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Author Connolly, M.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Bending, S.J.; Clem, J.R.; Tamegai, T. url  doi
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  Title Vortex 'puddles' and magic vortex numbers in mesoscopic superconducting disks Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Journal of physics : conference series Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 150 Issue (up) 5 Pages 052039  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The magnetic properties of a superconducting disk change dramatically when its dimensions become mesoscopic. Unlike large disks, where the screening currents induced by an applied magnetic field are strong enough to force vortices to accumulate in a 'puddle' at the centre, in a mesoscopic disk the interaction between one of these vortices and the edge currents can be comparable to the intervortex repulsion, resulting in a destruction of the ordered triangular vortex lattice structure at the centre. Vortices instead form clusters which adopt polygonal and shell-like structures which exhibit magic number states similar to those of charged particles in a confining potential, and electrons in artificial atoms. We have fabricated mesoscopic high temperature superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ disks and investigated their magnetic properties using magneto-optical imaging (MOI) and high resolution scanning Hall probe microscopy (SHPM). The temperature dependence of the vortex penetration field measured using MOI is in excellent agreement with models of the thermal excitation of pancake vortices over edge barriers. The growth of the central vortex puddle has been directly imaged using SHPM and magic vortex numbers showing higher stability have been correlated with abrupt jumps in the measured local magnetisation curves.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor  
  Language Wos Publication Date 2009-04-01  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1742-6588;1742-6596; ISBN Additional Links UA library record  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:106137 Serial 3881  
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Author Anisimovas, E.; Tavernier, M.B.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Vortex structure of few-electron quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Physica. E: Low-dimensional systems and nanostructures Abbreviated Journal Physica E  
  Volume 40 Issue (up) 5 Pages 1621-1623  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Publisher North-Holland Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000254646400215 Publication Date 2007-11-09  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1386-9477; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.221 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.221; 2008 IF: 1.230  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69626 Serial 3894  
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Author Chaves, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G.A.; Milošević, M.V. url  doi
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  Title Vortex-vortex interaction in bulk superconductors : Ginzburg-Landau theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue (up) 5 Pages 054516-054516,14  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The vortex-vortex interaction potential in bulk superconductors is calculated within the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory and is obtained from a numerical solution of a set of two coupled nonlinear GL differential equations for the vector potential and the superconducting order parameter, where the merger of vortices into a giant vortex is allowed. Further, the interaction potentials between a vortex and a giant vortex and between a vortex and an antivortex are obtained for both type-I and type-II superconductors. Our numerical results agree asymptotically with the analytical expressions for large intervortex separations that are available in the literature. We propose empirical expressions valid over the full interaction range, which are fitted to our numerical data for different values of the GL parameter.  
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  Language Wos 000287712100009 Publication Date 2011-02-25  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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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 31 Open Access  
  Notes ; Discussions with J. S. Andrade Jr. and A. A. Moreira are gratefully acknowledged. This work was financially supported by CNPq, under Contract No. NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES, the Bilateral programme between Flanders and Brazil, the collaborative project CNPq-FWO-Vl, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88805 Serial 3899  
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Author Vandenberghe, W.; Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.; Groeseneken, G. doi  openurl
  Title Zener tunneling in semiconductors under nonuniform electric fields Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume 107 Issue (up) 5 Pages 054520,1-054520,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Recently, a renewed interest in Zener tunneling has arisen because of its increasing impact on semiconductor device performance at nanometer dimensions. In this paper we evaluate the tunnel probability under the action of a nonuniform electric field using a two-band model and arrive at significant deviations from the commonly used Kanes model, valid for weak uniform fields only. A threshold on the junction bias where Kanes model for Zener tunneling breaks down is determined. Comparison with Kanes model particularly shows that our calculation yields a higher tunnel probability for intermediate electric fields and a lower tunnel probability for high electric fields. When performing a current calculation comparing to the WKB approximation for the case of an abrupt p-n junction significant differences concerning the shape of the I-V curve are demonstrated.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000275657500136 Publication Date 2010-03-11  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 22 Open Access  
  Notes ; William Vandenberghe gratefully acknowledges the support of a Ph. D. stipend from the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen). These authors acknowledge the support from IMEC's Industrial Affiliation Program and the authors would like to thank Anne Verhulst for useful comments. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2010 IF: 2.079  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82450 Serial 3929  
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Author Jelić, Ž.L.; Milošević, M.V.; Van de Vondel, J.; Silhanek, A.V. pdf  url
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  Title Stroboscopic phenomena in superconductors with dynamic pinning landscape Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk  
  Volume 5 Issue (up) 5 Pages 14604  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Introducing artificial pinning centers is a well established strategy to trap quantum vortices and increase the maximal magnetic field and applied electric current that a superconductor can sustain without dissipation. In case of spatially periodic pinning, a clear enhancement of the superconducting critical current arises when commensurability between the vortex configurations and the pinning landscape occurs. With recent achievements in (ultrafast) optics and nanoengineered plasmonics it has become possible to exploit the interaction of light with superconductivity, and create not only spatially periodic imprints on the superconducting condensate, but also temporally periodic ones. Here we show that in the latter case, temporal matching phenomena develop, caused by stroboscopic commensurability between the characteristic frequency of the vortex motion under applied current and the frequency of the dynamic pinning. The matching resonances persist in a broad parameter space, including magnetic field, driving current, or material purity, giving rise to unusual features such as externally variable resistance/impedance and Shapiro steps in current-voltage characteristics. All features are tunable by the frequency of the dynamic pinning landscape. These findings open further exploration avenues for using flashing, spatially engineered, and/or mobile excitations on superconductors, permitting us to achieve advanced functionalities.  
  Address Departement de Physique, Universite de Liege, Allee du 6-Aout 17, B-4000 Liege, Belgium  
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  Language English Wos 000362082500001 Publication Date 2015-10-01  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 29 Open Access  
  Notes Acknowledgements: This work was supported by the Methusalem Funding of the Flemish Government, the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the COST Action MP1201. The work of Ž.L.J. and A.V.S. was partially supported by “Mandat d’Impulsion Scientifique” of the F.R.S.-FNRS. Approved Most recent IF: 4.259; 2015 IF: 5.578  
  Call Number c:irua:129807 c:irua:129807 Serial 3980  
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Phonon limited superconducting correlations in metallic nanograins Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk  
  Volume 5 Issue (up) 5 Pages 16515  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Conventional superconductivity is inevitably suppressed in ultra-small metallic grains for characteristic sizes smaller than the Anderson limit. Experiments have shown that above the Anderson limit the critical temperature may be either enhanced or reduced when decreasing the particle size, depending on the superconducting material. In addition, there is experimental evidence that whether an enhancement or a reduction is found depends on the strength of the electronphonon interaction in the bulk. We reveal how the strength of the e-ph interaction interplays with the quantum-size effect and theoretically obtain the critical temperature of the superconducting nanograins in excellent agreement with experimental data. We demonstrate that strong e-ph scattering smears the peak structure in the electronic density-of-states of a metallic grain and enhances the electron mass, and thereby limits the highest T-c achievable by quantum confinement.  
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  Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000364647700001 Publication Date 2015-11-13  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO Back to Belgium Grant), the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, TOPBOF-UA, and the bilateral project CNPq-FWO. M.D.C. acknowledges fruitful discussions with V. Z. Kresin, S. N. Klimin and V. N. Gladilin. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.259; 2015 IF: 5.578  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129543 Serial 4224  
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Author Curran, P.J.; Desoky, W.M.; Milošević, M.V.; Chaves, A.; Laloe, J.-B.; Moodera, J.S.; Bending, S.J. url  doi
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  Title Spontaneous symmetry breaking in vortex systems with two repulsive lengthscales Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk  
  Volume 5 Issue (up) 5 Pages 15569  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Scanning Hall probe microscopy (SHPM) has been used to study vortex structures in thin epitaxial films of the superconductor MgB2. Unusual vortex patterns observed in MgB2 single crystals have previously been attributed to a competition between short-range repulsive and long-range attractive vortex-vortex interactions in this two band superconductor; the type 1.5 superconductivity scenario. Our films have much higher levels of disorder than bulk single crystals and therefore both superconducting condensates are expected to be pushed deep into the type 2 regime with purely repulsive vortex interactions. We observe broken symmetry vortex patterns at low fields in all samples after field-cooling from above T-c. These are consistent with those seen in systems with competing repulsions on disparate length scales, and remarkably similar structures are reproduced in dirty two band Ginzburg-Landau calculations, where the simulation parameters have been defined by experimental observations. This suggests that in our dirty MgB2 films, the symmetry of the vortex structures is broken by the presence of vortex repulsions with two different lengthscales, originating from the two distinct superconducting condensates. This represents an entirely new mechanism for spontaneous symmetry breaking in systems of superconducting vortices, with important implications for pinning phenomena and high current density applications.  
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  Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000363306000002 Publication Date 2015-10-23  
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  ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 12 Open Access  
  Notes ; P.J.C. and S.J.B. acknowledge support from EPSRC in the UK under grant number EP/J010626/1 and the NanoSC COST Action MP-1201. M.V.M. thanks the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and CAPES Brazil. A.C. acknowledges the financial support of CNPq, under the PRONEX/FUNCAP and PQ programs. J.-B.L. and J.S.M. acknowledge ONR Grant N00014-06-01-0235. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.259; 2015 IF: 5.578  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129450 Serial 4248  
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Neek-Amal, M.; Hussein, I.A.; Madjet, M.E.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Large CO2 uptake on a monolayer of CaO Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Journal of materials chemistry A : materials for energy and sustainability Abbreviated Journal J Mater Chem A  
  Volume 5 Issue (up) 5 Pages 2110-2114  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Density functional theory calculations are used to study gas adsorption properties of a recently synthesized CaO monolayer, which is found to be thermodynamically stable in its buckled form. Due to its topology and strong interaction with the CO2 molecules, this material possesses a remarkably high CO2 uptake capacity (similar to 0.4 g CO2 per g adsorbent). The CaO + CO2 system shows excellent thermal stability (up to 1000 K). Moreover, the material is highly selective towards CO2 against other major greenhouse gases such as CH4 and N2O. These advantages make this material a very promising candidate for CO2 capture and storage applications.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor  
  Language Wos 000395074300035 Publication Date 2016-12-19  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2050-7488; 2050-7496 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.867 Times cited 2 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.867  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142034 Serial 4556  
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Author Zografos, O.; Dutta, S.; Manfrini, M.; Vaysset, A.; Sorée, B.; Naeemi, A.; Raghavan, P.; Lauwereins, R.; Radu, I.P. pdf  doi
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  Title Non-volatile spin wave majority gate at the nanoscale Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication AIP advances T2 – 61st Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM), OCT 31-NOV 04, 2016, New Orleans, LA Abbreviated Journal Aip Adv  
  Volume 7 Issue (up) 5 Pages 056020  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A spin wave majority fork-like structure with feature size of 40 nm, is presented and investigated, through micromagnetic simulations. The structure consists of three merging out-of-plane magnetization spin wave buses and four magneto-electric cells serving as three inputs and an output. The information of the logic signals is encoded in the phase of the transmitted spin waves and subsequently stored as direction of magnetization of the magneto-electric cells upon detection. The minimum dimensions of the structure that produce an operational majority gate are identified. For all input combinations, the detection scheme employed manages to capture the majority phase result of the spin wave interference and ignore all reflection effects induced by the geometry of the structure. (C) 2017 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).  
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  Publisher Amer inst physics Place of Publication Melville Editor  
  Language Wos 000402797100177 Publication Date 2017-02-06  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2158-3226 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.568 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.568  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144288 Serial 4673  
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Author Aierken, Y.; Sevik, C.; Gulseren, O.; Peeters, F.M.; Çakir, D. pdf  doi
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  Title MXenes/graphene heterostructures for Li battery applications : a first principles study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Journal of materials chemistry A : materials for energy and sustainability Abbreviated Journal J Mater Chem A  
  Volume 6 Issue (up) 5 Pages 2337-2345  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract MXenes are the newest class of two-dimensional (2D) materials, and they offer great potential in a wide range of applications including electronic devices, sensors, and thermoelectric and energy storage materials. In this work, we combined the outstanding electrical conductivity, that is essential for battery applications, of graphene with MXene monolayers (M2CX2 where M = Sc, Ti, V and X = OH, O) to explore its potential in Li battery applications. Through first principles calculations, we determined the stable stacking configurations of M2CX2/graphene bilayer heterostructures and their Li atom intercalation by calculating the Li binding energy, diffusion barrier and voltage. We found that: (1) for the ground state stacking, the interlayer binding is strong, yet the interlayer friction is small; (2) Li binds more strongly to the O-terminated monolayer, bilayer and heterostructure MXene systems when compared with the OHterminated MXenes due to the H+ induced repulsion to the Li atoms. The binding energy of Li decreases as the Li concentration increases due to enhanced repulsive interaction between the positively charged Li ions; (3) Ti2CO2/graphene and V2CO2/graphene heterostructures exhibit large Li atom binding energies making them the most promising candidates for battery applications. When fully loaded with Li atoms, the binding energy is -1.43 eV per Li atom and -1.78 eV per Li atom for Ti2CO2/graphene and V2CO2/graphene, respectively. These two heterostructures exhibit a nice compromise between storage capacity and kinetics. For example, the diffusion barrier of Li in Ti2CO2/graphene is around 0.3 eV which is comparable to that of graphite. Additionally, the calculated average voltages are 1.49 V and 1.93 V for Ti2CO2/graphene and V2CO2/graphene structures, respectively; (4) a small change in the in-plane lattice parameters (<1%), interatomic bond lengths and interlayer distances (<0.5 angstrom) proves the stability of the heterostructures against Li intercalation, and the impending phase separation into constituent layers and capacity fading during charge-discharge cycles in real battery applications; (5) as compared to bare M2CX2 bilayers, M2CX2/graphene heterostructures have lower molecular mass, offering high storage capacity; (6) the presence of graphene ensures good electrical conductivity that is essential for battery applications. Given these advantages, Ti2CO2/graphene and V2CO2/graphene heterostructures are predicted to be promising for lithium-ion battery applications.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor  
  Language Wos 000423981200049 Publication Date 2018-01-02  
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  ISSN 2050-7488; 2050-7496 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.867 Times cited 131 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the bilateral project between the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and FWO-Flanders, Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by the TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TRGrid e-Infrastructure), and HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. We acknowledge the support from the TUBITAK (Grant No. 115F024 and 116F080). Part of this work was supported by the BAGEP Award of the Science Academy. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.867  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:149265UA @ admin @ c:irua:149265 Serial 4945  
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Author Kenawy, A.; Magnus, W.; Sorée, B. doi  openurl
  Title Flux quantization and Aharonov-Bohm effect in superconducting rings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism Abbreviated Journal J Supercond Nov Magn  
  Volume 31 Issue (up) 5 Pages 1351-1357  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Superconductivity is a macroscopic coherent state exhibiting various quantum phenomena such as magnetic flux quantization. When a superconducting ring is placed in a magnetic field, a current flows to expel the field from the ring and to ensure that the enclosed flux is an integer multiple of h/(2|e|). Although the quantization of magnetic flux in ring structures is extensively studied in literature, the applied magnetic field is typically assumed to be homogeneous, implicitly implying an interplay between field expulsion and flux quantization. Here, we propose to decouple these two effects by employing an Aharonov-Bohm-like structure where the superconducting ring is threaded by a magnetic core (to which the applied field is confined). Although the magnetic field vanishes inside the ring, the formation of vortices takes place, corresponding to a change in the flux state of the ring. The time evolution of the density of superconducting electrons is studied using the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000429354100010 Publication Date 2017-10-09  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1557-1939 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
  Impact Factor 1.18 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.18  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150742UA @ admin @ c:irua:150742 Serial 4969  
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Author Shi, W.; Callewaert, V.; Barbiellini, B.; Saniz, R.; Butterling, M.; Egger, W.; Dickmann, M.; Hugenschmidt, C.; Shakeri, B.; Meulenberg, R. W.; Brück, E.; Partoens, B.; Bansil, A.; Eijt, S.W. H. pdf  url
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  Title Nature of the Positron State in CdSe Quantum Dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 121 Issue (up) 5 Pages 057401  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Previous studies have shown that positron-annihilation spectroscopy is a highly sensitive probe of the electronic structure and surface composition of ligand-capped semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) embedded in thin films. The nature of the associated positron state, however, whether the positron is confined inside the QDs or localized at their surfaces, has so far remained unresolved. Our positron-annihilation lifetime spectroscopy studies of CdSe QDs reveal the presence of a strong lifetime component in the narrow range of 358–371 ps, indicating abundant trapping and annihilation of positrons at the surfaces of the QDs. Furthermore, our ab initio calculations of the positron wave function and lifetime employing a recent formulation of the weighted density approximation demonstrate the presence of a positron surface state and predict positron lifetimes close to experimental values. Our study thus resolves the long-standing question regarding the nature of the positron state in semiconductor QDs and opens the way to extract quantitative information on surface composition and ligand-surface interactions of colloidal semiconductor QDs through highly sensitive positron-annihilation techniques.  
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  Language Wos 000440635300012 Publication Date 2018-08-02  
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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 6 Open Access  
  Notes The work at Delft University of Technology was supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) grant of W. S. We acknowledge financial support for this research from ADEM, A green Deal in Energy Materials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of The Netherlands. The PALS study is based upon experiments performed at the PLEPS instrument of the NEPOMUC facility at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Garching, Germany, and was supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Program, Key Action: Strengthening the European Research Area, Research Infrastructures, Contract No. 226507, NMI3. The work at the University of Maine was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-1206940. V. C. and R. S. were supported by the FWO-Vlaanderen through Project No. G. 0224.14N. Computational resources and services used in this work were in part provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the FWO-Vlaanderen and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). 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 (core research), and benefited from Northeastern University’s Advanced Scientific Computation Center (ASCC), the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) through DOE Grant No. DE-AC02-05CH11231, and support (functionals for modeling positron spectros- copies of layered materials) from the DOE EFRC: Center for the Computational Design of Functional Layered Materials (CCDM) under DE-SC0012575. Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
  Call Number CMT @ cmt @c:irua:152999UA @ admin @ c:irua:152999 Serial 5009  
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Author Bafekry, A.; Stampfl, C.; Shayesteh, S.F.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Exploiting the novel electronic and magnetic structure of C3Nvia functionalization and conformation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Advanced Electronic Materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Electron Mater  
  Volume 5 Issue (up) 5 Pages 1900459  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract 2D polyaniline, C3N, is of recent high interest due to its unusual properties and potential use in various technological applications. In this work, through systematic first-principles calculations, the atomic, electronic, and magnetic structure of C3N and the changes induced due to functionalization by the adsorption of hydrogen, oxygen, and fluorine, for different coverages and sites, as well as on formation of nanoribbons including the effect of adsorbed hydrogen and oxygen, and the effect of strain, are investigated. Among other interesting phenomena, for hydrogen adsorption, a semiconductor-to-topological insulator transition, where two Dirac-points appear around the Fermi level, as well as ferromagnetic ordering for both hydrogen and oxygen functionalization, is identified. Considering C3N nanoribbons, adsorption of H leads to significant changes in the electronic properties, such as transforming the structures from semiconductor to metallic. Furthermore, investigating the effect of strain on the physical properties, it is found that the band gap can be significantly altered and controlled. The present findings predict that a wide variation in the magnetic and electronic structure of C3N can be achieved by adatom functionalization and conformation indicating its high potential for use in various technological applications, ranging from catalysis, energy storage, and nanoelectronic devices.  
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  Language Wos 000486528200001 Publication Date 2019-09-13  
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  ISSN 2199-160x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.193 Times cited 35 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the FLAG-ERA project 2DTRANS and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). In addition, we acknowledge the OpenMX team for OpenMX code. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.193  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:162790 Serial 5414  
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Author Vanherck, J.; Bacaksiz, C.; Sorée, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Magnus, W. pdf  doi
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  Title 2D ferromagnetism at finite temperatures under quantum scrutiny Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Applied Physics Letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 117 Issue (up) 5 Pages 052401  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Recent years have seen a tremendous rise of two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials, several of which were verified experimentally. However, most of the theoretical predictions to date rely on ab initio methods, at zero temperature and fluctuation-free, while one certainly expects detrimental quantum fluctuations at finite temperatures. Here, we present the solution of the quantum Heisenberg model for honeycomb/hexagonal lattices with anisotropic exchange interaction up to third nearest neighbors and in an applied field in arbitrary direction, which answers the question whether long-range magnetization can indeed survive in the ultrathin limit of materials, up to which temperature, and what the characteristic excitation (magnon) frequencies are, all essential to envisaged applications of magnetic 2D materials. We find that long-range magnetic order persists at finite temperature for materials with overall easy-axis anisotropy. We validate the calculations on the examples of monolayers CrI3, CrBr3, and MnSe2. Moreover, we provide an easy-to-use tool to calculate Curie temperatures of new 2D computational materials.  
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  Language Wos 000559330100001 Publication Date 2020-08-03  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the special research funds of the University of Antwerp (BOF-UA). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4; 2020 IF: 3.411  
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Author McNaughton, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Perali, A.; Pilati, S. url  doi
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  Title Boosting Monte Carlo simulations of spin glasses using autoregressive neural networks Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review E Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev E  
  Volume 101 Issue (up) 5 Pages 053312  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The autoregressive neural networks are emerging as a powerful computational tool to solve relevant problems in classical and quantum mechanics. One of their appealing functionalities is that, after they have learned a probability distribution from a dataset, they allow exact and efficient sampling of typical system configurations. Here we employ a neural autoregressive distribution estimator (NADE) to boost Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations of a paradigmatic classical model of spin-glass theory, namely, the two-dimensional Edwards-Anderson Hamiltonian. We show that a NADE can be trained to accurately mimic the Boltzmann distribution using unsupervised learning from system configurations generated using standard MCMC algorithms. The trained NADE is then employed as smart proposal distribution for the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm. This allows us to perform efficient MCMC simulations, which provide unbiased results even if the expectation value corresponding to the probability distribution learned by the NADE is not exact. Notably, we implement a sequential tempering procedure, whereby a NADE trained at a higher temperature is iteratively employed as proposal distribution in a MCMC simulation run at a slightly lower temperature. This allows one to efficiently simulate the spin-glass model even in the low-temperature regime, avoiding the divergent correlation times that plague MCMC simulations driven by local-update algorithms. Furthermore, we show that the NADE-driven simulations quickly sample ground-state configurations, paving the way to their future utilization to tackle binary optimization problems.  
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  Language Wos 000535862000014 Publication Date 2020-05-28  
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  ISSN 1539-3755; 1550-2376 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.366 Times cited 15 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors thank I. Murray, G. Carleo, and F. RicciTersenghi for useful discussions. Financial support from the FAR2018 project titled “Supervised machine learning for quantum matter and computational docking” of the University of Camerino and from the Italian MIUR under Project No. PRIN2017 CEnTraL 20172H2SC4 is gratefully acknowledged. S.P. also acknowledges the CINECA award under the ISCRA initiative, for the availability of high performance computing resources and support. M.V.M. gratefully acknowledges the Visiting Professorship program at the University of Camerino that facilitated the collaboration in this work. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA  
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Author Bekaert, J.; Khestanova, E.; Hopkinson, D.G.; Birkbeck, J.; Clark, N.; Zhu, M.; Bandurin, D.A.; Gorbachev, R.; Fairclough, S.; Zou, Y.; Hamer, M.; Terry, D.J.; Peters, J.J.P.; Sanchez, A.M.; Partoens, B.; Haigh, S.J.; Milošević, M.V.; Grigorieva, I., V pdf  url
doi  openurl
  Title Enhanced superconductivity in few-layer TaS₂ due to healing by oxygenation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Nano Letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett  
  Volume 20 Issue (up) 5 Pages 3808-3818  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract When approaching the atomically thin limit, defects and disorder play an increasingly important role in the properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials. While defects are generally thought to negatively affect superconductivity in 2D materials, here we demonstrate the contrary in the case of oxygenation of ultrathin tantalum disulfide (TaS2). Our first-principles calculations show that incorporation of oxygen into the TaS2 crystal lattice is energetically favorable and effectively heals sulfur vacancies typically present in these crystals, thus restoring the electronic band structure and the carrier density to the intrinsic characteristics of TaS2. Strikingly, this leads to a strong enhancement of the electron-phonon coupling, by up to 80% in the highly oxygenated limit. Using transport measurements on fresh and aged (oxygenated) few-layer TaS2, we found a marked increase of the superconducting critical temperature (T-c) upon aging, in agreement with our theory, while concurrent electron microscopy and electron-energy loss spectroscopy confirmed the presence of sulfur vacancies in freshly prepared TaS2 and incorporation of oxygen into the crystal lattice with time. Our work thus reveals the mechanism by which certain atomic-scale defects can be beneficial to superconductivity and opens a new route to engineer T-c in ultrathin materials.  
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  Language Wos 000535255300114 Publication Date 2020-04-20  
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  ISSN 1530-6984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 10.8 Times cited 16 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). J.Be. acknowledges support of a postdoctoral fellowship of the FWO. The computational resources and services used for the first-principles calculations in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the FWO and the Flemish Government-department EWI. S.J.H., D.H., and S.F. would like to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) U.K (grants EP/R031711/1, EP/P009050/1 and the Graphene NOWNANO CDT) and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement ERC-2016-STG-EvoluTEM-715502, the Hetero2D Synergy grant and EC-FET Graphene Flagship) for funding. We thank Diamond Light Source for access and support in use of the electron Physical Science Imaging Centre (Instrument E02 and proposal numbers EM19315 and MG21597) that contributed to the results presented here. ; Approved Most recent IF: 10.8; 2020 IF: 12.712  
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Author Yagmurcukardes, M. url  doi
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  Title Stable anisotropic single-layer of ReTe₂ : a first principles prediction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Turkish Journal of Physics Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 44 Issue (up) 5 Pages 450-457  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract In order to investigate the structural, vibrational, electronic, and mechanical features of single-layer ReTe2 first-principles calculations are performed. Dynamical stability analyses reveal that single-layer ReTe2 crystallize in a distorted phase while its 1H and 1T phases are dynamically unstable. Raman spectrum calculations show that single-layer distorted phase of ReTe2 exhibits 18 Raman peaks similar to those of ReS2 and ReSe2. Electronically, single-layer ReTe2 is shown to be an indirect gap semiconductor with a suitable band gap for optoelectronic applications. In addition, it is found that the formation of Re-units in the crystal induces anisotropic mechanical parameters. The in-plane stiffness and Poisson ratio are shown to be significantly dependent on the lattice orientation. Our findings indicate that single-layer form of ReTe2 can only crystallize in a dynamically stable distorted phase formed by the Re-units. Single-layer of distorted ReTe2 can be a potential in-plane anisotropic material for various nanotechnology applications.  
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  Language Wos 000585330600004 Publication Date 2020-09-20  
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  ISSN 1300-0101 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Notes ; Computational resources were provided by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM), High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure) and by Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC). This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a postdoctoral fellowship (M.Y.). ; Approved Most recent IF: NA  
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Author Vanderveken, F.; Mulkers, J.; Leliaert, J.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Sorée, B.; Zografos, O.; Ciubotaru, F.; Adelmann, C. pdf  url
doi  openurl
  Title Confined magnetoelastic waves in thin waveguides Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 103 Issue (up) 5 Pages 054439  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The characteristics of confined magnetoelastic waves in nanoscale ferromagnetic magnetostrictive waveguides have been investigated by a combination of analytical and numerical calculations. The presence of both magnetostriction and inverse magnetostriction leads to the coupling between confined spin waves and elastic Lamb waves. Numerical simulations of the coupled system have been used to extract the dispersion relations of the magnetoelastic waves as well as their mode profiles.  
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  Language Wos 000627548800003 Publication Date 2021-02-26  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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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 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:177607 Serial 6976  
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Author Tao, Z.H.; Dong, H.M.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B. doi  openurl
  Title Tailoring dirac plasmons via anisotropic dielectric environment by design Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Physical Review Applied Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Appl  
  Volume 16 Issue (up) 5 Pages 054030  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Dirac plasmons in a two-dimensional (2D) crystal are strongly affected by the dielectric properties of the environment, due to interaction of their electric field lines with the surrounding medium. Using graphene as a 2D reservoir of free carriers, one can engineer a material configuration that provides an anisotropic environment to the plasmons. In this work, we discuss the physical properties of Dirac plasmons in graphene surrounded by an arbitrary anisotropic dielectric and exemplify how h-BN-based heterostructures can be designed to bear the required anisotropic characteristics. We calculate how dielec-tric anisotropy impacts the spatial propagation of the plasmons and find that an anisotropy-induced plasmon mode emerges, together with a damping pathway, that stem from the out-of-plane off-diagonal elements in the dielectric tensor. Furthermore, we find that one can create hyperbolic plasmons by inher-iting the dielectric hyperbolicity of the designed material environment. Strong control over plasmon propagation patterns can be realized in a similar manner. Finally, we show that in this way one can also control the polarization of the light-matter excitations that constitute the plasmon. Taken together, our results promote the design of the dielectric environment as an effective path to tailor the plasmonic response of graphene on the nanoscopic level.  
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  Language Wos 000720372500002 Publication Date 2021-11-15  
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  ISSN 2331-7019 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.808 Times cited 1 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.808  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:184063 Serial 7028  
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Author Yagmurcukardes, N.; Bayram, A.; Aydin, H.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Acikbas, Y.; Peeters, F.M.; Celebi, C. pdf  doi
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  Title Anisotropic etching of CVD grown graphene for ammonia sensing Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication IEEE sensors journal Abbreviated Journal Ieee Sens J  
  Volume 22 Issue (up) 5 Pages 3888-3895  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Bare chemical vapor deposition (CVD) grown graphene (GRP) was anisotropically etched with various etching parameters. The morphological and structural characterizations were carried out by optical microscopy and the vibrational properties substrates were obtained by Raman spectroscopy. The ammonia adsorption and desorption behavior of graphene-based sensors were recorded via quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements at room temperature. The etched samples for ambient NH3 exhibited nearly 35% improvement and showed high resistance to humidity molecules when compared to bare graphene. Besides exhibiting promising sensitivity to NH3 molecules, the etched graphene-based sensors were less affected by humidity. The experimental results were collaborated by Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations and it was shown that while water molecules fragmented into H and O, NH3 interacts weakly with EGPR2 sample which reveals the enhanced sensing ability of EGPR2. Apparently, it would be more suitable to use EGRP2 in sensing applications due to its sensitivity to NH3 molecules, its stability, and its resistance to H2O molecules in humid ambient.  
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  Language Wos 000766276000010 Publication Date 2022-01-24  
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  ISSN 1530-437x; 1558-1748 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.3 Times cited 2 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.3  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:187257 Serial 7126  
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Author Harrabi, K.; Gasmi, K.; Mekki, A.; Bahlouli, H.; Kunwar, S.; Milošević, M.V. pdf  url
doi  openurl
  Title Detection and measurement of picoseconds-pulsed laser energy using a NbTiN superconducting filament Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 33 Issue (up) 5 Pages 2400205-5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract investigate non-equilibrium states created by a laser beam incident on a superconducting NbTiN filament subject to an electrical pulse at 4 K. In absence of the laser excitation, when the amplitude of the current pulse applied to the filament exceeds the critical current value, we monitored the delay time td that marks the collapse of the superconducting phase which is then followed by a voltage rise. We linked the delay time to the applied current using the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) theory, which enabled us to deduce the cooling (or heat-removal) time from the fit to the experimental data. Subsequently, we exposed the filament biased with a current pulse close to its critical value to a focused laser beam, inducing a normal state in the impact region of the laser beam. We showed that the energy of the incident beam and the incurred delay time are related to each other by a simple expression, that enables direct measurement of incident beam energy by temporal monitoring of the transport response. This method can be extended for usage in single-photon detection regime, and be used for accurate calibration of an arbitrary light source.  
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  Language Wos 000946265900016 Publication Date 2023-02-14  
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  ISSN 1051-8223 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.8 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.8; 2023 IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:195110 Serial 7295  
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Author Miranda, L.P.; da Costa, D.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Costa Filho, R.N. pdf  url
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  Title Vacancy clustering effect on the electronic and transport properties of bilayer graphene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Nanotechnology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 34 Issue (up) 5 Pages 055706-55710  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Experimental realizations of two-dimensional materials are hardly free of structural defects such as e.g. vacancies, which, in turn, modify drastically its pristine physical defect-free properties. In this work, we explore effects due to point defect clustering on the electronic and transport properties of bilayer graphene nanoribbons, for AA and AB stacking and zigzag and armchair boundaries, by means of the tight-binding approach and scattering matrix formalism. Evident vacancy concentration signatures exhibiting a maximum amplitude and an universality regardless of the system size, stacking and boundary types, in the density of states around the zero-energy level are observed. Our results are explained via the coalescence analysis of the strong sizeable vacancy clustering effect in the system and the breaking of the inversion symmetry at high vacancy densities, demonstrating a similar density of states for two equivalent degrees of concentration disorder, below and above the maximum value.  
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  Language Wos 000886630000001 Publication Date 2022-11-02  
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  ISSN 0957-4484 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.5 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.5; 2023 IF: 3.44  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:192030 Serial 7350  
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Author Avetisyan, A.A.; Ghazaryan, A.V.; Djotyan, A.P.; Kirakosyan, A.A.; Moulopoulos, K. pdf  doi
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  Title Magnetoexcitons in semiconductor quantum rings with complicated (Kane's) dispersion law Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Acta physica Polonica: A: general physics, solid state physics, applied physics T2 – 4th Workshop on Quantum Chaos and Localisation Phenomena, MAY 22-24, 2009, Polish Acad Sci, Ctr Theoret Phys, Inst Phys, Polish Acad Sci, Ctr Theoret Phys, Inst Phys, War Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 116 Issue (up) 5 Pages 826-828  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The influence of the nonparabolicity of charge carriers dispersion law (Kane's dispersion) on a magnetoexciton energy spectrum in InSb quantum rings is theoretically investigated The analytical expression for the energy spectrum of exciton in a narrow-gap semiconductor nanoring in a magnetic field is obtained. The Aharonov – Bohm oscillations in the energy of excited states are studied.  
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  Language Wos 000273091200015 Publication Date 2016-02-25  
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  ISSN 0587-4246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:172293 Serial 8193  
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Author Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Hamilton, A.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. url  doi
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  Title Chester supersolid of spatially indirect excitons in double-layer semiconductor heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 130 Issue (up) 5 Pages 057001-57006  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A supersolid, a counterintuitive quantum state in which a rigid lattice of particles flows without resistance, has to date not been unambiguously realized. Here we reveal a supersolid ground state of excitons in a double-layer semiconductor heterostructure over a wide range of layer separations outside the focus of recent experiments. This supersolid conforms to the original Chester supersolid with one exciton per supersolid site, as distinct from the alternative version reported in cold-atom systems of a periodic density modulation or clustering of the superfluid. We provide the phase diagram augmented by the supersolid. This new phase appears at layer separations much smaller than the predicted exciton normal solid, and it persists up to a solid-solid transition where the quantum phase coherence collapses. The ranges of layer separations and exciton densities in our phase diagram are well within reach of the current experimental capabilities.  
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  Language Wos 000968650900001 Publication Date 2023-02-01  
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  ISSN 0031-9007; 1079-7114 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.6 Times cited Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2023 IF: 8.462  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:196742 Serial 8817  
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Author Cheng, X.; Xu, W.; Wen, H.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, H.; Li, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Chen, Q. pdf  url
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  Title Electronic properties of 2H-stacking bilayer MoS₂ measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Frontiers of physics Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 18 Issue (up) 5 Pages 53303-53311  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Bilayer (BL) molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is one of the most important electronic structures not only in valleytronics but also in realizing twistronic systems on the basis of the topological mosaics in moire superlattices. In this work, BL MoS2 on sapphire substrate with 2H-stacking structure is fabricated. We apply the terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) for examining the basic optoelectronic properties of this kind of BL MoS2. The optical conductivity of BL MoS2 is obtained in temperature regime from 80 K to 280 K. Through fitting the experimental data with the theoretical formula, the key sample parameters of BL MoS2 can be determined, such as the electron density, the electronic relaxation time and the electronic localization factor. The temperature dependence of these parameters is examined and analyzed. We find that, similar to monolayer (ML) MoS2, BL MoS2 with 2H-stacking can respond strongly to THz radiation field and show semiconductor-like optoelectronic features. The theoretical calculations using density functional theory (DFT) can help us to further understand why the THz optoelectronic properties of BL MoS2 differ from those observed for ML MoS2. The results obtained from this study indicate that the THz TDS can be applied suitably to study the optoelectronic properties of BL MoS2 based twistronic systems for novel applications as optical and optoelectronic materials and devices.  
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  Language Wos 000991955300002 Publication Date 2023-05-22  
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  ISSN 2095-0462; 2095-0470 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 7.5 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 7.5; 2023 IF: 2.579  
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Author Bellizotti Souza, J.C.; Vizarim, N.P.; Reichhardt, C.J.O.; Reichhardt, C.; Venegas, P.A. url  doi
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  Title Spontaneous skyrmion conformal lattice and transverse motion during dc and ac compression Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication New journal of physics Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 25 Issue (up) 5 Pages 053020-15  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We use atomistic-based simulations to investigate the behavior of ferromagnetic skyrmions being continuously compressed against a rigid wall under dc and ac drives. The compressed skyrmions can be annihilated close to the wall and form a conformal crystal with both a size and a density gradient, making it distinct from conformal crystals observed previously for superconducting vortices and colloidal particles. For both dc and ac driving, the skyrmions can move transverse to the compression direction due to a combination of density and size gradients. Forces in the compression direction are converted by the Magnus force into transverse motion. Under ac driving, the amount of skyrmion annihilation is reduced and we find a skyrmion Magnus ratchet pump. We also observe shear banding in which skyrmions near the wall move up to twice as fast as skyrmions further from the wall. When we vary the magnitude of the applied drive, we find a critical current above which the skyrmions are completely annihilated during a time scale that depends on the magnitude of the drive. By varying the magnetic parameters, we find that the transverse motion is strongly dependent on the skyrmion size. Smaller skyrmions are more rigid, which interferes with the size gradient and destroys the transverse motion. We also confirm the role of the size gradient by comparing our atomistic simulations with a particle-based model, where we find that the transverse motion is only transient. Our results are relevant for applications where skyrmions encounter repulsive magnetic walls, domain walls, or interfaces.  
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  Language Wos 000994003200001 Publication Date 2023-05-11  
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  ISSN 1367-2630 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.3 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.3; 2023 IF: 3.786  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:197365 Serial 8934  
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Author Dong, H.M.; Liang, H.P.; Tao, Z.H.; Duan, Y.F.; Milošević, M.V.; Chang, K. doi  openurl
  Title Interface thermal conductivities induced by van der Waals interactions Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2024 Publication Physical chemistry, chemical physics Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 26 Issue (up) 5 Pages 4047-4051  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The interface heat transfer of two layers induced by van der Waals (vdW) contacts is theoretically investigated, based on first-principles calculations at low temperatures. The results suggest that out-of-plane acoustic phonons with low frequencies dominate the interface thermal transport due to the vdW interaction. The interface thermal conductivity is proportional to the cubic of temperature at very low temperatures, but becomes linearly proportional to temperature as temperature increases. We show that manipulating the strain alters vdW coupling, leading to increased interfacial thermal conductivity at the interface. Our findings provide valuable insights into the interface heat transport in vdW heterostructures and support further design and optimization of electronic and optoelectronic nanodevices based on vdW contacts. The heat transfer induced by van der Waals contacts is dominated by ZA phonons. The interface thermal conductivity is proportional to the cubic of temperature, but becomes linearly proportional to temperature as temperature increases.  
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  Language Wos 001142323400001 Publication Date 2024-01-09  
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  ISSN 1463-9076; 1463-9084 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:202795 Serial 9050  
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Ivanov, V.A. pdf  doi
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  Title Effects of confining interaction in meso-superconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication Physics letters : A Abbreviated Journal Phys Lett A  
  Volume 322 Issue (up) 5-6 Pages 384-389  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract This Letter presents a generalized Ginzburg-Landau equation for the superconducting order parameter which includes the terms resulting from the confining interaction associated with the specimen boundary. While the original Ginzburg-Landau theory had been developed for a bulk superconductor, this generalization is meant for study of a meso-superconductor. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Language Wos 000220123600018 Publication Date 2004-02-05  
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  ISSN 0375-9601; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.772 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.772; 2004 IF: 1.454  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103244 Serial 859  
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Author Verberck, B.; Heresanu, V.; Rouziere, S.; Cambedouzou, J.; Launois, P.; Kovats, E.; Pekker, S.; Vliegenthart, G.A.; Michel, K.H.; Gompper, G. doi  openurl
  Title Fullerene-cubane : X-ray scattering experiments and Monte Carlo simulations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Fullerenes, nanotubes, and carbon nanostructures T2 – 8th Biennial International Workshop on Fullerenes and Atomic Clusters, (IWFAC 2007), JUL 02-06, 2007, St Petersburg, RUSSIA Abbreviated Journal Fuller Nanotub Car N  
  Volume 16 Issue (up) 5-6 Pages 293-300  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report single-crystal X-ray diffuse scattering measurements on C-60.C8H8 fullerene-cubane showing that the C-60 molecules are orientationally disordered at 300 and 150K and get ordered at low temperatures. Monte Carlo simulations provide further insight in the orientational behavior of both C-60 and C8H8 molecules; low-temperature molecular orientations are predicted.  
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  Language Wos 000259645200003 Publication Date 2008-09-28  
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  ISSN 1536-383X;1536-4046; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.35 Times cited 6 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.35; 2008 IF: 0.680  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:102640 Serial 1295  
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Author Silva, F.C.O.; Menezes, R.M.; Cabral, L.R.E.; de Souza Silva, C.C. doi  openurl
  Title Formation and stability of conformal spirals in confined 2D crystals Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Journal Of Physics-Condensed Matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 32 Issue (up) 50 Pages 505401  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate the ground-state and dynamical properties of nonuniform two-dimensional (2D) clusters of long-range interacting particles. We demonstrate that, when the confining external potential is designed to produce an approximate 1/ r 2 density profile, the particles crystallize into highly ordered structures featuring spiral crystalline lines. Despite the strong inhomogeneity of the observed configurations, most of them are characterized by small density of topological defects, typical of conformal crystals, and the net topological charge induced by the simply-connected geometry of the system is concentrated near the cluster center. These crystals are shown to be robust with respect to thermal fluctuations up to a certain threshold temperature, above which the net charge is progressively redistributed from the center to the rest of the system and the topological order is lost. The crystals are also resilient to the shear stress produced by a small nonuniform azimuthal force field, rotating as a rigid body (RB). For larger forces, topological defects proliferate and the RB rotation gives place to plastic flow.  
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  Language Wos Publication Date 2020-08-19  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0953-8984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record  
  Impact Factor 2.7 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.7; 2020 IF: 2.649  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:191093 Serial 7978  
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