properties of all phases under near-ultraviolet (n-UV) light have been investigated. The excitation spectra of these phosphors show the strongest absorption at about 395 nm, which matches well with the commercially available n-UV-emitting GaN-based LED chip. The emission spectra indicate an intense red emission due to the D-5(0) -> F-7(2) transition of Eu3+, with local minima in the intensity at Na0.286Eu0.571MoO4 and Na0.200Eu0.600MoO4 for similar to 613 nm and similar to 616 nm bands. The phosphor Na5Eu(MoO4)(4) shows the brightest red light emission among the phosphors in the Na2MoO4-Eu2/3MoO4 system and the maximum luminescence intensity of Na5Eu(MoO4)(4) (lambda(ex) = 395 nm) in the D-5(0) -> F-7(2) transition region is close to that of the commercially used red phosphor YVO4:Eu3+ (lambda(ex) = 326 nm). Electron energy loss spectroscopy measurements revealed the influence of the structure and Na/Eu cation distribution on the number and positions of bands in the UV-optical-infrared regions of the EELS spectrum.  
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  Language Wos 000336637000028 Publication Date 2014-05-01  
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  ISSN 0897-4756;1520-5002; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 53 Open Access  
  Notes Fwo G039211n; Fwo G004413n; 278510 Vortex ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2014 IF: 8.354  
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Author Müller-Caspary, K.; Grieb, T.; Müßener, J.; Gauquelin, N.; Hille, P.; Schörmann, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Aert, S.; Eickhoff, M.; Rosenauer, A. pdf  url
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  Title Electrical Polarization in AlN/GaN Nanodisks Measured by Momentum-Resolved 4D Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 122 Issue (up) 10 Pages 106102  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract We report the mapping of polarization-induced internal electric fields in AlN/GaN nanowire heterostructures at unit cell resolution as a key for the correlation of optical and structural phenomena in semiconductor optoelectronics. Momentum-resolved aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy is employed as a new imaging mode that simultaneously provides four-dimensional data in real and reciprocal space. We demonstrate how internal mesoscale and atomic electric fields can be separated in an experiment, which is verified by comprehensive dynamical simulations of multiple electron scattering. A mean difference of 5.3 +- 1.5 MV/cm is found for the polarization-induced electric fields in AlN and GaN, being in accordance with dedicated simulations and photoluminescence measurements in previous publications.  
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  Language Wos 000461067700007 Publication Date 2019-03-11  
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  ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 26 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of Natalie Claes for analyzing the EDX data. K. M.-C. acknowledges funding from the Initiative and Network Fund of the Helmholtz Association within the Helmholtz Young Investigator Group moreSTEM under Contract No. VHNG- 1317 at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. The direct electron detector (Medipix3, Quantum Detectors) was funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. N. G. and J. V. acknowledge funding from the Geconcentreerde Onderzoekacties project Solarpaint of the University of Antwerp. T. G. and A. R. acknowledge support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany) under Contract No. RO2057/8-3. This work also received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Contract No. 770887). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project funding (G.0368.15N).; Helmholtz Association, VH-NG-1317 ; Forschungszentrum Jülich; Flemish Government; Universiteit Antwerpen; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, RO2057/8-3 ; H2020 European Research Council, 770887 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0368.15N ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Gan, Y.; Christensen, D.V.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, H.; Krishnan, D.; Zhong, Z.; Niu, W.; Carrad, D.J.; Norrman, K.; von Soosten, M.; Jespersen, T.S.; Shen, B.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Sun, J.; Pryds, N.; Chen, Y. pdf  url
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  Title Diluted oxide interfaces with tunable ground states Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Advanced materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater  
  Volume 31 Issue (up) 10 Pages 1805970  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The metallic interface between two oxide insulators, such as LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (LAO/STO), provides new opportunities for electronics and spintronics. However, due to the presence of multiple orbital populations, tailoring the interfacial properties such as the ground state and metal-insulator transitions remains challenging. Here, an unforeseen tunability of the phase diagram of LAO/STO is reported by alloying LAO with a ferromagnetic LaMnO3 insulator without forming lattice disorder and at the same time without changing the polarity of the system. By increasing the Mn-doping level, x, of LaAl1-xMnxO3/STO (0 <= x <= 1), the interface undergoes a Lifshitz transition at x = 0.225 across a critical carrier density of n(c) = 2.8 x 10(13) cm(-2), where a peak T-SC approximate to 255 mK of superconducting transition temperature is observed. Moreover, the LaAl1-xMnxO3 turns ferromagnetic at x >= 0.25. Remarkably, at x = 0.3, where the metallic interface is populated by only d(xy) electrons and just before it becomes insulating, a same device with both signatures of superconductivity and clear anomalous Hall effect (7.6 x 10(12) cm(-2) < n(s) <= 1.1 x 10(13) cm(-2)) is achieved reproducibly. This provides a unique and effective way to tailor oxide interfaces for designing on-demand electronic and spintronic devices.  
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  Language Wos 000460329300004 Publication Date 2019-01-14  
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  ISSN 0935-9648 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 19.791 Times cited 31 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes ; The authors thank the technical help from J. Geyti. J.R.S. acknowledges the support of the National Basic Research of China (2016YFA0300701, 2018YFA0305704), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11520101002), and the Key Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. N.G., D.K., and J.V. acknowledge funding from the Geconcentreerde Onderzoekacties (GOA) project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp, Belgium. ; Approved Most recent IF: 19.791  
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Author Lin, S.-C.; Kuo, C.-T.; Shao, Y.-C.; Chuang, Y.-D.; Geessinck, J.; Huijben, M.; Rueff, J.-P.; Graff, I.L.; Conti, G.; Peng, Y.; Bostwick, A.; Gullikson, E.; Nemsak, S.; Vailionis, A.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Ghiringhelli, G.; Schneider, C.M.; Fadley, C.S. url  doi
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  Title Two-dimensional electron systems in perovskite oxide heterostructures : role of the polarity-induced substitutional defects Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical review materials Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 4 Issue (up) 11 Pages 115002  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The discovery of a two-dimensional electron system (2DES) at the interfaces of perovskite oxides such as LaAlO3 and SrTiO3 has motivated enormous efforts in engineering interfacial functionalities with this type of oxide heterostructures. However, the fundamental origins of the 2DES are still not understood, e.g., the microscopic mechanisms of coexisting interface conductivity and magnetism. Here we report a comprehensive spectroscopic investigation on the depth profile of 2DES-relevant Ti 3d interface carriers using depthand element-specific techniques like standing-wave excited photoemission and resonant inelastic scattering. We found that one type of Ti 3d interface carriers, which give rise to the 2DES are located within three unit cells from the n-type interface in the SrTiO3 layer. Unexpectedly, another type of interface carriers, which are polarity-induced Ti-on-Al antisite defects, reside in the first three unit cells of the opposing LaAlO3 layer (similar to 10 angstrom). Our findings provide a microscopic picture of how the localized and mobile Ti 3d interface carriers distribute across the interface and suggest that the 2DES and 2D magnetism at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface have disparate explanations as originating from different types of interface carriers.  
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  Language Wos 000592432200004 Publication Date 2020-11-20  
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  ISSN 2475-9953 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.4 Times cited 7 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes ; We thank G. M. De Luca and L. Braicovich for discussions. Charles S. Fadley was deceased on August 1, 2019. We are grateful for his significant contributions to this work. We thank Advanced Light Source for the access to Beamline 8.0.3 (qRIXS) via Proposal No. 09892 and beamline 7.0.2 (MAESTRO) via Proposal No. RA-00291 that contributed to the results presented here. We thank synchrotron SOLEIL (via Proposal No. 99180118) for the access to Beamline GALAXIES. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 (Advanced Light Source), and by DOE Contract No. DE-SC0014697 through the University of California, Davis (S.-C.L., C.-T.K, and C.S.F.), and from the Julich Research Center, Peter Grunberg Institute, PGI-6. I. L. G. wishes to thank Brazilian scientific agencies CNPQ (Project No. 200789/2017-1) and CAPES (CAPES-PrInt-UFPR) for their financial support. J.V. and N.G. acknowledge funding from the Geconcentreerde Onderzoekacties (GOA) project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp and the European Union's horizon 2020 research and innovation program ES-TEEM3 under grant agreement no 823717. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope used in this study was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. ; esteem3TA; esteem3reported Approved Most recent IF: 3.4; 2020 IF: NA  
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Author van Thiel, T. c.; Brzezicki, W.; Autieri, C.; Hortensius, J. r.; Afanasiev, D.; Gauquelin, N.; Jannis, D.; Janssen, N.; Groenendijk, D. j.; Fatermans, J.; Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Cuoco, M.; Caviglia, A. d. url  doi
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  Title Coupling Charge and Topological Reconstructions at Polar Oxide Interfaces Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 127 Issue (up) 12 Pages 127202  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract In oxide heterostructures, different materials are integrated into a single artificial crystal, resulting in a breaking of inversion symmetry across the heterointerfaces. A notable example is the interface between polar and nonpolar materials, where valence discontinuities lead to otherwise inaccessible charge and spin states. This approach paved the way for the discovery of numerous unconventional properties absent in the bulk constituents. However, control of the geometric structure of the electronic wave functions in correlated oxides remains an open challenge. Here, we create heterostructures consisting of ultrathin SrRuO3, an itinerant ferromagnet hosting momentum-space sources of Berry curvature, and

LaAlO3, a polar wide-band-gap insulator. Transmission electron microscopy reveals an atomically sharp LaO/RuO2/SrO interface configuration, leading to excess charge being pinned near the LaAlO3/SrRuO3 interface. We demonstrate through magneto-optical characterization, theoretical calculations and transport measurements that the real-space charge reconstruction drives a reorganization of the topological charges in the band structure, thereby modifying the momentum-space Berry curvature in SrRuO3. Our results illustrate how the topological and magnetic features of oxides can be manipulated by engineering charge discontinuities at oxide interfaces.
 
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  Language Wos 000704665000010 Publication Date 2021-09-16  
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  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 17 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes The authors thank E. Lesne, M. Lee, H. Barakov, M. Matthiesen and U. Filippozzi for discussions. The authors are grateful to E.J.S. van Thiel for producing the illustration in Fig. 4a. This work was supported by the European Research Council under the European Unions Horizon 2020 programme/ERC Grant agreements No. [677458], [770887] and No. [731473] (Quantox of QuantERA ERA-NET Cofund in Quantum Technologies) and by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/OCW) as part of the Frontiers of Nanoscience (NanoFront) and VIDI program. The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. [823717] – ESTEEM3. N. G., J. V., and S. V. A. acknowledge funding from the University of Antwerp through the Concerted Research Actions (GOA) project Solarpaint and the TOP project. C. A. and W. B. are supported by the Foundation for Polish Science through the International Research Agendas program co-financed by the European Union within the Smart Growth Operational Programme. C. A. acknowledges access to the computing facilities of the Interdisciplinary Center of Modeling at the University of Warsaw, Grant No. G73-23 and G75-10. W.B. acknowledges support from the Narodowe Centrum Nauk (NCN, National Science Centre, Poland) Project No. 2019/34/E/ST3/00404'; esteem3TA; esteem3reported Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Birkholzer, Y.A.; Sotthewes, K.; Gauquelin, N.; Riekehr, L.; Jannis, D.; van der Minne, E.; Bu, Y.; Verbeeck, J.; Zandvliet, H.J.W.; Koster, G.; Rijnders, G. url  doi
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  Title High-strain-induced local modification of the electronic properties of VO₂ thin films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication ACS applied electronic materials Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 4 Issue (up) 12 Pages 6020-6028  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is a popular candidate for electronic and optical switching applications due to its well-known semiconductor-metal transition. Its study is notoriously challenging due to the interplay of long- and short-range elastic distortions, as well as the symmetry change and the electronic structure changes. The inherent coupling of lattice and electronic degrees of freedom opens the avenue toward mechanical actuation of single domains. In this work, we show that we can manipulate and monitor the reversible semiconductor-to-metal transition of VO2 while applying a controlled amount of mechanical pressure by a nanosized metallic probe using an atomic force microscope. At a critical pressure, we can reversibly actuate the phase transition with a large modulation of the conductivity. Direct tunneling through the VO2-metal contact is observed as the main charge carrier injection mechanism before and after the phase transition of VO2. The tunneling barrier is formed by a very thin but persistently insulating surface layer of the VO2. The necessary pressure to induce the transition decreases with temperature. In addition, we measured the phase coexistence line in a hitherto unexplored regime. Our study provides valuable information on pressure-induced electronic modifications of the VO2 properties, as well as on nanoscale metal-oxide contacts, which can help in the future design of oxide electronics.  
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  ISSN 2637-6113 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
  Impact Factor Times cited 2 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes This work received financial support from the project Green ICT (grant number 400.17.607) of the research program NWA, which is financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO grant number G0F1320N), and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program within a contract for Integrating Activities for Advanced Communities (grant number 823717 − ESTEEM3). The K2 camera was funded through the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Hercules grant number G0H4316N – “Direct electron detector for soft matter TEM”).; esteem3reported; esteem3jra Approved Most recent IF: NA  
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Author Wang, J.; Gauquelin, N.; Huijben, M.; Verbeeck, J.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G. pdf  url
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  Title Metal-insulator transition of SrVO 3 ultrathin films embedded in SrVO 3 / SrTiO 3 superlattices Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Applied Physics Letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 117 Issue (up) 13 Pages 133105  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The metal-insulator transition (MIT) in strongly correlated oxides is a topic of great interest for its potential applications, such as Mott field effect transistors and sensors. We report that the MIT in high quality epitaxial SrVO3 (SVO) thin films is present as the film thickness is reduced, lowering the dimensionality of the system, and electron-electron correlations start to become the dominant interactions. The critical thickness of 3 u.c is achieved by avoiding effects due to off-stoichiometry using optimal growth conditions and excluding any surface effects by a STO capping layer. Compared to the single SVO thin films, conductivity enhancement in SVO/STO superlattices is observed. This can be explained by the interlayer coupling effect between SVO sublayers in the superlattices. Magnetoresistance and Hall measurements indicate that the dominant driving force of MIT is the electron–electron interaction.  
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  Language Wos 000577126100001 Publication Date 2020-09-28  
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  ISSN 0003-6951 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4 Times cited 8 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 13HTSM01 ; Approved Most recent IF: 4; 2020 IF: 3.411  
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Author Chen, Y.Z.; Trier, F.; Wijnands, T.; Green, R.J.; Gauquelin, N.; Egoavil, R.; Christensen, D.V.; Koster, G.; Huijben, M.; Bovet, N.; Macke, S.; He, F.; Sutarto, R.; Andersen, N.H.; Sulpizio, J.A.; Honig, M.; Prawiroatmodjo, G.E.D.K.; Jespersen, T.S.; Linderoth, S.; Ilani, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Rijnders, G.; Sawatzky, G.A.; Pryds, N. pdf  url
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  Title Extreme mobility enhancement of two-dimensional electron gases at oxide interfaces by charge-transfer-induced modulation doping Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Nature materials Abbreviated Journal Nat Mater  
  Volume 14 Issue (up) 14 Pages 801-806  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) formed at the interface of insulating complex oxides promise the development of all-oxide electronic devices. These 2DEGs involve many-body interactions that give rise to a variety of physical phenomena such as superconductivity, magnetism, tunable metalinsulator transitions and phase separation. Increasing the mobility of the 2DEG, however, remains a major challenge. Here, we show that the electron mobility is enhanced by more than two orders of magnitude by inserting a single-unit-cell insulating layer of polar La1−xSrxMnO3 (x = 0, 1/8, and 1/3) at the interface between disordered LaAlO3 and crystalline SrTiO3 produced at room temperature. Resonant X-ray spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy show that the manganite layer undergoes unambiguous electronic reconstruction, leading to modulation doping of such atomically engineered complex oxide heterointerfaces. At low temperatures, the modulation-doped 2DEG exhibits Shubnikovde Haas oscillations and fingerprints of the quantum Hall effect, demonstrating unprecedented high mobility and low electron density.  
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  Language Wos 000358530100022 Publication Date 2015-06-01  
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  ISSN 1476-1122;1476-4660; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 39.737 Times cited 170 Open Access  
  Notes 246102 IFOX; 246791 COUNTATOMS; 278510 VORTEX; Hercules; 312483 ESTEEM2; FWO G004413N; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 39.737; 2015 IF: 36.503  
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