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Author Shakouri, K.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Vargiamidis, V.; Hai, G.-Q.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Spin- and valley-dependent commensurability oscillations and electric-field-induced quantum Hall plateaux in periodically modulated silicene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 104 Issue 21 Pages 213109  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study the commensurability oscillations in silicene subject to a perpendicular electric field E-z, a weak magnetic field B, and a weak periodic potential V = V-0 cos(Cy); C = 2 pi/a(0) with a(0) its period. The field E-z and/or the modulation lift the spin degeneracy of the Landau levels and lead to spin and valley resolved Weiss oscillations. The spin resolution is maximal when the field E-z is replaced by a periodic one E-z = E-0 cos(Dy); D = 2 pi/b(0), while the valley one is maximal for b(0) = a(0). In certain ranges of B values, the current is fully spin or valley polarized. Additional quantum Hall conductivity plateaux arise due to spin and valley intra-Landau-level transitions. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000337143000047 Publication Date 2014-05-30  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0003-6951;1077-3118; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 16 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, and by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. Also, G. Q. H. was supported by FAPESP and CNPq (Brazil). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2014 IF: 3.302  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118409 Serial 3078  
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Berdiyorov, G.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  url
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  Title Negative magnetoresistance in thin superconducting films with parallel orientation of current and magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physica: C : superconductivity Abbreviated Journal Physica C  
  Volume 552 Issue 552 Pages 64-66  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Thin superconducting films can exhibit negative magnetoresistance when an in-plane external magnetic field is aligned parallel with the transport current. We explain this effect as due to appearance of parallel vortices in the plain of the film at the first critical magnetic field H-c1 which leads to an enhancement of the superconducting properties and impedes the motion of the current induced perpendicular vortices. Our theoretical results are based on a numerical solution of the time-dependent and stationary 3D Ginzburg-Landau equations.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000440786600012 Publication Date 2018-07-20  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0921-4534 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.404 Times cited 6 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The work is supported by the Russian Science Foundation Project No. 17-72-30036 and the Malthusian programme of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.404  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153067UA @ admin @ c:irua:153067 Serial 5117  
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Author Doria, M.M.; Romaguera, A.R. de C.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Vortex patterns in a mesoscopic superconducting rod with a magnetic dot Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 81 Issue 10 Pages 104529,1-104529,11  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study a mesoscopic superconducting rod with a magnetic dot on its top having its moment oriented along the axis of symmetry. We study the dependence of the vortex pattern with the height and find that for very short and very long rods, the vortex pattern acquires a simple structure, consisting of giant and of multivortex states, respectively. In the long limit, the most stable configuration consists of two vortices, that reach the lateral surface of the rod diametrically opposed. The long rod shows reentrant behavior within some range of its radius and of the dots magnetic moment. Our results are obtained within the Ginzburg-Landau approach in the limit of no magnetic shielding.  
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  Language Wos 000276248700123 Publication Date 2010-03-31  
  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 5 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The three authors acknowledge CNPq and the bilateral program between Brazil and Flanders for financial support. They also make the following acknowledgments for financial support: A. R. de C. Romaguera to FACEPE, M. M. Doria to FAPERJ, and F. M. Peeters to the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IUAP), and the ESF-AQDJJ network. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82272 Serial 3877  
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Author Schouteden, K.; Li, Z.; Chen, T.; Song, F.; Partoens, B.; Van Haesendonck, C.; Park, K. url  doi
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  Title Moire superlattices at the topological insulator Bi2Te3 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk  
  Volume 6 Issue 6 Pages 20278  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report on the observation of complex superlattices at the surface of the topological insulator Bi2Te3. Scanning tunneling microscopy reveals the existence of two different periodic structures in addition to the Bi2Te3 atomic lattice, which is found to strongly affect the local electronic structure. These three different periodicities are interpreted to result from a single small in-plane rotation of the topmost quintuple layer only. Density functional theory calculations support the observed increase in the DOS near the Fermi level, and exclude the possibility that strain is at the origin of the observed Moire pattern. Exploration of Moire superlattices formed by the quintuple layers of topological insulators holds great potential for further tuning of the properties of topological insulators.  
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  Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000369543200001 Publication Date 2016-02-08  
  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 14 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The research in Leuven and Antwerp has been supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO, Belgium). The research in Leuven received additional support from the Flemish Concerted Research Action program (BOF KU Leuven, Project No. GOA/14/007). Z.L. thanks the China Scholarship Council for financial support (No. 2011624021). K.S. acknowledges support from the FWO. K.P. was supported by U.S. National Science Foundation DMR-1206354 and San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) Trestles under DMR060009N. T.C. and F.S. acknowledge the financial support of the National Key Projects for Basic Research of China (Grant Nos: 2013CB922103), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos: 91421109, 11522432), the PAPD project, and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant BK20130054). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.259  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131612 Serial 4208  
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Author Reyntjens, P.D.; Tiwari, S.; van de Put, M.L.; Sorée, B.; Vandenberghe, W.G. url  doi
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  Title Magnetic properties and critical behavior of magnetically intercalated WSe₂ : a theoretical study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication 2d Materials Abbreviated Journal 2D Mater  
  Volume 8 Issue 2 Pages 025009  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Transition metal dichalcogenides, intercalated with transition metals, are studied for their potential applications as dilute magnetic semiconductors. We investigate the magnetic properties of WSe2 doped with third-row transition metals (Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ti and V). Using density functional theory in combination with Monte Carlo simulations, we obtain an estimate of the Curie or Neel temperature. We find that the magnetic ordering is highly dependent on the dopant type. While Ti and Cr-doped WSe2 have a ferromagnetic ground state, V, Mn, Fe and Co-doped WSe2 are antiferromagnetic in their ground state. For Fe doped WSe2, we find a high Curie-temperature of 327 K. In the case of V-doped WSe2, we find that there are two distinct magnetic phase transitions, originating from a frustrated in-plane antiferromagnetic exchange interaction and a ferromagnetic out-of-plane interaction. We calculate the formation energy and reveal that, in contrast to earlier reports, the formation energy is positive for the intercalated systems studied here. We also show that in the presence of W-vacancies, it becomes favorable for Ti, Fe, and Co to intercalate in WSe2.  
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  Language Wos 000601127600001 Publication Date 2020-12-09  
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  ISSN 2053-1583 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 6.937 Times cited 1 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes (down) ; The project or effort depicted was or is sponsored by the Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The content of the information does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the federal government, and no official endorsement should be inferred. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1802166. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. This work was supported by IMEC's Industrial Affiliation Program. Peter D Reyntjens acknowledges support by the Eugene McDermott Fellowship program, under Grant Number 201806. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.937  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:174951 Serial 6692  
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Author Tiwari, S.; Van de Put, M.L.; Sorée, B.; Vandenberghe, W.G. url  doi
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  Title Critical behavior of the ferromagnets CrI₃, CrBr₃, and CrGeTe₃ and the antiferromagnet FeCl₂ : a detailed first-principles study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 103 Issue 1 Pages 014432  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We calculate the Curie temperature of layered ferromagnets, chromium tri-iodide (CrI3), chromium tri-bromide (CrBr3), chromium germanium tri-telluride (CrGeTe3), and the Ned temperature of a layered antiferromagnet iron di-chloride (FeCl2), using first-principles density functional theory calculations and Monte Carlo simulations. We develop a computational method to model the magnetic interactions in layered magnetic materials and calculate their critical temperature. We provide a unified method to obtain the magnetic exchange parameters (J) for an effective Heisenberg Hamiltonian from first principles, taking into account both the magnetic ansiotropy as well as the out-of-plane interactions. We obtain the magnetic phase change behavior, in particular the critical temperature, from the susceptibility and the specific-heat, calculated using the three-dimensional Monte Carlo (METROPOLIS) algorithm. The calculated Curie temperatures for ferromagnetic materials (CrI3, CrBr3, and CrGeTe3), match well with experimental values. We show that the interlayer interaction in bulk CrI3 with R (3) over bar stacking is significantly stronger than the C2/m stacking, in line with experimental observations. We show that the strong interlayer interaction in R (3) over bar CrI3 results in a competition between the in-plane and the out-of-plane magnetic easy axes. Finally, we calculate the Ned temperature of FeCl2 to be 47 +/- 8 K and show that the magnetic phase transition in FeCl2 occurs in two steps with a high-temperature intralayer ferromagnetic phase transition and a low-temperature interlayer antiferromagnetic phase transition.  
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  Language Wos 000609012000002 Publication Date 2021-01-20  
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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 (down) ; The project or effort depicted was or is sponsored by the Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Grant No. HDTRA1-18-1-0018. The content of the information does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the federal government, and no official endorsement should be inferred. This work was supported by imec's Industrial Affiliation Program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:176081 Serial 6686  
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Author Ao, Z.M.; Hernández-Nieves, A.D.; Peeters, F.M.; Li, S. doi  openurl
  Title Enhanced stability of hydrogen atoms at the graphene/graphane interface of nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 97 Issue 23 Pages 233109,1-233109,3  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The thermal stability of graphene/graphane nanoribbons (GGNRs) is investigated using density functional theory. It is found that the energy barriers for the diffusion of hydrogen atoms on the zigzag and armchair interfaces of GGNRs are 2.86 and 3.17 eV, respectively, while the diffusion barrier of an isolated H atom on pristine graphene was only ∼ 0.3 eV. These results unambiguously demonstrate that the thermal stability of GGNRs can be enhanced significantly by increasing the hydrogen diffusion barriers through graphene/graphane interface engineering. This may provide new insights for viable applications of GGNRs.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000285364000067 Publication Date 2010-12-11  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 43 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The financial supports by the Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program of the University of New South Wales (SIR50/PS19184), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) are acknowledged. A.D.H. acknowledges also support from ANPCyT (Grant No. PICT2008-2236) and the collaborative project FWO-MINCyT (FW/08/01). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2010 IF: 3.841  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86972 Serial 1056  
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Author Rahemi, V.; Sarmadian, N.; Anaf, W.; Janssens, K.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B.; De Wael, K. pdf  url
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  Title Unique opto-electronic structure and photo reduction properties of sulfur doped lead chromates explaining their instability in paintings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Analytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal Anal Chem  
  Volume 89 Issue 89 Pages 3326-3334  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Chrome yellow refers to a group of synthetic inorganic pigments that became popular as an artists material from the second quarter of the 19th century. The color of the pigment, in which the chromate ion acts as a chromophore, is related to its chemical composition (PbCr1-xSxO4, with 0≤x≤0.8) and crystalline structure (monoclinic/orthorhombic). Their shades range from the yellow-orange to the paler yellow tones with increasing sulfate amount. These pigments show remarkable signs of degradation after limited time periods. Pure PbCrO4 (crocoite in its natural form) has a deep yellow color and is relatively stable, while the co-precipitate with lead sulfate (PbCr1-xSxO4) has a paler shade and seems to degrade faster. This degradation is assumed to be related to the reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). We show that on increasing the sulfur(S)-content in chrome yellow, the band gap increases. Typically, when increasing the band gap, one might assume that a decrease in photo activity is the result. However, the photo activity relative to the Cr content, and thus Cr reduction, of sulfur-rich PbCr1-xSxO4 is found to be much higher compared to the sulfur-poor or non-doped lead chromates. This discrepancy can be explained by the evolution of the crystal and electronic structure as function of the sulfur content: first-principles density functional theory calculations show that both the absorption coefficient and reflection coefficients of the lead chromates change as a result of the sulfate doping in such a way that the generation of electron-hole pairs under illumination relative to the total Cr content increases. These changes in the material properties explain why paler shade yellow colors of this pigment are more prone to discoloration. The electronic structure calculations also demonstrate that lead chromate and its co-precipitates are p-type semiconductors, which explains the observed reduction reaction. As understanding this phenomenon is valuable in the field of cultural heritage, this study is the first joint action of photo-electrochemical measurements and first-principles calculations to approve the higher tendency of sulfur-rich lead chromates to darken.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor  
  Language Wos 000397478300015 Publication Date 2017-02-23  
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  ISSN 0003-2700 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 6.32 Times cited 7 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes (down) ; The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government, department EWI. The BOF-GOA action SOLARPAINT of the University of Antwerp Research Council is acknowledged for financial support. W.A. acknowledges support from BELSPO project S2-ART. Dr. L. Monico and Dr. C. Miliani (ISTM, Perugia) are gratefully acknowledged for helpful discussions and for providing some of the initial batches of the materials studied. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.32  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140886 Serial 4451  
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Author Pandey, T.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  url
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  Title Tuning flexoelectricty and electronic properties of zig-zag graphene nanoribbons by functionalization Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Carbon Abbreviated Journal Carbon  
  Volume 171 Issue Pages 551-559  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The flexoelectric and electronic properties of zig-zag graphene nanoribbons are explored under mechanical bending using state of the art first principles calculations. A linear dependence of the bending induced out of plane polarization on the applied strain gradient is found. The inferior flexoelectric properties of graphene nanoribbons can be improved by more than two orders of magnitude by hydrogen and fluorine functionalization (CH and CF nanoribbons). A large out of plane flexoelectric effect is predicted for CF nanoribbons. The origin of this enhancement lies in the electro-negativity difference between carbon and fluorine atoms, which breaks the out of plane charge symmetry even for a small strain gradient. The flexoelectric effect can be further improved by co-functionalization with hydrogen and fluorine (CHF Janus-type nanoribbon), where a spontaneous out of plane dipole moment is formed even for flat nanoribbons. We also find that bending can control the charge localization of valence band maxima and therefore enables the tuning of the hole effective masses and band gaps. These results present an important advance towards the understanding of flexoelectric and electronic properties of hydrogen and fluorine functionalized graphene nanoribbons, which can have important implications for flexible electronic applications. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.  
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  Language Wos 000598371500058 Publication Date 2020-09-17  
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  ISSN 0008-6223 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 6.337 Times cited 11 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes (down) ; 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 Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI). T. P. is supported by a postdoctoral research fellowship from BOF-UAntwerpen. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.337  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:175014 Serial 6700  
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Author Shylau, A.A.; Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Jauho, A.P. url  doi
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  Title Electron polarization function and plasmons in metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 91 Issue 91 Pages 205444  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Plasmon excitations in metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons are investigated using the random phase approximation. An exact analytical expression for the polarization function of Dirac fermions is obtained, valid for arbitrary temperature and doping. We find that at finite temperatures, due to the phase space redistribution among inter-band and intra-band electronic transitions in the conduction and valence bands, the full polarization function becomes independent of temperature and position of the chemical potential. It is shown that for a given width of nanoribbon there exists a single plasmon mode whose energy dispersion is determined by the graphene's fine structure constant. In the case of two Coulomb-coupled nanoribbons, this plasmon splits into in-phase and out-of-phase plasmon modes with splitting energy determined by the inter-ribbon spacing.  
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  Language Wos 000355315400007 Publication Date 2015-05-29  
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  ISSN 1098-0121 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG) is sponsored by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF58). The work at the University of Antwerp was supported by the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. S.M.B. gratefully acknowledges hospitality and support from the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736  
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Author Bacaksiz, C.; Cahangirov, S.; Rubio, A.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. url  doi
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  Title Bilayer SnS2 : tunable stacking sequence by charging and loading pressure Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 125403  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Employing density functional theory-based methods, we investigate monolayer and bilayer structures of hexagonal SnS2, which is a recently synthesized monolayer metal dichalcogenide. Comparison of the 1H and 1T phases of monolayer SnS2 confirms the ground state to be the 1T phase. In its bilayer structure we examine different stacking configurations of the two layers. It is found that the interlayer coupling in bilayer SnS2 is weaker than that of typical transition-metal dichalcogenides so that alternative stacking orders have similar structural parameters and they are separated with low energy barriers. A possible signature of the stacking order in the SnS2 bilayer has been sought in the calculated absorbance and reflectivity spectra. We also study the effects of the external electric field, charging, and loading pressure on the characteristic properties of bilayer SnS2. It is found that (i) the electric field increases the coupling between the layers at its preferred stacking order, so the barrier height increases, (ii) the bang gap value can be tuned by the external E field and under sufficient E field, the bilayer SnS2 can become a semimetal, (iii) the most favorable stacking order can be switched by charging, and (iv) a loading pressure exceeding 3 GPa changes the stacking order. The E-field tunable band gap and easily tunable stacking sequence of SnS2 layers make this 2D crystal structure a good candidate for field effect transistor and nanoscale lubricant applications.  
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  Language Wos 000371405000005 Publication Date 2016-03-03  
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  ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 38 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The calculations were performed at TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). C.B., H.S., and R.T.S. acknowledge support from TUBITAK Project No. 114F397. H.S. is supported by an FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Fellowship. S.C. and A.R. acknowledge financial support from the Marie Curie grant FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF Project No. 628876, the European Research Council (ERC-2010-AdG-267374), and Spanish grant Grupos Consolidados (IT578-13). S.C. acknowledges support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under Project No. 115F388. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132345 Serial 4144  
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Author Saqlain, M.A.; Hussain, A.; Siddiq, D.M.; Leenaerts, O.; Leitão, A.A. pdf  doi
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  Title DFT Study of Synergistic Catalysis of the Water-Gas-Shift Reaction on Cu-Au Bimetallic Surfaces Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication ChemCatChem Abbreviated Journal Chemcatchem  
  Volume 8 Issue 8 Pages 1208-1217  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The water-gas-shift reaction (WGSR) is an important industrial process that can be significantly enhanced at suitable catalyst surfaces. In this work, we investigate the catalytic behavior of metallic Cu(1 0 0) and bimetallic Cu–Au(1 0 0) surfaces. With density functional theory calculations, the variation in the Gibbs free energy (ΔG°), the activation barriers, and the rate constants for the WGSR are calculated. The variation in ΔG° for water dissociation shows that the process is spontaneous up to 520 K on the bimetallic surface and up to 229 K on the Cu(1 0 0) surface. The calculated rate constants for the process also show that the bimetallic surface is much more reactive than the Cu(1 0 0) surface. The calculated pressure–temperature phase diagram for water dissociation shows that the partial pressure of H2O required for water dissociation on the bimetallic surface is substantially lower than that on the Cu(1 0 0) surface at all the studied temperatures. Additionally, the calculations demonstrate that the kinetics of the water-gas-shift reaction is dominated by redox processes on both the surfaces.  
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  Language Wos 000373074900026 Publication Date 2016-02-26  
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  ISSN 1867-3880 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.803 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to thank the Brazilian agencies CNPq, CAPES, FAPEMIG (CEX-PPM-00262/13), and TWAS for financial support and CENAPAD-SP for computational facilities. M.A. Saqlain pays special thanks to all the members of GFQSI for making his stay in Brazil memorable. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.803  
  Call Number c:irua:133236 Serial 4070  
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Author Yasui, Y.; Lahabi, K.; Fernández Becerra, V.; Fermin, R.; Anwar, M.S.; Yonezawa, S.; Terashima, T.; Milošević, M.V.; Aarts, J.; Maeno, Y. url  doi
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  Title Spontaneous emergence of Josephson junctions in homogeneous rings of single-crystal Sr₂RuO₄ Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication npj Quantum Materials Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 21-28  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The chiral p-wave order parameter in Sr2RuO4 would make it a special case amongst the unconventional superconductors. A consequence of this symmetry is the possible existence of superconducting domains of opposite chirality. At the boundary of such domains, the locally suppressed condensate can produce an intrinsic Josephson junction. Here, we provide evidence of such junctions using mesoscopic rings, structured from Sr2RuO4 single crystals. Our order parameter simulations predict such rings to host stable domain walls across their arms. This is verified with transport experiments on loops, with a sharp transition at 1.5 K, which show distinct critical current oscillations with periodicity corresponding to the flux quantum. In contrast, loops with broadened transitions at around 3 K are void of such junctions and show standard Little-Parks oscillations. Our analysis demonstrates the junctions are of intrinsic origin and makes a compelling case for the existence of superconducting domains.  
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  Language Wos 000525721000001 Publication Date 2020-04-09  
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  ISSN 2397-4648 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to thank S. Goswami, A. Singh, M. Kupryianov, S. Bakurskiy, J. Jobst, T. Nakamura, K. Adachi, Y. Liu, and Y. Asano for valuable discussions and comments, and F. Hubler, Y. Nakamura, and Y. Yamaoka for their technical contribution. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Topological Materials Science” (KAKENHI Grant Nos. JP15H05852, JP15K21717, JP15H05851), JSPS-EPSRC Core-to-Core program (A. Advanced Research Network), JSPS research fellow (KAKENHI Grant No. JP16J10404), Grant-in-Aid JSPS KAKENHI JP26287078 and JP17H04848, and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/OCW), as part of the Frontiers of Nanoscience program. V.F.B. acknowledges support from the Foundation for Polish Science through the IRA Programme co-financed by EU within SG OP. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA  
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Author Čukarić, N.; Tadić, M.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Electron and hole states in a quantum ring grown by droplet epitaxy. Influence of the layer inside the ring opening Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Superlattices and microstructures Abbreviated Journal Superlattice Microst  
  Volume 48 Issue 5 Pages 491-501  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The electronic structure of the conduction and valence bands of a quantum ring containing a layer inside the ring opening is modeled This structure (nanocup) consists of a GaAs nanodisk (the cup s bottom) and a GaAs nanoring (the cup s rim) which encircles the disk The whole system is embedded in an (Al Ga)As matrix and its shape resembles realistic ring structures grown by the droplet epitaxy technique The conduction-band states in the structure are modeled by the single-band effective-mass theory while the 4-band Luttinger-Kohn model is adopted to compute the valence-band states We analyze how the electronic structure of the nanocup evolves from the one of a quantum ring when the size of either the nanodisk or the nanoring is changed For that purpose (1) the width of the ring (2) the disk radius and (3) the disk height are separately varied For dimensions typical for experimentally realized structures we find that the electron wavefunctions are mainly localized inside the ring even when the thickness of the Inner layer is 90% of the ring thickness These calculations indicate that topological phenomena like the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect are negligibly affected by the presence of the layer inside the ring (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000284521400005 Publication Date 2010-09-22  
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  ISSN 0749-6036; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.123 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to thank Prof B Partoens for useful discussions This work was supported by the EU NoE SANDiE the Ministry of Science of Serbia the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.123; 2010 IF: 1.096  
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Author Stankovski, M.; Antonius, G.; Waroquiers, D.; Miglio, A.; Dixit, H.; Sankaran, K.; Giantomassi, M.; Gonze, X.; Côté, M.; Rignanese, G.-M. url  doi
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  Title G0W0 band gap of ZnO : effects of plasmon-pole models Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 24 Pages 241201-241201,5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Carefully converged calculations are performed for the band gap of ZnO within many-body perturbation theory (G0W0 approximation). The results obtained using four different well-established plasmon-pole models are compared with those of explicit calculations without such models (the contour-deformation approach). This comparison shows that, surprisingly, plasmon-pole models depending on the f-sum rule gives less precise results. In particular, it confirms that the band gap of ZnO is underestimated in the G0W0 approach as compared to experiment, contrary to the recent claim of Shih et al. [ Phys. Rev. Lett. 105 146401 (2010)].  
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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 81 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to thank P. Zhang, S. Louie, J. Deslippe, P. Rinke, H. Jiang, C. Friedrich, and F. Bruneval for many helpful discussions. We are also very grateful to Y. Pouillon, A. Jacques, and J.-M. Beuken for their technical aid and expertise. M.C. and G.A. would like to acknowledge the support of NSERC and FQRNT. This work was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles program (P6/42)-Belgian State-Belgian Science Policy, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) ISIMADE project, the EU's 7th Framework programme through the ETSF I3 e-Infrastructure project (Grant Agreement No. 211956), the Communaute francaise de Belgique, through the Action de Recherche Concertee 07/ 12-003 “Nanosystemes hybrides metal-organiques”, and the FNRS through FRFC Project No. 2.4.589.09.F. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93963 Serial 3533  
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Author De Beule, C.; Partoens, B. url  doi
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  Title Gapless interface states at the junction between two topological insulators Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 11 Pages 115113-115116  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We consider a junction between two topological insulators and calculate the properties of the interface states with an effective low-energy Hamiltonian for topological insulators with a single cone on the surface. This system bears a close resemblance to bilayer graphene, as both result from the hybridization of Dirac cones. We find gapless interface states not only when the helicity directions of the topological surface states are oppositely oriented, but they can also exist if they are equally oriented. Furthermore, we find that the existence of the interface states can be understood from the closing of the bulk gap when the helicity changes orientation. Recently superluminal tachyonic excitations were also claimed to exist at the interface between topological insulators. However, here we show that these interface states do not exist. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.115113  
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  Language Wos 000316101100002 Publication Date 2013-03-08  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to thank Dr. O. Leenaerts for the helpful discussions. This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Thermodynamic properties of the electron gas in multilayer graphene in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 88 Issue 24 Pages 245429-7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The thermodynamic properties of the electron gas in multilayer graphene depend strongly on the number of layers and the type of stacking. Here we analyze how those properties change when we vary the number of layers for rhombohedral stacked multilayer graphene and compare our results with those from a conventional two-dimensional electron gas. We show that the highly degenerate zero-energy Landau level which is partly filled with electrons and partly with holes has a strong influence on the values of the different thermodynamic quantities.  
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  Language Wos 000328686900006 Publication Date 2014-01-09  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 2 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to thank C. De Beule for enlightening discussions. This work was supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program Euro-GRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by an aspirant research grant to B.V.D., and the Methusalem Program of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author De Beule, C.; Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B. url  doi
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  Title Transmission in graphene-topological insulator heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 95 Issue 95 Pages 115424  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate scattering of the topological surface state of a three-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulator when graphene is deposited on the topological-insulator surface. Specifically, we consider the (111) surface of a Bi2Se3-like topological insulator. We present a low-energy model for the graphene-topological insulator heterostructure and we calculate the transmission probability at zigzag and armchair edges of the deposited graphene, and the conductance through graphene nanoribbon barriers, and show that its features can be understood from antiresonances in the transmission probability.  
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor  
  Language Wos 000399216700004 Publication Date 2017-03-22  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to thank B. Van Duppen for interesting discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) through the Aspirant Fellowship of Christophe De Beule. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Couet, S.; Peelaers, H.; Trekels, M.; Houben, K.; Petermann, C.; Hu, M.Y.; Zhao, J.Y.; Bi, W.; Alp, E.E.; Menéndez, E.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Bael, M.J.; Vantomme, A.; Temst, K.; url  doi
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  Title Interplay between lattice dynamics and superconductivity in Nb3Sn thin films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 88 Issue 4 Pages 045437-7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate the link between superconductivity and atomic vibrations in Nb3Sn films with a thickness ranging from 10 to 50 nm. The challenge of measuring the phonon density of states (PDOS) of these films has been tackled by employing the technique of nuclear inelastic scattering by Sn-119 isotopes to reveal the Sn-partial phonon density of states. With the support of ab initio calculations, we evaluate the effect of reduced film thickness on the PDOS. This approach allows us to estimate the changes in superconducting critical temperature T-c induced by phonon confinement, which turned out to be limited to a few tenths of K. The presented method is successful for the Nb3Sn system and paves the way for more systematic studies of the role of phonon confinement in Sn-containing superconductors.  
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  Language Wos 000322529900004 Publication Date 2013-07-27  
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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 5 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to cordially thank Dr. Rudolf Ruffer from the nuclear resonant scattering group of the ESRF for the support and gratefully acknowledge the ESRF for providing beamtime for the preliminary phonon study. S. C., K. H., and E. M. thank the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) for their personal fellowship. This work was supported by FWO-Vl, the Methusalem program of the Flemish government, and the Concerted Research Action program (GOA/09/ 006) and (GOA/14/007). Use of the Advanced Photon Source, an Office of Science User Facility operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory, was supported by the U.S. DOE under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author Verberck, B.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Trauzettel, B. url  doi
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  Title Strain-induced band gaps in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 12 Pages 125403-125403,10  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We present a tight-binding investigation of strained bilayer graphene within linear elasticity theory, focusing on the different environments experienced by the A and B carbon atoms of the different sublattices. We find that the inequivalence of the A and B atoms is enhanced by the application of perpendicular strain epsilon(zz), which provides a physical mechanism for opening a band gap, most effectively obtained when pulling the two graphene layers apart. In addition, perpendicular strain introduces electron-hole asymmetry and can result in linear electronic dispersion near the K point. Our findings suggest experimental means for strain-engineered band gaps in bilayer graphene.  
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  Language Wos 000301113200005 Publication Date 2012-03-06  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 53 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors would like to acknowledge O. Leenaerts, E. Mariani, K. H. Michel, and J. Schelter for useful discussions. B. V. was financially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). This work was financially supported by the ESF program EuroGraphene under projects CONGRAN and ENTS as well as by the DFG. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
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Author Volodin, A.; Van Haesendonck, C.; Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Stress dependence of the suspended graphene work function : vacuum Kelvin probe force microscopy and density functional theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 110 Issue 19 Pages 193101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report on work function measurements on graphene, which is exfoliated over a predefined array of wells in silicon oxide, by Kelvin probe force microscopy operating in a vacuum. The obtained graphene sealed microchambers can support large pressure differences, providing controllable stretching of the nearly impermeable graphene membranes. These measurements allow detecting variations of the work function induced by the mechanical stresses in the suspended graphene where the work function varies linearly with the strain and changes by 62 +/- 2 meV for 1 percent of strain. Our related ab initio calculations result in a work function variation that is a factor of 1.4 larger than the experimental value. The limited discrepancy between the theory and the experiment can be accounted for by a charge transfer from the unstrained to the strained graphene regions. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000402319200036 Publication Date 2017-05-08  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors wish to thank A. Klekachev (IMEC Leuven, Belgium) for the fabrication of the samples. This work was supported by the Science Foundation-Flanders (FWO, Belgium). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government-Department EWI. The Hercules Foundation also funded the scanning probe microscopy equipment. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411  
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Author Osca, J.; Sorée, B. doi  openurl
  Title Skyrmion spin transfer torque due to current confined in a nanowire Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 102 Issue 12 Pages 125436  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract In this work we compute the torque field present in a ferromagnet in contact with a metallic nanowire when a skyrmion is present. If the nanowire is narrow enough, then the current is carried by a single conduction band. In this regime the classical torque model breaks down and we show that a skyrmion driven by spin transfer torque moves in a different direction than predicted by the classical model. However, the amount of charge current required to move a skyrmion with a certain velocity in the single-band regime is similar to a classical model of torque where it is implicitly assumed current transport by many conduction bands. The single-band regime is more efficient creating spin current from charge current because of the perfect polarization of the single band but is less efficient creating torque from spin current. Nevertheless, it is possible to take profit of the single-band regime to move skyrmions even with no net charge or spin current flowing between the device contacts. We have also been able to recover the classical limit considering an ensemble of only a few electronic states. In this limit we have discovered that electron diffusion needs to be considered even in ballistic nanowires due the effect of the skyrmion structure on the electron current.  
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  Language Wos 000573775300004 Publication Date 2020-09-30  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.7 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors thanks Llorenc Serra for useful discussion on the conduction electron quantum model. We also want to show gratitude to Dimitrios Andrikopoulos for sharing his knowledge about the available bibliography and to F. J. P. van Duijn for his comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. We acknowledge the Horizon 2020 project SKYTOP “Skyrmion-Topological Insulator and Weyl Semimetal Technology” (FETPROACT-2018-01, No. 824123). Finally, J.O. also acknowledges the postdoctoral fellowship provided by KU Leuven. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.7; 2020 IF: 3.836  
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Author Ackerman, M.L.; Kumar, P.; Neek-Amal, M.; Thibado, P.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Singh, S. url  doi
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  Title Anomalous dynamical behavior of freestanding graphene membranes Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 117 Issue 117 Pages 126801  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report subnanometer, high-bandwidth measurements of the out-of-plane (vertical) motion of atoms in freestanding graphene using scanning tunneling microscopy. By tracking the vertical position over a long time period, a 1000-fold increase in the ability to measure space-time dynamics of atomically thin membranes is achieved over the current state-of-the-art imaging technologies. We observe that the vertical motion of a graphene membrane exhibits rare long-scale excursions characterized by both anomalous mean-squared displacements and Cauchy-Lorentz power law jump distributions.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000383171800010 Publication Date 2016-09-13  
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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 46 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors thank Theodore L. Einstein, Michael F. Shlesinger, and Woodrow L. Shew for their careful reading of the manuscript and insightful comments. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. P. M. T. was supported by the Office of Naval Research under Grant No. N00014-10-1-0181 and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-0855358. M.N.-A. was supported by Iran Science Elites Federation (ISEF) under Grant No. 11/66332. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Dabral, A.; Pourtois, G.; Sankaran, K.; Magnus, W.; Yu, H.; de de Meux, A.J.; Lu, A.K.A.; Clima, S.; Stokbro, K.; Schaekers, M.; Collaert, N.; Horiguchi, N.; Houssa, M. doi  openurl
  Title Study of the intrinsic limitations of the contact resistance of metal/semiconductor interfaces through atomistic simulations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication ECS journal of solid state science and technology Abbreviated Journal Ecs J Solid State Sc  
  Volume 7 Issue 6 Pages N73-N80  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract In this contribution, we report a fundamental study of the factors that set the contact resistivity between metals and highly doped n-type 2D and 3D semiconductors. We investigate the case of n-type doped Si contacted with amorphous TiSi combining first principles calculations with Non-Equilibrium Green functions transport simulations. The evolution of the intrinsic contact resistivity with the doping concentration is found to saturate at similar to 2 x 10(-10) Omega.cm(2) for the case of TiSi and imposes an intrinsic limit to the ultimate contact resistance achievable for n-doped Silamorphous-TiSi (aTiSi). The limit arises from the intrinsic properties of the semiconductors and of the metals such as their electron effective masses and Fermi energies. We illustrate that, in this regime, contacting heavy electron effective mass metals with semiconductor helps reducing the interface intrinsic contact resistivity. This observation seems to hold true regardless of the 3D character of the semiconductor, as illustrated for the case of three 2D semiconducting materials, namely MoS2, ZrS2 and HfS2. (C) The Author(s) 2018. Published by ECS.  
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  Publisher Electrochemical society Place of Publication Pennington (N.J.) Editor  
  Language Wos 000440836000004 Publication Date 2018-05-25  
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  ISSN 2162-8769; 2162-8777 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.787 Times cited 2 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors thank the imec core CMOS program members, the European Commission, its TAKEMI5 ECSEL research project and the local authorities for their support. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.787  
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Author Lombardo, J.; Jelić, Ž.L.; Baumans, X.D.A.; Scheerder, J.E.; Nacenta, J.P.; Moshchalkov, V.V.; Van de Vondel, J.; Kramer, R.B.G.; Milošević, M.V.; Silhanek, A.V. url  doi
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  Title In situ tailoring of superconducting junctions via electro-annealing Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Nanoscale Abbreviated Journal Nanoscale  
  Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 1987-1996  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We demonstrate the in situ engineering of superconducting nanocircuitry by targeted modulation of material properties through high applied current densities. We show that the sequential repetition of such customized electro-annealing in a niobium (Nb) nanoconstriction can broadly tune the superconducting critical temperature T-c and the normal-state resistance R-n in the targeted area. Once a sizable R-n is reached, clear magneto-resistance oscillations are detected along with a Fraunhofer-like field dependence of the critical current, indicating the formation of a weak link but with further adjustable characteristics. Advanced Ginzburg-Landau simulations fully corroborate this picture, employing the detailed parametrization from the electrical characterization and high resolution electron microscope images of the region within the constriction where the material has undergone amorphization by electro-annealing.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor  
  Language Wos 000423355300049 Publication Date 2017-12-29  
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  ISSN 2040-3364 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 7.367 Times cited 23 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors thank the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS, the ARC grant 13/18-08 for Concerted Research Actions, financed by the French Community of Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels Federation), the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) and the COST action NanoCoHybri (CA16218). The work is also suppported by Methusalem Funding by the Flemish Government. J. Lombardo acknowledges support from F. R. S.-FNRS (FRIA Research Fellowship). The LANEF framework (ANR-10-LABX-51-01) and the Nanoscience Foundation are acknowledged for their support with mutualized infrastructure. The work of A. V. Silhanek is partially supported by PDR T.0106.16 of the F. R. S.-FNRS. The authors thank the ULg Microscopy facility CAREM for part of the SEM investigations. ; Approved Most recent IF: 7.367  
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Author Foumani, A.A.; Forster, D.J.; Ghorbanfekr, H.; Weber, R.; Graf, T.; Niknam, A.R. pdf  doi
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  Title Atomistic simulation of ultra-short pulsed laser ablation of metals with single and double pulses : an investigation of the re-deposition phenomenon Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Applied Surface Science Abbreviated Journal Appl Surf Sci  
  Volume 537 Issue Pages 147775  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract The demand for higher throughput in the processing of materials with ultra-short pulsed lasers has motivated studies on the use of double pulses (DP). It has been observed in such studies that at relatively high time delays between the two pulses, the ablated volume is lower than that for a single pulse (SP). This has been attributed to the shielding of the second pulse and the re-deposition of the material removed by the first pulse. The investigation of re-deposition in copper with the aid of atomistic simulations is the main objective of this study. Nevertheless, a computational investigation of SP-ablation and experimental measurement of the SP-ablation depths and threshold fluence are also covered. The applied computational apparatus comprises a combination of molecular dynamics with the two-temperature model and the Helmholtz wave equation. The analysis of the simulation results shows that the derived quantities like the SP-ablation threshold fluence and the ratio of DP ablation depth to SP-ablation depth are in agreement with the experimental values. An important finding of this study is that the characteristics of the re-deposition process are highly dependent on the fluence.  
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  Language Wos 000582798700006 Publication Date 2020-09-13  
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  ISSN 0169-4332 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.387 Times cited 2 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors thank the Center for High-Performance Computing at Shahid Beheshti University of Iran (SARMAD) for making available the computational resources required for this work. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.387  
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Author Nowak, M.P.; Szafran, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Partoens, B.; Pasek, W.J. url  doi
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  Title Tuning of the spin-orbit interaction in a quantum dot by an in-plane magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 24 Pages 245324-245324,12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using an exact-diagonalization approach we show that one- and two-electron InAs quantum dots exhibit an avoided crossing in the energy spectra that is induced by the spin-orbit coupling in the presence of an in-plane external magnetic field. The width of the avoided crossings depends strongly on the orientation of the magnetic field, which reveals the intrinsic anisotropy of the spin-orbit-coupling interactions. We find that for specific orientations of the magnetic field avoided crossings vanish. A value of this orientation can be used to extract the ratio of the strength of Rashba and Dresselhaus interactions. The spin-orbit anisotropy effects for various geometries and orientations of the confinement potential are discussed. Our analysis explains the physics behind the recent measurements performed on a gated self-assembled quantum dot [ S. Takahashi et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 104 246801 (2010)].  
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  Language Wos 000292254000005 Publication Date 2011-06-30  
  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 27 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors thank S. Takahashi for helpful discussions. This work was supported by the “Krakow Interdisciplinary PhD Project in Nanoscience and Advanced Nanostructures” operated within the Foundation for Polish Science MPD Programme co-financed by the EU European Regional Development Fund, the Project No. N N202103938 supported by the Ministry of Science an Higher Education (MNiSW) for 2010-2013, and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). W. J. P. has been partially supported by the EU Human Capital Operation Program, Polish Project No. POKL.04.0101-00-434/08-00. Calculations were performed in ACK-CYFRONET-AGH on the RackServer Zeus. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90923 Serial 3755  
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Author Mulkers, J.; Hals, K.M.D.; Leliaert, J.; Milošević, M.V.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Everschor-Sitte, K. url  doi
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  Title Effect of boundary-induced chirality on magnetic textures in thin films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 98 Issue 6 Pages 064429  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract In the quest for miniaturizing magnetic devices, the effects of boundaries and surfaces become increasingly important. Here we show how the recently predicted boundary-induced Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) affects the magnetization of ferromagnetic films with a C-infinity v symmetry and a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. For an otherwise uniformly magnetized film, we find a surface twist when the magnetization in the bulk is canted by an in-plane external field. This twist at the surfaces caused by the boundary-induced DMI differs from the common canting caused by internal DMI observed at the edges of a chiral magnet. Furthermore, we find that the surface twist due to the boundary-induced DMI strongly affects the width of the domain wall at the surfaces. We also find that the skyrmion radius increases in the depth of the film, with the average size of the skyrmion increasing with boundary-induced DMI. This increase suggests that the boundary-induced DMI contributes to the stability of the skyrmion.  
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor  
  Language Wos 000443394600004 Publication Date 2018-08-31  
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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 9 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors thank Matthias Sitte and Andre Thiaville for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vlaanderen) through Project No. G098917N and the German Research Foundation (DFG) under the Project No. EV 196/2-1. J.L. is supported by the Ghent University Special Research Fund with a BOF postdoctoral fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153706UA @ admin @ c:irua:153706 Serial 5093  
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Author Brosens, F.; Magnus, W. doi  openurl
  Title Newtonian trajectories : a powerful tool for solving quantum dynamics Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Solid state communications Abbreviated Journal Solid State Commun  
  Volume 150 Issue 43/44 Pages 2102-2105  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Since Ehrenfests theorem, the role and importance of classical paths in quantum dynamics have been examined by several means. Along this line, we show that the classical equations of motion provide a solution to quantum dynamics, if appropriately incorporated into the Wigner distribution function, exactly reformulated in a type of Boltzmann equation. Also the quantum-mechanical features of the canonical ensemble can be studied in this framework of Newtonian dynamics, if the initial distribution function is appropriately constructed from the statistical operator.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000284251700006 Publication Date 2010-09-20  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0038-1098; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.554 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; The authors thank J.T. Devreese and J. Tempere for interesting and helpful discussions, and, in particular, L.F. Lemmens for several valuable suggestions. One of the authors (F.B.) acknowledges the FWO projects G.0115.06 and G.0365.08 as well as the WOG project WO.033.09N, for financial support. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.554; 2010 IF: 1.981  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85795 Serial 2338  
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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 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  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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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 (down) ; 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  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:170244 Serial 6463  
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